A few days before the official presentation of the route for the Giro d'Italia, the stage schedule has already been leaked. The Italian website  Cicloweb  has found a picture with the details on the official website. As it has been known for some time, the race will start with three stages in the Netherlands.

Other rumors about the route are confirmed by the scehdule. In total there are three individual time trials (Apeldoorn, Chianti, Alpe de Siusi), two mountain stages in the Apennines and four stages in the Alps. It includes a finish in the French city of Risoul. The riders will travel from south to north.

The Giro will begin on a Friday which is unusual for a grand tour. However, like in 2014, the race needs an extra day to move everything to Italy  on Monday, May 9. As a result, there are three rest days instead of two. 

Stage schedule

Stage 1: Apeldoorn (ITT) 9,8 km
Stage 2:   Arnhem – Nijmegen (Flat) 190 km
Stage 3:   Nijmegen – Arnhem (Flat) 189 km
Rest day
Stage 4:   Catanzaro – Praia a Mare (Transitional stage) 191 km
Stage 5:   Praia a Mare – Benevento (Flat) 233 km
Stage 6:   Ponte – Roccaraso (Aremogna) (Mountains) 185 km
Stage 7:   Sulmona – Foligno (Flat) 210 km
Stage 8:   Foligno – Arezzo (Transitional stage) 169 km
Stage 9:   Radda in Chianti – Greve in Chianti (ITT) 40,4 km
Rest day
Stage 10:   Campi Bisenzio – Sestola (Mountains) 216 km
Stage 11:   Modena – Asolo (Transitional stage) 212 km
Stage 12:   Noale – Bibione (Flat) 168 km
Stage 13:   Palmanova – Cividale del Friuli (Mountains) 161 km
Stage 14:   Alpago (Farra) – Corvara (Alta Badia) (Mountains) 210 km
Stage 15:   Castelrotto – Alpe di Siusi (mountain TT) 10,8 km
Rest day
Stage 16:   Bressanone – Andalo (Transitional stage) 133 km
Stage 17:   Cassano d’Adda – Molveno (Flat) 196 km
Stage 18:   Muggiò – Pinerolo (Transitional stage) 234 km
Stage 19:  - [flag-fr]  Pinerolo – Risoul (Mountains) 161 km
Stage 20:   Guillestre – Sant’Anna di Vinadio (Mountains) 150 km
Stage 21:   Cuneo – Turijn (Flat) 150 km