MILAN, Italy — Giro d’Italia officials have unveiled a balanced route for next year’s race, which they believe will allow cyclists to compete in the Tour de France as well as the Italian classic.
The 2015 Giro will take the riders from San Remo to Milan, via central Italy, the Dolomites and the Alps over a total of 3,481.8 kilometres (2,163.6 miles) from May 9-31.
Organizers revealed the 21-stage route on Monday, including five days in the high mountains and seven medium mountain stages. There are also seven legs for sprinters, an individual time trial and a team one.
There are two rest days and relatively short transfer distances, which organizers hope will convince many of the big-name Grand Tour contenders to ride both the Giro and Tour in 2015.