2006 Giro d'Italia
The 89th Giro d' Italia was held from 6 to 28, 2006. The cycling consisted of 21 stages with a total length of 3506.2 kilometers ( actually 3524.2 km ); there were a total of 22,500 vertical meters to go.
Route
The Giro d' Italia 2006 paid at the beginning of Wallonia in Belgium, from a four-day visit, before it went on in Italy on May 11 with a team time trial over 38 kilometers. End of the first week there were at Passo Lanciano in the Apennines, the first larger time intervals. After the second rest day on 17 May, the second individual time trial was about 50 km held in Pontedera.
On the 17th stage was planned to last five kilometers up to the Kronplatz ( Plan de Corones ) in South Tyrol on unpaved dirt roads with a gradient of up to 24 percent to cover, but this is due to the adverse weather conditions (some snow) was canceled and the stage ended five kilometers more. Two days later was on his way to the Passo di San Pellegrino Passo Fedaia to cross as one of three huge passes, which is considered one of the toughest climbs in cycling.
The showdown took place on the final weekend. On Saturday, the Passo Gavia, which was the roof of the 89th discharge with 2,618 meters were, and of the twelve -kilometer Mortirolo happens. Sunday was followed by the final stage of Ghisallo to Milan.
See also:
- Driver's field
- Individual results of stages
Stages
Shortened * original length of 133 kilometers due to snow on the Passo delle Erbe and the Plan de Corones / Kronplatz
Jerseys in the itinerary
The table shows the support of the respective jerseys during each stage or the leaders of the respective Ranking in the evening of the previous day.