The 2019 Giro d'Italia is the 102nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Bologna with an individual time trial on 11 May, and Stage 11 occurred on 22 May with a stage to Novi Ligure. The race will finish in Verona on 2 June.
Stage 1
11 May 2019 – Bologna to Bologna (San Luca), 8 km (5.0 mi) (ITT)[1]
The first rider departed at 16:50 CEST (UTC+02:00). The route started on the Via F. Rizzoli, heading west for the first half of the course. The riders then turned back east for 2 km (1.2 mi), to the timecheck at the Via di San Luca. The course then headed southwest on a 2.1-kilometre-long (1.3 mi) category 3 climb, with a 9.7% average gradient, to the finish line.[2]
The stage was won by Primož Roglič (Visma–Lease a Bike) who therefore became the first wearer of the maglia rosa, the pink jersey identifying the leader of the general classification. Roglič also took the lead in the points classification. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl–Trek) took the lead in the mountains classification and became the first wearer of the blue jersey, while Miguel Ángel López (Astana Qazaqstan Team) finished as the fastest young rider and became the leader of the young rider classification.[3]
Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1[3][4]
Elia Viviani from Deceuninck–Quick-Step crossed the line first, but was relegated by the jury due to moving from his racing line during the final sprint, therefore Fernando Gaviria, who crossed the line second, is the winner of the stage.[7]
Tom Dumoulin, the 2017 winner and one of the race favourites, withdrew in the stage's neutral zone. He had suffered a knee injury in a crash on the previous stage.[12]
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^ abLong, Johnny (13 May 2019). "Fernando Gaviria awarded win after Elia Viviani relegated on stage three of the Giro d'Italia 2019". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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^ abBallinger, Alex (15 May 2019). "Pascal Ackermann takes another victory on rain-drenched stage five of Giro d'Italia 2019". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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^ ab"Giro d'Italia: Bilbao wins stage 7". Cycling News. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ abLong, Johnny (17 May 2019). "Pello Bilbao wins rapid stage seven of the Giro d'Italia 2019". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ ab"Giro d'Italia: Ewan wins stage 8". Cycling News. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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^ ab"Giro d'Italia: Roglic wins stage 9 as Conti keeps pink jersey". Cycling News. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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^ ab"Giro d'Italia: Demare wins stage 10". Cycling News. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ abBallinger, Alex (21 May 2019). "Arnaud Démare wins stage 10 of Giro d'Italia 2019 after high-speed crash in final kilometre". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ ab"Giro d'Italia: Second win for Ewan on stage 11". Cycling News. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ abWindsor, Richard (22 May 2019). "Caleb Ewan times sprint perfectly to take stage 11 victory at Giro d'Italia 2019". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 22 May 2019.