The 2016 Giro d’Italia will start in the Netherlands, with the central province of Gelderland hosting the Grande Partenza and the three opening stages of the Italian Grand Tour.
Race organiser RCS Sport revealed the location of the start of the Italian Grand Tour at a special event in Milan on Friday. It will be the twelfth time that the Giro d’Italia starts outside of Italy and the third time the Giro d’Italia starts in the Netherlands. The 2002 Giro d’Italia started in Groeningen, while the 2010 Giro d’Italia started in Amsterdam.
The full race route of what will be the 99th edition of the Giro d’Italia, will be revealed in early October. The Grand Partenza presentation was attended by Italian riders Damiano Cunego, points jersey winner Giacomo Nizzolo and Daniele Colli, who was injured during this year's race when a spectator leaned out into the road during the sprint to Castiglione della Pescaia.
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The 2016 Giro d’Italia will begin on Friday May 6 with an 8.1km time trial in Apeldoorn, possibly starting near the recently built velodrome and ending in the city centre. Stage two will be an 180km road race stage from Arnhem to Nijmegen which is expected to suit the sprinters. The third and final stage in the Netherlands is over 190km from Nijmegen to Arnhem.
Thanks to special permission from the UCI, the Giro d’Italia riders will transfer to southern Italy on Monday May 9 during an early rest day and the race will continue on Tuesday May 10, somewhere in the south of Italy.
“We are really happy to start the Giro d’Italia from the Netherlands for the third time in the race’s history,” Mauro Vegni, the Giro d’Italia race director, said, confirming that the 2016 Giro d’Italia would visit the south of Italy before heading north to the mountains.
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