The television broadcast of the Giro d'Italia is just one of the myriad of ways you can follow the race in 2016. Social media has added a new dimension to watching bike racing, offering fans an opportunity to engage with commentators, race organisers, riders, journalists, and other fans to have their questions answered or simply contribute to the coverage.
Cyclingnews has put together a guide of how best to follow the Giro d'Italia so you won't miss a thing from the 99th edition of the Italian Grand Tour
Online and mobile coverage
Cyclingnews will have coverage of every single Giro d'Italia stage in 2016, starting with live coverage on Thursday May 5 with the pre-race press conferences and team presentation in Apeldoorn. Cyclingnews will also have daily race reports from the Giro, with accompanying results and photos, along with news and features. Each stage of the Giro also has its own preview page with a map and profile to let you know exactly where the peloton is starting and finishing and the terrain they'll cover.
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There will also be daily highlights from the Giro along with galleries, tech, and exclusive news.The weekly Cyclingnews Podcast will also feature dispatches from the Giro.
Television broadcast guide
The Giro d'Italia will be broadcast live across the globe with daily highlights packages. Details regarding the length of coverage regarding each stage is yet to be released but it's unlikely stages will be broadcast in their totality.
You can find the broadcasters for each country and region listed below
Social Media
Tour Tracker App
Print Media
Books
- Maglia Rosa: Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro d'Italia by Herbie Sykes
- Coppi: Inside the Legend of the Campionissimo by Herbie Sykes
- Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi by William Fotheringham
- Pedalare! Pedalare!: A History of Italian Cycling by John Foot
- The Death of Marco Pantani: A Biography by Matt Rendell
- The Story of the Giro d'Italia by Bill McGann
- The Giro d'Italia – Coppi versus Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy by Dino Buzzati
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