This article was originally published by Cyclingnews.
The 99th edition of the Giro d'Italia has all the ingredients to be another successful edition of the Corsa Rosa with a balanced and innovative race route, some classic mountain stages, three important time trials and an eclectic start list that should ensure some entertaining and spectacular racing on each of the 21 stages.
Whoever reaches Turin in the iconic Maglia Rosa on 29 May will deservedly add their name to the race's roll of honour and add a Grand Tour victory to their own palmares.
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Giro d'Italia 2016: Race overview
- 3,463.1km across 21 stages, May 6-Sunday May 29
- Three time trials, seven flat stages, seven hilly stages, four mountain finishes
- 61.1km of individual time trial, no team time trial
- Race starts with an individual time trial in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands and ends with a road race stage to Turin
- The Giro d'Italia starts from outside of Italy for the 12th time its history
The opening three stages of the Giro d'Italia will be held in the Gelderland area before the riders take a flight to Calabria in the toe of the Italian peninsula for the start of the remaining 18 stages. The race route then heads north through central Italy often following the Apennines, and then climbs into the mountains in Friuli and the Dolomites before heading west to the Alps for the mighty Colle dell'Agnello (2,744m) and a final mountain stage to San Anna di Vinadio. Two testing time trials and other tricky stages mean the 2016 Giro d'Italia will be a test of nerves, stamina and Grand Tour ability.
The racing begins with a 9.8km individual time trial in the centre of Apeldoorn that will award the first maglia rosa of the 2016 Giro d'Italia. It seems perfect for Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) but he will face serious competition from the likes of Stefan Kung (BMC), Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep), Michael Hepburn (Orica-GreenEdge) and especially local hero Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin).
Stage 2 to Nijmegen and stage 3 to Arnhem both cover 190km and are expected to end in sprint finishes, giving the 'velocisti' a chance to take the pink jersey before the flight to Italy on Monday May 9, which is also an early first rest-day.
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