2019 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11

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 (ITT)

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, to the timecheck at the Via di San Luca. The course then headed southwest on a 2.1 km category 3 climb, with a 9.7% average gradient, to the finish line.

The stage was won by Primož Roglič 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 took the lead in the mountains classification and became the first wearer of the blue jersey, while Miguel Ángel López  finished as the fastest young rider and became the leader of the young rider classification.

Stage 2
12 May 2019 – Bologna to Fucecchio, 200 km

Stage 3
13 May 2019 – Vinci to Orbetello, 219 km

Elia Viviani from 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.

Stage 4
14 May 2019 – Orbetello to Frascati, 228 km

Stage 5
15 May 2019 – Frascati to Terracina, 140 km

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.

Stage 6
16 May 2019 – Cassino to San Giovanni Rotondo, 233 km

Stage 7
17 May 2019 – Vasto to L'Aquila, 180 km

Stage 8
18 May 2019 – Tortoreto Lido to Pesaro, 235 km

Stage 9
19 May 2019 – Riccione to San Marino (San Marino), 34.7 km (ITT)

Stage 10
21 May 2019 – Ravenna to Modena, 147 km

Stage 11
22 May 2019 – Carpi to Novi Ligure, 206 km