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2015 Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia is an annual professional cycling stage race through Italy. The 2015 race will be the 98th edition of the Italian grand tour. The race begins on May 9 in San Remo, the finish city of the Milan-San Remo classic, and will end on May 31.

The opening stage will be an 18 km team time trial along the Riviera dei Fiori cycle path finishing in San Remo. The second stage will start in Albenga, travel alongside the Riviera di Ponente and finish with four circuits in Genoa. A stage from Chiavari will traverse the Cinque Terre to La Spezia.

Nairo Quintana, the Colombian winner of the 2014 maglia rosa and maglia bianca will be looking to defend his titles against the 2014 Tour de France and 2013 Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali.