Giro 2014: Mountains

Giro 2014 Monte ZoncolanThe 2014 Giro d’Italia featured nine summit finishes. It was clearly a climbers route with even the major time-trial located on a mountain.  (Slideshow route/profile)

Nothing was certain until the maglia rosa was safely atop the feared Monte Zoncolan on the penultimate day.

The hills and mountains in the 2014 Giro:

Nr Date Mountains and hills Length Type Mountain class.
1 Fr 9-5 Hills in the TTT 21.7 km TTT n/a
2 Sa 10-5 Mostly flat in Nothern Ireland 219.0 km flat Tjallingii
3 Su 11-5 Some (Northern) Irish hills in stage 3 187.0 km flat Tjallingii
Mo 12-5 rest day / transport
4 Tu 13-5 Italian ‘mountains’, finish in Bari 112.0 km flat Tjallingii
5 We 14-5 First mountains in stage 5: in Potenza 203.0 km mountains Tjallingii
6 Th 15-5 Grand finale at Montecassino in stage 6 247.0 km
257.0 km		 hilly Matthews
7 Fr 16-5 Stage 7 gives 2 tough cols 211.0 km mountains Matthews
8 Sa 17-5 Via Cippo di Carpegna to Montecopiolo 179.0 km mountains Arredondo
9 Su 18-5 Flat start, finish uphill at Sestola 172.0 km mountains Arredondo
Mo 19-5 rest day
10 Tu 20-5 Small climbs in grande finale 173.0 km flat Arredondo
11 We 21-5 Longest stage, 2 climbs 249.0 km hilly Arredondo
12 Th 22-5 Hills in the ITT to Barolo 41.9 km ITT Arredondo
13 Fr 23-5 Fossano – Rivarolo Canavese 157.0 km flat Arredondo
14 Sa 24-5 In Pantani’s footsteps, to Oropa 164.0 km mountains Arredondo
15 Su 25-5 Valdengo – Plan di Montecampione 225.0 km flat / finish uphill Arredondo
Mo 26-5 rest day
16 Tu 27-5 Gavia, Stelvio and Val Martello 139.0 km mountains Arredondo
17 We 28-5 Sarnonico – Vittorio Veneto 208.0 km hilly Arredondo
18 Th 29-5 The Dolomites 171.0 km mountains Arredondo
19 Fr 30-5 Uphill ITT to Cima Grappa 26.8 km ITT uphill Arredondo
20 Sa 31-5 Last mountains, i.e. Monte Zoncolan 167.0 km mountains Arredondo
21 Su 1-6 Almost completely flat criterium 172.0 km flat Arredondo

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