2011 Giro d’Italia Fact Sheet: The 94th edition of the Giro d’Italia

The route: 3524.5 kilometers in twenty-one stages. From Turin on 7 May, arriving in Milan on May 29
– Three against the clock, a team (1st stage), two individual (one in
Coast 16th stage, and the 21st stage).
– Eight summit finishes (7th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 19th and 20th stages), two rest days (16 and 23 May).

Participation: Twenty-three teams (207 runners)
Acqua Sapone §, AG2R La Mondiale, Androni, BMC, Colnago, Euskaltel, Geox,
HTC, Katusha, Lampre, Leopard, Liquigas, Movistar, Omega Pharma, Astana
Farnese Vini, Quick Step, Rabobank, Saxo Bank, Sky, Garmin, RadioShack,
Vacansoleil.

Jerseys:
– Four jerseys: pink (overall), red (points) Green (Mountain) and white (young, under 25).
– Bonuses: 20 sec, 12 sec and 8 sec in the first three of each stage
– 6 sec, 2 sec 4 sec and the first three intermediate sprint.
Prize Money: total allocation of EUR 1,381,010.

The past winners:
93 editions since the inception of the event in 1909. 66 wins for Italy, 7 for Belgium, 6 France, 3 for Spain, Russia and
Switzerland, 2 for Luxembourg, 1 for the United States, Ireland and Sweden.

Most wins: 5 Alfredo Binda (ITA) between 1925 and 1933, Fausto
Coppi (ITA) between 1940 and 1953, Eddy Merckx (BEL) between 1968 and 1974

The last ten winners:
2001: Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
2002: Paolo Savoldelli (ITA)
2003: Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
2004: Damiano Cunego (ITA)
2005: Paolo Savoldelli (ITA)
2006: Ivan Basso (ITA)
2007: Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
2008: Alberto Contador (ESP)
2009: Denis Menchov (RUS)
2010: 1. Ivan Basso (ITA)
2. David Arroyo (ESP) at 1 min 51 sec
3. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) at 2 min 37 sec