The 2012 Giro d’Italiagets underway in Herning, Denmark on May 5 and finishes in Milan three weeks later. The queen stage comes on the penultimate day, with the gruppo facing no fewer than five climbs, including the Mortirolo and a gruelling summit finish atop the Stelvi.

• Stage 5Thursday, May 10 2012  Modena – Fan Distance 199 km

• Stage 6Friday, May 11 2012   Urbino  – Porto Sant’Elpidi  207 km

• Stage 7Saturday, May 12 2012   Recanati – Rocca di Cambio  202 km

• Stage 8Sunday, May 13 2012   Sulmona – Lago Laceno  229 km

• Stage 9Monday, May 14 2012   San Giorgio nel Sannio – Frosinone 171 km

• Stage 10Tuesday, May 15 2012   Civitavecchia – Assisi 187 km

• Stage 11Wednesday, May 16 2012   Assisi – Montecatini Terme  243 km

• Stage 12Thursday, May 17 2012   Seravezza – Sestri Levante 157 km

• Stage 13Friday, May 18 2012   Savona – Cervere 121 km

• Stage 14Saturday, May 19 2012   Cherasco – Cervinia 205 km

• Stage 15Sunday, May 20 2012   Busto Arsizio – Lecco/Pian dei Resinelli 172 km

• Rest day 2Monday, May 21 2012  Lecco – Limone sul Garda

• Stage 16Tuesday, May 22 2012   Limone sul Garda – Falzes/Pfalzen 174 km

• Stage 17Wednesday, May 23 2012   Falzes/Pfalzen – Cortina d’Ampezzo 187 km

• Stage 18Thursday, May 24 2012   San Vito di Cadore – Vedelago 139 km

• Stage 19Friday, May 25 2012   Treviso – Alpe di Pampeago 197 km

• Stage 20Saturday, May 26 2012   Caldes/Val di Sole – Passo dello stelvio 218 km

• Stage 21Sunday, May 27 2012   Milan (ITT) 31.5

• http://www.cyclingnews.com/giro-ditalia

80 days to go until the London 2012 Games

With just 80 days until the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Cyclingnews continues its recap of some of the greatest moments in Olympic cycling history by taking you back to the Beijing Olympics of 2008.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/olympic-moments-2008-team-gb-rewrites-the-record-books