Giro d'Italia 2012

Stage 1 preview: Herning, 8.7 km (TT)

May 4 update: A flat 8.7 km time-trial through the streets of Bjarne Riis' hometown, Herning Denmark, will kick off this year's Giro d'Italia. There are eleven 90 degrees corners so it's quite technical especially the first half where the roads are narrow. Sunny but cool is the weather forecast and it will be windy from the NW at 19 mph off the North Sea. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve
Stage 1 ITT Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hours for ET) — rcs
 Stage 1 Google Earth Flythrough (01:24 No Audio) — cyclingthealps
 Stage 1 ITT Course Recon w/ Stefano Zanini (5:16 Italian) — gazzetta.it

Stage 1 start time: Saturday 15:40 CET (4:40:00 PM GMT+0300); Weather for Herning, DK
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (4:30:00 PM GMT+0300); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 19:30 CET (8:30:00 PM GMT+0300); Weather for Herning, Italy

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type
1	5 May	Herning	8.7 km (5.4 mi)		Individual time trial
2	6 May	Herning to Herning	206 km (128 mi)		Flat stage
3	7 May	Horsens to Horsens	190 km (118 mi)		Flat stage
	8 May	Rest day
4	9 May	Verona	32.2 km (20.0 mi)		Team time trial
5	10 May	Modena to Fano	199 km (124 mi)		Flat stage
6	11 May	Urbino to Porto Sant'Elpidio	207 km (129 mi)		Medium mountain
7	12 May	Recanati to Rocca di Cambio	202 km (126 mi)		Medium mountain
8	13 May	Sulmona to Lago Laceno	229 km (142 mi)		Medium mountain
9	14 May	San Giorgio del Sannio to Frosinone	171 km (106 mi)		Flat stage
10	15 May	Civitavecchia to Assisi	187 km (116 mi)		Medium mountain
11	16 May	Assisi to Montecatini Terme	243 km (151 mi)		Flat stage
12	17 May	Seravezza to Sestri Levante	155 km (96 mi)		Medium mountain
13	18 May	Savona to Cervere	121 km (75 mi)		Flat stage
14	19 May	Cherasco to Cervinia	205 km (127 mi)		Mountain stage
15	20 May	Busto Arsizio to Lecco-Pian dei Resinelli	172 km (107 mi)		Mountain stage
	21 May	Rest day
16	22 May	Limone sul Garda to Falzes-Pfalzen	174 km (108 mi)		Medium mountain stage
17	23 May	Falzes-Pfalzen to Cortina d'Ampezzo	187 km (116 mi)		Mountain stage
18	24 May	San Vito di Cadore to Vedelago	139 km (86 mi)		Flat stage
19	25 May	Treviso to Alpe di Pampeago	197 km (122 mi)		Mountain stage
20	26 May	Caldes-Val di Sole to Passo dello Stelvio	218 km (135 mi)		Mountain stage
21	27 May	Milan	31.5 km (19.6 mi)		Individual time trial