Richard Carapaz won the Giro d’Italia in the 102nd edition of the race. The podium was rounded out by Vincenzo Nibali and Primoz Roglic. Pre-race favourite Simon Yates failed up to live to the expectation, while Tom Dumoulin crashed out in the first week of action.
Read about the pre-race favourites or click on the links in underneath scheme for the favourites to win individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).
Giro d’Italia 2019 Favourites:
| Date | Favourites | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sa 11-5 | Dumoulin-Roglic clash in trying ITT | 8 km | ITT |
| 2 | Su 12-5 | First fast finishers showdown | 205 km | flat |
| 3 | Mo 13-5 | Another sprint finish | 220 km | flat |
| 4 | Tu 14-5 | Uphill sprint of select group | 223 km | finish uphill |
| 5 | We 15-5 | Back to the fast men | 140 km | flat |
| 6 | Th 16-5 | Strong men in long race | 238 km | hills |
| 7 | Fr 17-5 | GC battle for seconds | 185 km | hills |
| 8 | Sa 18-5 | For daredevil descenders | 239 km | hills |
| 9 | Su 19-5 | Roglic’ blow in uphill ITT | 34.8 km | ITT |
| Mo 20-5 | rest day | |||
| 10 | Tu 21-5 | Sprint in Ferrari town | 145 km | flat |
| 11 | We 22-5 | Fast men again | 221 km | flat |
| 12 | Th 23-5 | Breakaway day | 158 km | hills |
| 13 | Fr 24-5 | First GC clash on massive ascent | 196 km | mountains |
| 14 | Sa 25-5 | Intense high altitude race | 131 km | mountains |
| 15 | Su 26-5 | Breakaway on Nibali’s Day | 232 km | hills |
| Mo 27-5 | rest day | |||
| 16 | Tu 28-5 | Mortirolo in exhausting test | 194 km | mountains |
| 17 | We 29-5 | Tough test for tough climbers | 181 km | mountains |
| 18 | Th 30-5 | Rare sprint opportunity | 222 km | flat |
| 19 | Fr 31-5 | Breakaway battle on last climb | 151 km | mountains |
| 20 | Sa 1-6 | Attacks on the maglia rosa | 194 km | mountains |
| 21 | Su 2-6 | Last act | 17 km | ITT |