Leaked 2012 Giro d'Italia Stages

Hot on the heels of yesterday's leaked 2012 Tour de France route...

1 star - least difficult
5 star - most difficult

5 May Herning – Herning (8,7 km) 3 star
6 May Herning – Herning (206 km) 1 star
7 May Horsens – Horsens (190 Km) 1 star
8 May REST DAY
9 May Verona – Verona (32,2 km) 3 star
10 May Modena – Fano (199 km) 1 star
11 May Urbino – Porto Sant’Elpidio (207 Km) 3 star
12 May Recanati – Rocca di Cambio (202 km) 3 star
13 May Sulmona – Lago Laceno (229 km) 3 star
14 May San Giorgio nel Sannio – Frosinone (171 km) 1 star
15 May Civitavecchia – Assisi (187 km) 2 star
16 May Assisi – Montecatini Terme (243 Km) 2 star
17 May Seravezza – Sestri Levante (157 km) 3 star
18 May Savona – Cervere (121 km) 1 star
19 May Cherasco – Cervinia (205 km) 5 star
20 May Busto Arsizio – Lecco/Pian dei Resinelli (172 km) 4 star
21 May REST DAY
22 May Limone sul Garda – Falzes/Pfalzen (174 km) 3 star
23 May Falzes/Pfalzen – Cortina d’Ampezzo (187 km) 5 star
24 May San Vito di Cadore – Vedelago (139 km) 1 star
25 May Treviso – Alpe di Pampeago (197km) 5 star
26 May Caldes/Val di Sole – Passo dello Stelvio (218 km) 5 star

27 May Milano – Milano (31,5 km) 3 star

2012 Tour de France stage towns leaked

As accidentally published by ASO for a few minutes on the 10th of October. Lots of time trial, lots of flat sections. Could 2012 be the year Mark Cavendish wins the Tour? It looks like a good one for Bradley Wiggins too and certainly seems to be a route ideally suited to both Quick-Step and Sky in their current line-ups.

The details are as of yet unconfirmed and will remain so until the official announcement on the 18th - however, in the meantime, it seems a safe bet that Andy Schleck isn't going to be too pleased. With a notable lack of mountains in comparison to recent years, it looks as though the Luxembourg rider will be out of luck once again.

Prologue Sat 30 June  Liège - Liège 6.1 km
1 Road stage Sun 1 July  Liège - Seraing 198 km
2 Road stage Mon 2 July  Visé - Tournai 207 km
3 Road stage Tues 3 July Orchies - Boulogne-sur-Mer 197 km
4 Road stage Weds 4 July Abbeville - Rouen 214 km
5 Road stage Thurs 5 July Rouen - Saint-Quentin 197 km
6 Road stage Fri 6 July  Épernay - Metz 210 km
7 Road stage Sat 7 July  Tomblaine - La Planche des Belles Filles 199 km
8 Road stage Sun 8 July  Belfort - Porrentruy 154 km
9 Time trial Mon 9 July  Arc-et-Senans - Besançon 38 km
10 Road stage Weds 11 July  Mâcon - Bellegarde-sur-Valserine 194 km
11 Mountains Thurs 12 July  Albertville -La Toussuire-Les Sybelles 140 km
12 Mountains Fri 13 July  Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Annonay Davézieux 220 km
13 Road stage Sat 14 July   Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Le Cap d’Agde 215 km
14 Road stage Sun 15 July  Limoux - Foix 192 km
15 Road stage Mon 16 July  Samatan - Pau 160 km
16 Mountains Weds 18 July  Pau - Bagnères-de-Luchon 197 km
17 Mountains Thurs 19 July  Bagnères-de-Luchon - Peyragudes 144 km
18 Road stage Fri 20 July  Blagnac - Brive-la-Gaillarde 215 km
19 Time trial Sat 21 July  Bonneval - Chartres 52 km
20 Road stage Sun 22 July  Rambouillet - Paris Champs-Élysées 130 km

Leaked Giro d'Italia stages