2014 Giro d'Italia five different categories, named A to E. The category of a stage determines the points given for the points classification, and for the maximum time allowed for cyclists to finish the stage. Category A is reserved for the flattest stages, while category D is for the stages with the highest mountains. Category E is for time-trial stages. It started in Belfast on 9 May 2014 and traveled across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. There were three rest days instead of the usual two and the race started on a Friday. In the 2014 Giro d'Italia, four different
2015 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11 Contador stayed in pink ahead of the first rest day. The second week of the Giro started with an entirely flat stage that is expected to end in a bunch sprint. The riders are taken across the Adriatica coastal road and located in the middle of the stage is the fourth category climb of Monte di Bartolo which is only 4.8 kilometers long with an average gradient of 3.5 per cent. From there on, the stage is entirely flat until the finish in Forlì. The last time Forlì hosted a Giro stage finish was in 2006 when Robbie McEwen won