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
2006 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21 2006 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21 The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Seraing, Belgium with an individual time trial on 6 May, and Stage 12 occurred on 19 May with an undulating stage from Livorno. The race finished in Milan on 28 May. 19 May 2006 - Livorno to Sestri Levante, 20 May 2006 - Alessandria to La Thuile, 21 May 2006 - Aosta to Domodossola, 22 May 2006 - Mergozzo to Brescia, 23 May 2006 - Rovato to Trento, 24 May 2006