2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11 in the Fundación bus fire in Colombia. 2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11 The 2014 Giro d'Italia began on 9 May, and stage 11 occurred on 21 May. The 2014 edition began with a team time trial in Belfast. The first three stage of the Giro began in Northern Ireland, while the Giro returned to Italy on 13 May, after the first rest day. Due to an uncleared landslide in the town of Polla, the stage was lengthened from its original itinerary of , to a distance. On this stage, members of the team wore a white cockade,
Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia until 2012, when the classification's sponsor, Banca Mediolanum, renewed its sponsorship for another four years and desired the jersey to be blue rather than green. As of 2017, 15 cyclists have won the mountains classification more than once. Riders from thirteen different countries have won the Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia. The points that are gained by consecutive riders reaching a mountain top are distributed according to the following classification: The organisation of the race determines which mountains are included for the mountains classification and in which category they are. Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia The Mountains classification