MILAN (AP) β The 2015 Giro d’Italia will start with a team time trial from San Lorenzo al Mare to Sanremo along a cycle path down the Ligurian coast.
On Tuesday, it was announced that the region of Liguria will host the first three stages of the Italian Grand Tour.
It will be the first time that a stage in a Grand Tour will take place entirely on a cycle path, with the 18-kilometer (11-mile) opening leg on the stunning Riviera dei Fiori course built on a former coastal rail track.
The second stage is one for sprinters, and it will be followed by a hilly leg on the spectacular Cinque Terre coastal roads.
The Giro runs from May 9-31.
