The step longer (250 km), the stage most historic, the stage of Fausto. That year, 1949, was staged one of the best companies the world of cycling memories.
The "Campionissimo" Fausto Coppi, left after a few miles and came to the solitary goal after 192, winning the pink jersey .

A fraction of that monster - no coincidence - is preceded by easy-Milan Milan completely flat. On 19 May, a Tuesday, will be five GPM: Colle della Maddalena (31.8 km, 1105 meters in altitude, maximum gradient 8%), Col de Vars (14.4, 800, 13%), Col d'Izoard (14.2, 1007, 14%), Col de Montgenèvre (12.2, 643, 11%) and Sestriere (11.2, 701, 11%).
Are not really mountains, legends are Italian-French hide many dangers: here you will risk really jumping.

After 1949 the Cuneo-Pinerolo is back in 1954 (Bitossi) in 1982 (Saronni) and in 2007 was held in the Piedmont town of Serravalle Scrivia arrival-Pinerolo - won by Alessandro Petacchi in a sprint finish - and in 1993 city was the starting time trial won by the great Miguel Indurain.

ALTITUDE

Climbing

HILL OF MONTGENEVRE

Maddalena

Sestriere