Giro d'Italia 2009: Stage 9

Giro d'Italia 2009: Stage 9

Sunday May 17th: Milan to Milan

Author:	Bicycling Magazine
Date:	5 May 2009 5:50:06 PM
Activity:	Not Specified
State:	Italy (ITA)
Distance:	9.63 mi (Change units)
Elevation:	Total Gain: 518 ft Total Loss: 518 ft Net Change: 0 ft
Difficulty:	6 / 10
Tags:	Milan, Giro d'Italia 2009, Italy
Rating:	Unrated Rate it

A circuit race in a Grand Tour? Yup, and it’ll be glorious. The GC riders take a back seat and try to stay upright as the sprinters surge to the fore. With some of the world’s top speedsters tackling nine laps of a dead-flat 16.1km circuit around Milan’s landmarks, starting in front of the fabled Duomo, this will be pure spectacle.

Why It’s a Must-See: Traditionally, the Giro finishes in Milan, and it’s among the most prestigious stages for any Italian, particularly a sprinter like LPR ’s Alessandro Petacchi. The technical course, coming so early in the race, will make for nervous, exciting racing as the overall contenders try to stay out of trouble.

Editor's Note: Map route approximated from information provided by the Giro d'Italia. Actual route may vary slightly.

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Tracks

Giro d'Italia: Stage 9

Dist: 9.63 mi	Points: 266	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

Distance	Instruction		Distance to next
0.00 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Piazza Castello	Then go 0.17 mi
0.17 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Via Marco Minghetti	Then go 0.06 mi
0.23 mi	Straight	Continue straight onto Piazzale Luigi Cadorna	Then go 0.07 mi
0.29 mi		Continue on Via Giosuè Carducci	Then go 0.11 mi
0.41 mi		Continue on Largo Paolo d'Ancona	Then go 0.04 mi
0.45 mi		Continue on Via Giosuè Carducci	Then go 0.28 mi
0.73 mi	Bear Right	Slight right to stay on Via Giosuè Carducci	Then go 0.03 mi
0.75 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Via Olona	Then go 0.17 mi
0.93 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Piazza Sant'Agostino	Then go 0.10 mi
1.03 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Viale Papiniano	Then go 0.33 mi
1.36 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Viale di Porta Vercellina	Then go 0.32 mi
1.68 mi	Straight	Continue straight onto Piazzale Francesco Baracca	Then go 0.05 mi
1.74 mi		Continue on Via Enrico Toti	Then go 0.05 mi
1.78 mi		At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Via 20 Settembre	Then go 0.04 mi
1.82 mi	Bear Left	Slight left to stay on Via 20 Settembre	Then go 0.27 mi
2.09 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Via 20 Settembre	Then go 0.01 mi
2.10 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Via 20 Settembre	Then go 0.01 mi
2.11 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Viale Pietro e Maria Curie	Then go 0.05 mi
2.16 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Viale Pietro e Maria Curie	Then go 0.05 mi
2.20 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Viale Pietro e Maria Curie	Then go 0.10 mi
2.31 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Viale Molière	Then go 0.05 mi
2.36 mi		Continue on Viale Giovanni Milton	Then go 0.16 mi
2.53 mi		Continue on Via Antonio Canova	Then go 0.31 mi
2.84 mi		Continue on Via Francesco Melzi D'Eril	Then go 0.07 mi
2.91 mi	Bear Right	Slight right to stay on Via Francesco Melzi D'Eril	Then go 0.24 mi
3.15 mi		Continue on Viale Giorgio Byron	Then go 0.13 mi
3.27 mi		Continue on Viale Elvezia	Then go 0.06 mi
3.34 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Viale Comizi di Lione	Then go 0.01 mi
3.35 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Viale Comizi di Lione	Then go 0.03 mi
3.38 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Viale Comizi di Lione	Then go 0.01 mi
3.39 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Viale Elvezia	Then go 0.08 mi
3.47 mi	Straight	Continue straight onto Piazza Lega Lombarda	Then go 0.10 mi
3.57 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Piazzale Biancamano	Then go 0.03 mi
3.60 mi		Continue on Bastioni di Porta Volta	Then go 0.17 mi
3.77 mi		Continue on Viale Francesco Crispi	Then go 0.17 mi
3.94 mi		Continue on Piazza 25 Aprile	Then go 0.09 mi
4.03 mi		Continue on Bastioni di Porta Nuova	Then go 0.21 mi
4.24 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Piazzale Principessa Clotilde	Then go 0.09 mi
4.34 mi		Continue on Viale Monte Santo	Then go 0.07 mi
4.41 mi		Continue on Piazza della Repubblica	Then go 0.17 mi
4.58 mi		Continue on Viale Città di Fiume	Then go 0.18 mi
4.76 mi		Continue on Bastioni di Porta Venezia	Then go 0.21 mi
4.97 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Corso Venezia	Then go 0.03 mi
5.00 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Piazza Guglielmo Oberdan	Then go 0.02 mi
5.02 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Corso Buenos Aires	Then go 0.45 mi
5.47 mi		Continue on Piazza Lima	Then go 0.04 mi
5.51 mi		Continue on Corso Buenos Aires	Then go 0.29 mi
5.80 mi	Straight	Continue straight onto Piazza Argentina	Then go 0.07 mi
5.86 mi		Continue on Corso Buenos Aires	Then go 0.09 mi
5.96 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Piazzale Loreto	Then go 0.02 mi
5.98 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Viale Abruzzi	Then go 0.14 mi
6.11 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Via Antonio Stradivari	Then go 0.10 mi
6.22 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Piazza Argentina	Then go 0.05 mi
6.27 mi		Continue on Corso Buenos Aires	Then go 0.29 mi
6.56 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Piazza Lima	Then go 0.04 mi
6.59 mi		Continue on Corso Buenos Aires	Then go 0.42 mi
7.02 mi	Bear Left	Slight left to stay on Corso Buenos Aires	Then go 0.03 mi
7.05 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Piazza Guglielmo Oberdan	Then go 0.02 mi
7.06 mi		Continue on Corso Venezia	Then go 0.49 mi
7.55 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Via Senato	Then go 0.30 mi
7.86 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Piazza Cavour	Then go 0.01 mi
7.87 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Piazza Cavour	Then go 0.07 mi
7.94 mi		Continue on Via Daniele Manin	Then go 0.16 mi
8.10 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Via della Moscova	Then go 0.11 mi
8.20 mi		Continue on Piazza Stati Uniti d'America	Then go 0.02 mi
8.23 mi		Continue on Via della Moscova	Then go 0.55 mi
8.78 mi	Bear Left	Slight left to stay on Via della Moscova	Then go 0.08 mi
8.85 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Piazzale Biancamano	Then go 0.04 mi
8.89 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on Piazzale Biancamano	Then go 0.06 mi
8.95 mi	Bear Left	Slight left at Via Legnano	Then go 0.24 mi
9.19 mi	Bear Right	Via Legnano turns slightly right and becomes Viale Gerolamo Gadio	Then go 0.15 mi
9.34 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Piazza Castello