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Tour de France jerseys: Yellow, green, white and polka dot explained

We explain what the yellow, green, polka dot and white jerseys worn by riders in the Tour de France represent

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The Tour de France sees the very best cyclists in the world battle it out for the yellow, green, white and polka dot jerseys, based on the general, points, mountains and young rider classifications. 

The jersey for each category is awarded to the leader of that classification at the end of every stage, and the recipient earns the right to wear it during the following day's racing. When a rider has the lead in multiple classifications, the yellow jersey is prioritised, then green, the polka dot, and white - the next person on the ranking wears the kit in the leader's stead.

Here we take a brief look at what they are and how they are won. 

Tour de France yellow jersey - GC leader

Also called the maillot jaune , the Tour de France yellow jersey is the most coveted piece of kit in professional cycling. The wearer is the rider who has completed the race in the least amount of time, and as such tops the overall or general classification (GC) of the race.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) dominated the GC in 2020 and 2021, wearing the yellow jersey almost throughout the 2021 edition, before Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) took it off him halfway through the 2022 race, wearing it until the end of the race.

Before that, in 2012, Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider to finish in Paris in the Yellow Jersey - with Chris Froome following up in 2013, 2015-2017. Geraint Thomas took the 2018 race, becoming the third British rider to win the race.

The yellow jersey is sponsored by LCL, a French bank, and it is yellow, because the Tour's original organiser, L'Auto , was a newspaper printed on yellow paper. 

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A time bonus of 10, six and four seconds will be awarded to the first three riders across the finish line each day (not including TTs). These bonus seconds are taken off their stage and therefore overall time. Bonus seconds of eight, five and two seconds are also awarded on certain, strategically placed climbs on stages one, two, five, 12, 14 and 17.

Last 10 winners of the Tour de France general classification:

• 2013: Chris Froome 
• 2014: Vincenzo Nibali 
• 2015: Chris Froome
• 2016: Chris Froome
• 2017: Chris Froome
• 2018: Geraint Thomas
• 2019: Egan Bernal
• 2020: Tadej Pogačar
• 2021: Tadej Pogačar
• 2022: Jonas Vinegaard

Tour de France green jersey - points classification

The green jersey relates to points awarded to riders according to the position they finish on each stage, with additional points for intermediate sprints during some stages also on offer.

The number of points on offer will vary depending upon the type of stage. More are on offer during pure flat, sprint days, while on hilly and mountain stages there are fewer points available. The points are then tallied up after each stage and added to points won in all previous stages. The green jersey ( maillot vert) is awarded to the rider with the most points. Sometimes it is a sprinter's game, sometimes more of an all-rounder - like Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).

The jersey took its colour because the initial sponsor was a lawn mower manufacturer - though the colour was changed once in 1968 to accommodate a sponsor. It is now sponsored by Škoda, and has a new shade for this year .

Both Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault successfully won both the general classification and the points classification with Merckx achieving the biggest sweep in 1969 with the points, mountain and general classifications to his name. Over the last ten years, Peter Sagan has triumphed in the points classification on no less than seven occasions. 

The following points are on offer:

Flat stage (stages 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 18, 19, 21): 50, 30, 20 points (descending to 15th place) 

Hilly stage (stages 1, 9, 10, 12, 13): 30, 25, 22 points (descending to 15th place)

Mountain stage and ITTs (5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20): 20, 17, 15, (descending to 15th place)

Intermediate sprint: 20, 17, 15, (descending to 15th place)

Last 10 winners of the Tour de France points classification:

• 2013:  Peter Sagan
• 2014: Peter Sagan
• 2015: Peter Sagan
• 2016: Peter Sagan
• 2017: Michael Matthews
• 2018: Peter Sagan
• 2019: Peter Sagan
• 2020: Sam Bennett
• 2021: Mark Cavendish
• 2022: Wout van Aert

Tour de France jerseys: Polka dot - King of the Mountains classification leader

Tour de france polka dot jersey - mountains classification.

Mountains points are awarded to riders who manage to summit classified climbs first. Points vary depending on the category of each ascent, with more difficult climbs awarding more mountains points.  

Climbs are divided into five categories: 1 (most difficult) to 4 (least difficult) - then there's the ' Hors Categorie ', denoted by HC which represents the most challenging of ascents. The tougher the category, the more points on offer, and to more riders - a HC climb will see points awarded down to the first eight over the summit, while a fourth category climb results in points for just the first rider over the top.

The organisers decide which mountains or climbs will be included in the competition, and which category they fall into. If the stage features a summit finish, the points for the climb are doubled.

The points are tallied up after each stage and added to points won in all previous stages. The distinctive white-with-red-dots jersey ( maillot à pois rouges ) is given to the rider with the most mountains points. The first climber's award was given out in 1933, and the jersey arrived on the scene in 1975. It is now sponsored by Leclerc, a supermarket.

Points awarded as follows:

HC: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2pts  

1st cat: 10, 8, 6, 7, 5, 1pt 

2nd cat: Five, three, two.

3rd cat: Two and one points 

4th cat: One point 

The souvenir Henri Desgrange is awarded to the first rider over the race’s highest point, the Col de Loze, on stage 17. The souvenir Jacques Goddet to the first rider over the Col du Tourmalet on stage 16. 

Last 10 winners of the Tour de France mountains classification:

• 2013:  Nairo Quintana
• 2014:  Rafał Majka
• 2015:  Chris Froome
• 2016: Rafał Majka
• 2017: Warren Barguil
• 2018: Julian Alaphilippe
• 2019: Romain Bardet

Tour de France white jersey - best young rider

The plain white, young rider classification jersey is awarded to the fastest rider born after 1 January 1998, meaning 25 or under. It is sponsored by Krys, an opticians

First introduced in 1975, riders such as Marco Pantani, Alberto Contador, Egan Bernal and Tadej Pogačar have all won the young rider classification, helping propel them onto bigger and better things during their careers.

Last 10 winners of the Tour de France young rider classification:

• 2014:  Thibaut Pinot
• 2015: Nairo Quintana
• 2016:  Adam Yates
• 2017: Simon Yates
• 2018: Pierre Latour
• 2022: Tadej Pogačar

Other Tour de France classifications - team and combativity

There are two further classifications that do not earn the winner(s) a coloured jersey - the most aggressive rider award and Team Classification .

While not necessarily a classification, the Combativity Award is given to the rider who has shown the most fighting spirit during each individual stage, as chosen by the race jury. They will wear a gold race number during the following day's stage. A 'Super Combativity' award is handed out on the final stage for the most aggressive rider during the whole race.

The Team Classification is based on the collective time of the three highest-placed riders from each squad. Leaders of the team classification get to wear race numbers that are yellow with black digits, and the right to wear yellow helmets. The latter is not compulsory.

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A history of Australians in yellow at the Tour de France

Taking a closer look at the eight riders from the nation who have worn the maillot jaune, from Phil Anderson to Jai Hindley

Australians are rather accustomed to waking up in the morning to the news that one of their compatriots has taken a stage victory at the Tour de France , in fact there's only been one edition in the last ten years where there hasn't been at least one stage victory for the nation to celebrate. The yellow jersey, however, is another matter entirely. 

The last time an Australian rider pulled on the maillot jaune was in 2015, but then on Wednesday Jai Hindley grasped an unexpected opportunity on stage 5 and rode away not only to stage victory, but also right to the top of the overall leaderboard.

Only one Australian, Cadel Evans, has worn yellow on the Champs-Élysées but, while Hindley was always seen as a podium contender behind the clear-cut favourites of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), his efforts on the first day in the Pyrenees also delivered a day in yellow.

No matter the outcome in Paris in the first week the 27-year-old has already delivered on two monumental achievements at his debut Tour, taking a stage victory and becoming the eighth Australian in the history of the race to wear the maillot jaune.

We take a look back at each of those eight who have donned the yellow jersey , right from when Phil Anderson began to pave the way in 1981.

Phil Anderson, 1981 and 1982

• Days in yellow - 1 day in 1981, 9 days in 1982

Phil Anderson never expected to be in yellow when he lined up to race his very first Tour de France for Peugeot-Esso-Michelin in support of the team's French leader Jean-René Bernaudeau. In fact, he really wasn't sure what he was getting into, given that at that stage very little news from the Tour de France filtered back to Australia. However on stage 3 the then 23 year old found himself riding in the front group on stage 5 in the Pyrenees between Saint-Gaudens and Saint-Lary-Soulan in a group including Bernard Hinault. The only problem was that his team leader Bernaudeau wasn't up there as well.

"I think I just got wrapped up in the emotion of it all," Anderson told  Cyclingnews in 2011 in a feature celebrating the 30th anniversary of that day . "I didn't play the role I was meant to but I was reminded by that time it was too late. The team possibly would have preferred that it wasn't me; that they had Bernaudeau in my place but for me it was certainly a coup for my young career."

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That day Anderson became not just the first Australian to wear the maillot jaune but also the first non-European. Even though he spent just one day in yellow, as Hinault took it for good on the next stage, it was a landmark day that opened the eyes of a whole new raft of potential contenders. Also, he impressively maintained a strong position on the GC right through to the end, finishing in tenth, while his team leader Bernaudeau came sixth.

What's more, Anderson's day in yellow in 1981 wasn't his last. He returned to the Tour de France in 1982 and stepped into the jersey for an impressive 9 days before again losing it to eventual winner Hinault in an individual time trial. Still this time he was the top finisher for his team at the end of the 21 stages, coming fifth overall and securing the white jersey of the best young rider classification while his teammate Bernaudeau finished 13th.

Anderson went on to ride 13 editions of the race, his last in 1994 but by then a new group of riders who he had broken the ground for were starting to come through. 

Stuart O'Grady, 1998 and 2001

• Days in yellow - 3 days in 1998, 6 days in 2001 

Stuart O'Grady was the first in what turned out to be an era of riders who preferred the flat, rather than the mountains, but clinched yellow in the early stages of the race. O'Grady stepped into the coveted jersey on stage four to Cholet in 1998 thanks to the bonus seconds he accumulated throughout the stage. He was the fourth rider to wear the jersey in as many days, but then held firm at the top of the overall standings through to the Individual time trial on stage 7, when Jan Ullrich – who ultimately finished second behind Marco Pantani – moved to the top of the results table. O'Grady went on to take a victory on stage 14 to Grenoble and was also runner up in the green jersey competition for the first of four times. His Tour de France results of that year, however were tainted by the admission, just as he was heading into retirement approximately 15 years later, that he had used EPO ahead of the 1998 edition of the race.

There were plenty of podium places for O'Grady at the Tour de France over the next editions of the French Grand Tour and in 2001 he again stepped into yellow, also in the early stages before there was a sniff of the high mountains. He took the leader's jersey on stage 3 in Belgium and held it right through to a lumpy stage 7 where Jens Voigt, who had broken away, claimed it along with second on the stage. O'Grady however, still wasn't far from the top of the results table in third and wrestled back yellow on stage 8, holding it for two days before an Alpe d'Huez finish on stage 10 meant he gave it away for good. That was the last time O'Grady would wear the maillot jaune but he went on to win another stage in 2004 and compete in 17 editions of the race, his last Tour de France being in 2013.

Bradley McGee, 2003

• Days in yellow - 3 days in 2003

It was no accidental yellow for Bradley McGee, who was one of seven Australian riders on the start list in 2003, the biggest contingent to that point. La Française des Jeux had planned to make an impression right from the start. 

"I've just been a good prologue rider during my whole career, and when I heard this stage would be really short and pretty flat, I just knew it would suit me well," said McGee at the time . 

The Australian, who has also won Olympic Gold on the track, overcame a season start that had been stymied by injury to take the victory on the opening day in Paris, in the tightest of finishes with David Millar finishing just a fraction of a second behind. 

"As I enter my first diary entry I am sitting here wearing the coveted Yellow Jersey of the centenary Tour de France," McGee wrote in his Cyclingnews 2003 Tour de France diary . "Winning stage 7 last year was incredible, winning the prologue of this very special race is almost too hard to describe. My mind has been racing all day."

McGee held the jersey through till the end of stage 3, happy to have held it that long as with a short prologue and then two sprint stages the margins were extremely tight.

Robbie McEwen, 2004

• Days in yellow – 1 day

Robbie McEwen 's appearances on the 2004 podium of the three opening sprint stages, once on each step, meant that by stage 3 he'd also stepped into the leader's jersey. Green was the colour he was more accustomed to, in 2004 taking out the points jersey for the second of three times. The competitive drive that ultimately delivered 12 Tour de France stage victories was clear in his post stage comments as while he may have taken the race lead, he clearly wanted the stage as well. 

"I'm really happy to have the maillot jaune, as it's the first time I've had the leader's jersey in a Grand Tour, but I really wanted to win the stage! If I won the stage I would have had it anyway," said McEwen in the Cyclingnews stage 3 report after coming third on the day. "I was a little bit far back with a kilometre and a half to go and when I finally found a gap I just decided to go. In the end it was a little bit too far..."

Regardless of whether he won that stage or not, it would always have been a one-day stint in the jersey because it was the team time trial on stage 4. That meant McEwen plunged down the overall rankings while a heavy helping of US Postal team riders shot to the top.

Cadel Evans, 2008, 2010 and 2011

• Days in yellow - 5 days in 2008, 1 day in 2010, 2 days in 2011

By the time Cadel Evans entered the arena, Australians had become accustomed to seeing a rider from their nation in yellow from time to time but seeing one who could potentially hold it right through to the end was a completely different ball game. The numbers of yawning cycling fans grew – with the race taking place in the middle of the night for the Australian audience – as this bona fide contender emerged.

In his opening Tour de France appearance in 2005 the one time mountain biker had already lept into the top ten, with eighth overall and then it was fourth in 2006 and second in 2007. That meant hopes were high when on stage 10 in 2008, which included the Col du Tourmalet and then a Hautacam finish, he rode his way into yellow despite being bandaged up after a stage 9 crash

"Yesterday was terrible. I suffered a lot. My entire left side is damaged, my helmet was destroyed. I thought my Tour was over," said Evans in the Cyclingnews race report . "Now, I only think of the general classification." Evans held yellow through to stage 15, a day that was won by fellow Australian Simon Gerrans, and ultimately the rider would finish 2008 as runner-up again.

The 2009 Tour de France was one to forgot, though a Road World Championships victory made it a brillant season nonetheless, and while he wore yellow again in 2010  but fractured his elbow, ultimately finishing in 24th place.

Though in 2011 Evans was in yellow when it really counted. The two-time runner-up had sat near the top leader board right from the very first stage, wavering between second and third until slipping to a low of fourth on stage 18 when both Andy and Frank Schelck put on the pressure and a yellow clad Thomas Voeckler delivered the performance of his life. However, Voeckler slipped away from the lead on Alpe d'Huez on stage 19 as Evans clung on determinedly, despite bike problems and the unrelenting digs from the Schleck brothers. That meant it all came down to the stage 20 time trial, where Evans had a simple strategy, ride fast .

And ride fast he did, not only pulling back the four seconds he needed on Frank and 57 seconds on Andy, but ultimately turning his deficit into a buffer of 1:34. Evans rode into Paris in yellow and became the first, and still only, Australian to win the Tour de France .

Simon Gerrans, 2013

• Days in yellow - 2 days in 2013

Simon Gerrans took the second Tour de France stage win of his career on stage 3 in 2013 as Corsica's sinuous coastal roads shook off the pure sprinters and the Australian then launched from a superb lead out from Orica–GreenEdge teammate Daryl Impey to hold off a closing Peter Sagan. That was enough to put him third overall and set the scene for a move into yellow the following day.

The Australian squad's victory in the team time trial in Nice on stage 4 put Gerrans at the top of the results table.

"The big thing I achieved yesterday was to open the flood gates," said Gerrans after the team trial victory. "The first win is always the hardest to get and I was sure they were going to come thick and fast after that but never in our wildest dreams did we think it would come already today."

"It's the pinnacle of the sport to get the yellow jersey, so few guys have had that honour. There's every opportunity to keep it for the next couple of days and we'll do our best."

The Australian squad's victory in the team time trial in Nice on stage 4 put Gerrans at the top of the results table. With a sprint the next day, Gerrans held firm on the overall, but then on stage 6 he was caught on the wrong side of a bunch split, however the yellow jersey still stayed within the ranks of the Australian team for another two days as South African rider Daryl Impey took over.

Rohan Dennis, 2015

• Days in yellow - 1 day in 2015 

In 2015 Rohan Dennis ' two time trial world championships were still years away, but the rider had certainly already made it abundantly clear that he was a force to be reckoned with when it came to a race against the clock.  However, his win in the 13.8km prologue with a five second advantage to a second placed Tony Martin on a hot and windy afternoon was an upset. Fabian Cancellara, with his stellar record a clear favourite, walked away with third and another of the top picks, along with Martin, was Tom Dumoulin who came fourth. 

"There's a little bit of shock," said Dennis after the stage . "We've worked with the team and came out here about a month ago to check and recon the course. It's the Tour de France and the yellow jersey. I've always dreamed of being in this position and now I am. It started to sink in when I saw the big threats come in behind me. It was surreal but a few emotions came out."

Dennis held yellow for a day, with Cancellara claiming it on stage 2 as the winds continued to wreak havoc, splintering the field. The Australian, who was riding his second Tour de France, however got to taste more success in that edition of the race with his BMC Racing Team also taking out the stage 9 team time trial.

Jai Hindley, 2023

• Days in yellow - 1 day so far in 2023

There have been a long list of Australian stage wins in the eight years since Dennis wore yellow, and Richie Porte also stepped onto the overall podium, climbing onto the third step in 2020. Still it has been a long gap between yellow jerseys and an even longer wait to see one on a serious overall contender that hails from the nation.

Of the 12 Australians lining up at the Tour in 2023, three have serious GC clout with Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) taking fourth at the race in 2021, Jack Haig having come third in the Vuelta a España in 2021 and then there is 2022 Giro d'Italia winner Jai Hindley , who has been right at the top of that list since the outset.

"If Jai is as good as he was in the Giro last year, I really feel that he can be one of the factors in the Tour this year," Porte told Cyclingnews before the start of the 2023 Tour de France.

Already, Hindley has been a factor and made it a Tour to remember by taking advantage of what was an admittedly unexpected opportunity on the first mountain stage of the race. Still, once in the break he played it to absolute perfection, both taking the win in Laruns and pulling out time on the overall so he could step into yellow with a 47 second buffer to defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma).

It may have been a surprise jump to the top of the leaderboard on stage 5, but was one that quickly raised the question of whether or not the 27-year-old Bora Hansgrohe rider would try to defend the maillot jaune. 

"I'm here to ride for GC and I still am. For me it doesn't change that. I'm not putting too much expectation on myself but I'm here to be competitive," Hindley said in the post-stage press conference . "I tried really hard to be here in as best shape as possible and we still have a long way to go in the race." That also immediately included another tough day in the Pyrenees, and it turned out to be a day that ended this stint in yellow for the calm Australian. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) claimed the jersey and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) the stage win, with both shifting above him on the leaderboard, but Hindley still maintained third place.

“What can I say, [it] was just an epic day rolling around in the yellow jersey doing some mythical climbs. And to be honest, I got my ass handed to me, but I really enjoyed it,” Hindley told  Eurosport/GCN  at the finish. “I knew I just wanted to ride my own race and if I could hang onto the two big favourites then I would do my best and I did. Gave it a red hot crack so that’s all I can do.”

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Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg . Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.

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2. Connect to the appropriate server location – open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location.

3. Go to the broadcaster's live stream – so if you're from Australia, just head to SBS on Demand and watch the cycling as if you were back at home!

How to watch Giro d'Italia 2024: live stream FREE in Australia

As mentioned above, cycling fans in Australia can watch the 2024 Giro d'Italia for free on SBS Viceland. That means you can also live stream coverage on the free-to-use SBS On Demand platform.

Outside Australia? Don't worry if you're out of the country and want to catch that free live stream – just grab a VPN and you can watch the race as if you were back at home on your laptop, mobile or other TV streaming device. 

How to watch a Giro d'Italia live stream in the UK

Live coverage of the 2024 Giro d'Italia comes courtesy of Eurosport and its streaming arm Discovery+ in the UK. 

A subscription costs £6.99 per month, and lets you tune in on a wide range of devices, as well as the Eurosport TV channels. 

If you're an Aussie away from home, use a VPN to watch the Giro d'Italia free on SBS on Demand from abroad .

Watch Giro d'Italia live stream in the US without cable

The demise of GCN+ means it's time to get familiar with B/R Sports on Max , which has replaced the dedicated cycling streamer.

A subscription to B/R Sports on Max costs $9.99 per month on top of Max. However, for a limited time only, it's available to use for FREE, so long as you already subscribe to Max.

There are three  Max price  points: $9.99 a month with commercials, the $15.99 commercial-free subscription – both offering HD video quality – and the Ultimate Ad-Free plan, which at $19.99 provides 4K streaming, Dolby Atmos audio, and the ability to download up to 100 titles to watch offline.

There’s also the option to save up to 45% when you subscribe to an annual plan . That’s $70 for the ad-supported plan, $105 for the ad-free option, or $140 to go all-in with the Ultimate Ad-Free plan. Either way, when you go annual you essentially bag yourself two months’ worth of free streaming.

Watch the 2024 Giro d'Italia: live stream cycling in Canada

FloBikes is the place to watch live Giro d'Italia coverage in Canada.

A subscription costs US$150 per year (roughly CA$190), which works out at US$12.50 per month (roughly CA$16).

2024 Giro d'Italia schedule and start times

(All times BST)

• Stage 1 – Sat 04/05 - Venaria Reale to Torino (136km) | 12.50pm
• Stage 2 – Sun 05/05 - San Francesco al Campo to Santuario di Oropa (150km) | 11.55am
• Stage 3 – Mon 06/05 - Novara to Fossano (165km) | 12.10pm
• Stage 4 – Tue 07/05 - Acqui Terme to Andora (187km) | 11.30am
• Stage 5 – Wed 08/05 - Genova to Lucca (176km) | 11.45am
• Stage 6 – Thu 09/05 - Viareggio to Rapolano Terme (177km) | 11.45am
• Stage 7 (ITT) – Fri 10/05 - Foligno to Perugia (37.2km) | 12pm
• Stage 8 – Sat 11/05 - Spoleto to Prati di Tivo (153km) | 11.30am
• Stage 9 – Sun 12/05 - Avezzano to Napoli (206km) | 11am
• Rest: Mon 13/05
• Stage 10 – Tue 14/05 - Pompei to Cusano Mutri (141km) | 12.05pm
• Stage 11 – Wed 15/05 - Foiano di Val Fortore to Francavilla al Mare (203km) | 11.05am
• Stage 12 –  Thu 16/05 - Martinsicuro to Fano (183km) | 11.25am
• Stage 13 – Fri 17/05 - Riccione to Cento (179km) | 12pm
• Stage 14 (ITT) – Sat 18/05 - Castiglione delle Stiviere to Desenzano del Garda (31km) | 12.20pm
• Stage 15 – Sun 19/05 - Manerba del Garda to Livigno (220km) | 9.25am
• Rest: Mon 20/05
• Stage 16 – Tue 21/05 - Livigno to Santa Cristina Valgardena (202km) | 10.25am
• Stage 17 – Wed 22/05 - Selva di Val Gardena to Passo del Brocon (154km) | 11.25am
• Stage 18 – Thu 23/05 - Fiera di Primiero to Padova (166km) | 12.05pm
• Stage 19 – Fri 24/05 - Mortegliano to Sappada (154km) | 12.05pm
• Stage 20 – Sat 25/05 - Alpago to Bassano del Grappa (175km) | 10.40am
• Stage 21 – Sun 26/05 - Rome to Rome (126km) | 2.30pm