This 20th stage in the Giro covers a distance of 218 km (135,45 miles), brings us from Caldes/Val di Sole to the Passo dello Stelvio, and includes 5 climbs :
Climbs:
- Passo del Tonale : 15km (9.3 miles) - 6%
- Aprica : 15km (9.3 miles) - 3,5%
- Teglio : 5,5km (3.4 miles) -  8%
- Mortirolo : 12,5km (7.7 miles) - 10,5% max 18%
- Stelvio : 21,5km (13.3 miles)  - 7%

Robbie Mc Ewen, who is known as one of the fastest sprinters in the world, rode his last race as a pro rider on May 20th in the Amgen Tour of California.

The third stage of the Giro d'Italia starts with a minute of silence in memoriam of Wouter Weylandt.

Johan de Muynck (Be), winner of the Giro in 1977, is convinced that we won't have to wait until the last week to see some nice spectacle.

"The Giro is extremely different than the Tour, once you're driving away from the coast line, you arrive in the middle mountains."

According to the analysts Ph. Gilbert doesn't make any chance to win the Amstel gold Race next Sunday.

The last training session before next Sunday.

It could become dangerously slippery next Sunday on the cobblestones of the Hell of the North.

Will it become one of the two top favorites this year? Or will a third one take the victory in the Tour of Flanders ?

Will the Kemmelberg (23 %) this year be decisive for Ghent - Wevelgem?