...Because why not.
There are already a lot of rumours.
First, the start will be in Italy (!!!), still no clue where. Most likely in the north/north-east. Milan? Venice? Somewhere else?
The route will then head south along the adriatic coast, and then switch to the Tyrrenian coast, probably not souther than Naples. After that, north again. There will be one weekend in the north-east and one in north-west, depending on where the finish will be set.
In the north-east, the following stages are rumoured:
- flat ITT from Treviso to Jesolo, already rumoured for 2014.
- WWI tribute through Grappa, Asiago, Montello and finish on the Piave. This could also feature the sterrato of the Montello, at only a few kms from the finish.
- MTF to Sorgenti del Piave (Piave's Springs)
- Mortirolo from Mazzo, finish in Edolo or Aprica.
- Vivione/Presolana/Monte Pora like 2008
In the north-west:
- ITT from S.Lorenzo a Mare to Sanremo
- From Sanremo to S.Anna di Vinadio, a revival of the sad Giro 2001 stage that never was.
- Finestre/Sestriere
- St.Panthaleon/Cervinia
as of today, a last stage in Turin, after a stage 20 on Sestriere looks like the strongest rumour. If I had to point the most likely stages of those I mentioned, they would be Sorgenti del Piave, Mortirolo and Sestriere.
EDIT: Latest rumoured route:
sabato 9 San Lorenzo al Mare Sanremo (cronosquadre) km 17,6 ***
domenica 10 Albenga - Genova km 173 **
lunedì 11 Rapallo - Sestri Levante km 136 ***
martedì 12 Chiavari - La Spezia km 150 ****
mercoledì 13 La Spezia - Abetone km 152 ***
giovedì 14 Montecatini T.me - Castiglione della Pescaia km 181 *
venerdì 15 Grosseto - Fiuggi km 263 **
sabato 16 Fiuggi - Campitello Matese km 188 ****
domenica 17 Benevento - San Giorgio del Sannio km 212 ****
lunedì 18 riposo a Civitanova Marche
martedì 19 Civitanova Marche - Forlì km 195 *
mercoledì 20 Forlì - Imola km 147 ***
giovedì 21 Imola - Vicenza (Monte Berico) km 190 ***
venerdì 22 Montecchio Maggiore - Lido di Jesolo km 153 *
sabato 23 Treviso - Valdobbiadene (crono) km 59,2 *****
domenica 24 Marostica - Madonna di Campiglio km 165 ****
lunedì 25 riposo a Madonna di Campiglio
martedì 26 Pinzolo - Aprica km 175 *****
mercoledì 27 Tirano - Lugano km 136 *
giovedì 28 Melide - Verbania km 172 ***
venerdì 29 Gravellona Toce - Cervinia km 236 *****
sabato 30 Saint Vincent - Sestriere km 196 ****
domenica 31 Torino - Milano km 185 *
There are already a lot of rumours.
First, the start will be in Italy (!!!), still no clue where. Most likely in the north/north-east. Milan? Venice? Somewhere else?
The route will then head south along the adriatic coast, and then switch to the Tyrrenian coast, probably not souther than Naples. After that, north again. There will be one weekend in the north-east and one in north-west, depending on where the finish will be set.
In the north-east, the following stages are rumoured:
- flat ITT from Treviso to Jesolo, already rumoured for 2014.
- WWI tribute through Grappa, Asiago, Montello and finish on the Piave. This could also feature the sterrato of the Montello, at only a few kms from the finish.
- MTF to Sorgenti del Piave (Piave's Springs)
- Mortirolo from Mazzo, finish in Edolo or Aprica.
- Vivione/Presolana/Monte Pora like 2008
In the north-west:
- ITT from S.Lorenzo a Mare to Sanremo
- From Sanremo to S.Anna di Vinadio, a revival of the sad Giro 2001 stage that never was.
- Finestre/Sestriere
- St.Panthaleon/Cervinia
as of today, a last stage in Turin, after a stage 20 on Sestriere looks like the strongest rumour. If I had to point the most likely stages of those I mentioned, they would be Sorgenti del Piave, Mortirolo and Sestriere.
EDIT: Latest rumoured route:
sabato 9 San Lorenzo al Mare Sanremo (cronosquadre) km 17,6 ***
domenica 10 Albenga - Genova km 173 **
lunedì 11 Rapallo - Sestri Levante km 136 ***
martedì 12 Chiavari - La Spezia km 150 ****
mercoledì 13 La Spezia - Abetone km 152 ***
giovedì 14 Montecatini T.me - Castiglione della Pescaia km 181 *
venerdì 15 Grosseto - Fiuggi km 263 **
sabato 16 Fiuggi - Campitello Matese km 188 ****
domenica 17 Benevento - San Giorgio del Sannio km 212 ****
lunedì 18 riposo a Civitanova Marche
martedì 19 Civitanova Marche - Forlì km 195 *
mercoledì 20 Forlì - Imola km 147 ***
giovedì 21 Imola - Vicenza (Monte Berico) km 190 ***
venerdì 22 Montecchio Maggiore - Lido di Jesolo km 153 *
sabato 23 Treviso - Valdobbiadene (crono) km 59,2 *****
domenica 24 Marostica - Madonna di Campiglio km 165 ****
lunedì 25 riposo a Madonna di Campiglio
martedì 26 Pinzolo - Aprica km 175 *****
mercoledì 27 Tirano - Lugano km 136 *
giovedì 28 Melide - Verbania km 172 ***
venerdì 29 Gravellona Toce - Cervinia km 236 *****
sabato 30 Saint Vincent - Sestriere km 196 ****
domenica 31 Torino - Milano km 185 *