Report: 2016 Giro d’Italia to start in Apeldoorn

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) with the Giro d'Italia trophy

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) with the Giro d'Italia trophy (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The Giro d'Italia 2016 "is almost certainly" starting in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, according to a report Friday morning in a Dutch newspaper. The provincial government has agreed to help finance the start, according to the organizing committee.