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Giro d’Italia 2014: 9 days to go

By Cycling News

published 30 April 2014

The best images for the 2013 Corsa Rosa

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2013 Giro d'Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Mark Cavendish's (Omega Pharma QuickStep) in pink(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish and Paul Smith(Image credit: Sirotti)

Ryder Hesjedal gives the thumbs up(Image credit: Sirotti)

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma QuickStep) wins the opening stage of the Giro(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish is the first Giro d'Italia race leader of 2013(Image credit: Sirotti)

The Giro d'Italia starts in Naples on Saturaday(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Giro d'Italia 2013: The start in Naples(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish sits in the Omega Pharma - Quick Step train(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky) moved into the leader's jersey(Image credit: Sirotti)

Champagne time for Team Sky(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Luca Paolini (Katusha) in pink(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Luca Paolini (Katusha) made his Giro d'Italia debut in fine fashion with a solo victory on stage 3(Image credit: Sirotti)

Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox) wins stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Sirotti)

It was a tough day in the saddle for Giro leader Luca Paolini, but the 36-year-old Italian remains in the maglia rosa.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Stage 4 did not go to plan for Bradley Wiggins (Sky) as he lost 17 seconds to his GC rivals.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The Movistar team relax ahead of stage 4(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Giro d'Italia stage 5 winner John Degenkolb (Team Argos-Shimano)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Maglia rosa wearer Luca Paolini (Katusha) celebrates another day in the Giro lead(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Do you think John Degenkolb (Team Argos-Shimano) is happy about his first Giro stage victory?(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) hits the line first(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Fabio Aru (Astana) leads the young rider classification(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The color-coordinated French champion Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

GC leader Luca Paolini and mountains leader Giovanni Visconti ham it up before stage 6(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The classification leaders at the start of stage 6 (L-R): Luca Paolini, Giovanni Visconti, Fabio Aru and John Degenkolb(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

A very banged-up Laurent Pichon (FDJ) soldiers on at the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) beat Viviani and Bouhanni(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) savours his moment in pink (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Taylor Phinney at the start(Image credit: Sirotti)

Luca Paolini in the maglia rosa before stage 7(Image credit: Sirotti)

Adam Hansen holds up the Australian flag(Image credit: Sirotti)

Adam Hansen (Lotto Belisol) wins the stage.(Image credit: Sirotti)

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) rounds a bend(Image credit: Sirotti)

A Cannondale rider crashes on a slippery road(Image credit: Sirotti)

Ryder Hesjedal struggled on the course(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Wilco Keldermann (Blanco) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) comes over the line in second place(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Benat Intxausti slipped to 14th in GC(Image credit: Sirotti)

Rigoberto Uran (Sky) kept his spot in the top ten(Image credit: Sirotti)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) in pink after stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Sirotti)

Alex Dowsett (Movistar) on the podium(Image credit: Sirotti)

Alex Dowsett (Movistar) on his way to the win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Matt Goss and Luke Durbridge at the start of the stage(Image credit: Sirotti)

Cadel Evans (BMC) once again had a strong day(Image credit: Sirotti)

Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) was dropped on the final climb(Image credit: Sirotti)

Maxim Belkov (Katusha) wins stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Sirotti)

Carlos Betancur (AG2R) thought he'd won the stage(Image credit: Sirotti)

Cadel Evans (BMC) moved into the red jersey having finished 5th(Image credit: Sirotti)

New maglia rosa wearer Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) at the stage 9 start line(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Rigoberto Uran (Sky Procycling) wins stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Sirotti)

Rigoberto Uran (Sky) comes over the line to win stage 10(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Cadel Evans battles with Vincenzo Nibali(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) was dropped (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Rigoberto Uran (Sky) on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The Giro d'Italia trophy on display in Cordenons prior to the start of stage 10(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) on his way to winning stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Stage 11 winner Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) flies the Lithuania flag on the podium(Image credit: Sirotti)

Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin - Sharp) wins stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Rafal Majka (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) adds another maglia rosa to his collection(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish won the 100th race in his career with today's victory in stage 12 of the Giro.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Giro d'Italia leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) makes his way to the podium after stage 12(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Matteo Trentin celebrates his teammate Mark Cavendish's victory in Treviso.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish prevailed in Treviso on a rainy, miserable day.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) rues what might have been as he and his breakaway companions were caught within sight of the finish line.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish after winning at the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

A race moto crashes(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma QuickStep) wins stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Cavendish and Nibali ride side by side(Image credit: Sirotti)

Mark Cavendish takes a corner on stage 13(Image credit: Sirotti)

Jack Bobridge picks himself up after crashing(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) won the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia, finishing first atop the Jafferau (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Another day, another maglia rosa for Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Carlos Alberto Betancur (AG2R - La Mondiale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) marks Cadel Evans (BMC)(Image credit: Sirotti)

The snow made for some spectacular but cold racing in 2013(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team) wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Sirotti)

This one is for Tondo(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Mark Cavendish turned 28 on the day of the Giro's 16th stage and the race organisation provided the Manxman with a cake(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Maglia rosa Vincenzo Nibali and maglia bianca Carlos Betancur await the start of stage 16(Image credit: Sirotti)

Benat Intxausti gives Movistar back-to-back stage victories at the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Sirotti)

Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) celebrates a stage 17 victory in the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) counts how many stage wins so far this Giro(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Giovanni Visconti (Movistar)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Michele Scarponi (Lampre Merida)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) powers towards the finish(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) on the podium(Image credit: Sirotti)

Snow lines the Passo del Tonale(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) at the finish on Tre Cime di Lavaredo(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Cadel Evans (BMC) is assisted after finishing in the snow on Tre Cime di Lavaredo(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Estonian champion Tanel Kangert worked hard for Astana teammate Vincenzo Nibal on the climb to the finish(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) takes his second stage win(Image credit: Sirotti)

Fabio Aru (Astana) at the finish of stage 20 on Tre Cime di Lavaredo(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R-La Mondiale) receives assistance at the finish of stage 20(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Giro leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) solos to victory on the final day in the mountains(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Samuel Sanchez crosses the line(Image credit: Sirotti)

Michele Scarponi (Lampre - Merida) shows the strain(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) chatting with his team car(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma - QuickStep) wins the final stage into Brescia(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

The Giro 2013 podium in Brescia(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is crowned the 2013 Giro d'Italia winner(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Photo op time for 2013 Giro d'Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali and his Astana teammates(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

With nine days until the Grand Partenza of the 2014 Giro d'Italia Cyclingnews continues it countdown to the race with a gallery of images to look back at the 2013 edition of the Corsa Rosa won by Vincenzo Nibali (Astana).

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Giro d’Italia 2014: 10 Day Countdown starts here

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In 2013 Nibali won two stage wins and dominated the race for the pink jersey. He secured victory with a dominate ride in the snow to the final summit finish at Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Rigoberto Uran (Team Sky) finished second overall, 4:43 down on Nibali. Cadel Evans (BMC) was third at 5:52.

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) claim five stages and the red points jersey.

Snow and cold weather wreck havoc on the race. Stage 19 from Ponte di Legno to Vall Martell was cancelled and other stages were shortened. Riders finished the stage to Tre Cime di Lavaredo covered in snow. It was a demanding edition of the Corsa Rosa but Cyclingnews photographer Tim de Waele captured some dramatic images.

Click here to look through the image gallery.

The countdown to the Giro d'Italia: