Complete guide to following the Giro d'Italia 2016

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Giro d'Italia: 8 days to go! (Image credit: Immediate Media)

The television broadcast of the Giro d'Italia is just one of the myriad of ways you can follow the race in 2016. Social media has added a new dimension to watching bike racing, offering fans an opportunity to engage with commentators, race organisers, riders, journalists, and other fans to have their questions answered or simply contribute to the coverage.

Cyclingnews will have coverage of every single Giro d'Italia stage in 2016, starting with live coverage on Thursday May 5 with the pre-race press conferences and team presentation in Apeldoorn. Cyclingnews will also have daily race reports from the Giro, with accompanying results and photos, along with news and features. Each stage of the Giro also has its own preview page with a map and profile to let you know exactly where the peloton is starting and finishing and the terrain they'll cover.

Maglia Rosa: Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro d'Italia by Herbie Sykes
Coppi: Inside the Legend of the Campionissimo by Herbie Sykes
Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi by William Fotheringham
Pedalare! Pedalare!: A History of Italian Cycling by John Foot
The Death of Marco Pantani: A Biography by Matt Rendell
The Story of the Giro d'Italia by Bill McGann
The Giro d'Italia – Coppi versus Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy by Dino Buzzati