Designs and Giros

Nijmegen – Netherlands – wielrennen – cycling – radsport – cyclisme – Kittel Marcel (Germany / Team Etixx – Quick Step) pictured during stage 2 of th 99th Giro d’Italia 2016 from Arnhem to Nijmegen in the Netherlands – photo Davy Rietbergen/Cor Vos © 2016

Arnhem – Netherlands – wielrennen – cycling – radsport – cyclisme – Marcel Kittel (Germany / Team Etixx – Quick Step) pictured during stage 3 of th 99th Giro d’Italia 2016 from Nijmegen to Arnhem in the Netherlands – photo Dion Kerckhoffs/Davy Rietbergen/Cor Vos © 2016

Foligno – Italy – wielrennen – cycling – radsport – cyclisme – Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Team Giant – Alpecin) and the »Pizza» girl pictured during stage 7 of the 99th Giro d’Italia 2016 from Sulmona – Foligno 211 km – foto LB/RB/Cor Vos © 2016

Bibione – Italy – wielrennen – cycling – radsport – cyclisme – illustration – sfeer – illustratie bas weather rain clous pictured during stage 12 of the 99th Giro d’Italia 2016 from Noale to Bibione 182km – foto LB/RB/Cor Vos © 2016

Corvara – Italy – wielrennen – cycling – radsport – cyclisme – illustration – sfeer – illustratie snow – sneeuw la enige pictured during stage 14 of the 99th Giro d’Italia 2016 from Alpago to Corvara 210 km – foto LB/RB/Cor Vos © 2016

Sant’Anna di Vinadio – Italy – wielrennen – cycling – radsport – cyclisme – illustration – sfeer – illustratie pictured during stage 20 of the 99th Giro d’Italia 2016 from Guillestre to Sant’Anna di Vinadio 134 km – foto LB/RB/Cor Vos © 2016

Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/Astana) posing with the police ahead of the race stage 16: Bressanone/Brixen – Andalo 132km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

Joey Rosskopf (USA/BMC) salutes on his way to the start stage 16: Bressanone/Brixen – Andalo 132km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

white jersey Bob Jungels (Lux/Trek Factory Racing) to the start stage 16: Bressanone/Brixen – Andalo 132km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

peloton on the 1st ascent of the very steep (20%) cobbled Via Principi d’Acaja stage 18: Muggio – Pinerolo (240km) 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

riders up the snow-covered Colle dell’Agnello (2744m) stage 19: Pinerolo(IT) – Risoul(FR) 162km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

A Tinkoff rider couldn’t resist getting a feel of the snow up the misty Colle dell’Agnello (2744m) stage 19: Pinerolo(IT) – Risoul(FR) 162km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

Maarten Tjallingii (NLD/LottoNL-Jumbo) getting a ‚gazetta‘ underneath his jersey up the snow-covered Colle dell’Agnello (2744m) to protect him against the cold on the way down. stage 19: Pinerolo(IT) – Risoul(FR) 162km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

on top of the snow-covered Colle dell’Agnello (2744m) is the actual border between Italy & France; so these ladies sit next to each other in different countries… stage 19: Pinerolo(IT) – Risoul(FR) 162km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

The 3 main GC-contenders for the 2016 Giro still together up the snow-covered Colle dell’Agnello (2744m): Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/Astana), Johan Esteban Chaves (COL/Orica-GreenEDGE) & Steven Kruijswijk (NLD/LottoNL-Jumbo) A few kilometers beyond this point Maglia Rosa Kruijswijk would crash & the cards would be re-shuffled… stage 19: Pinerolo(IT) – Risoul(FR) 162km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016

GC winner Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/Astana) celebrated by his teammates (& manager Alexander Vinokourov) on the podium stage 21: Cuneo – Torino 163km 99th Giro d’Italia 2016