Stage 19. Stage 19 is the hardest of the final trittico of mountain stages and combines a multi-climb ride through the Dolomites with a steep finish in the shadow of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo jagged peaks.

What hasn't changed is that the Giro is always hard in the mountains (some say harder than the Tour), but it's the rest of the Giro that leaves most GC riders spent after an intense, full-on effort in May. To win the Giro requires a full mental and physical effort, on par with what it takes to win the Tour.