Stage 19

Two small climbs of the Monte Croce Comelico and Sappada are followed by a long descent with the short but steep climb of Sella Chianzutan before the second half of the stage heads downhill to Aviano. The stage then runs up the final steep 14-km ascent, where the first 6 km are at a gradient around 10% (topping 15%) and then the gradient shallows a little, but still a hard climb until the finish (Pantani won here in 1998).