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- Friday's Giro d'Italia Stage 19 departs Avellino at 13:05 CET (7:05am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at Vesuvio (Ercolano) between 17:05 and 17:30 CET (11:05am and 11:30am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live video streaming on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 8:30am U.S. Eastern.  Giro live coverage on Eurosport 2 is scheduled to begin at 16:10 CET (10:10am U.S. Eastern); coverage might appear on the main Eurosport channel depending on weather conditions at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris as well as competitor match-ups.  The Rai Sport Piu web streams usually go live before television coverage.

- Watch the Giro d'Italia Stage 18 On Demand on Universal Sports here.  (Over three hours of coverage.  North America.)

- Giro LIVE now on Eurosport, switched from tennis.  See Eurosport Alternative 1 feed at right and Eurosport live audio streams, links also at right.

- Regarding Eurosport live audio:  They just announced they are staying with Roland Garros live coverage of the Roger Federer match for now.  They apologized to cycling fans.

- Giro d'Italia LIVE video streaming via Rai here too.  Opens in media player.  Not as high quality as one below but perhaps you'll find there is less buffering.

- Giro d'Italia LIVE:  The new Rai feed we posted earlier is particularly high quality and plays well in full screen.  (Double click on video)

- Giro LIVE on ETB 1.  (Basque)  Link at right.

- Giro d'Italia LIVE video streaming on Universal Sports.  Links at right.

- Giro LIVE on Rai Sport here too.  (Opens directly in media player.)

- Giro d'Italia LIVE video streaming now on Rai Sport Piu web streams.  (First Rai link at right.)

- Tour of Belgium LIVE now here.

- Tour of Belgium live video streaming is scheduled to begin at 14:00 CET (8am U.S. Eastern).

- Giro d'Italia Stage 18 departs Sulmona at 12:50 CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected in Benevento between 17:03 and 17:30 CET (11:03am and 11:30am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live video streaming on Universal Sports is scheduled to begin at 8:50am U.S. Eastern.  Giro live coverage on Eurosport 2 is scheduled to begin at 16:00 CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern); coverage might appear on the main Eurosport channel depending on weather conditions at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris as well as competitor match-ups.  The Rai Sport Piu web streams usually go live before television coverage.

Painting the Giro: Cycling art by Rob Ijbema

2009 Giro d'Italia: Maglia Rosa, Mark Cavendish
acrylic on paper 5x8"
Copyright © 2009 Rob Ijbema

- See Painting the Giro: Cycling art by Rob Ijbema

- Watch the Giro d'Italia Stage 17 On Demand on Universal Sports here.  (Over four hours of coverage.  North America.

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- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Giro d'Italia.