 Del Tongo-Colnago won the leg and their rider, Giuseppe Saronni, earned enough of an advantage to take race lead and don the race leader's "maglia rosa" ().The third stage saw Saronni expand upon his lead by winning the leg after out-sprinting the rest of the leading group.The fourth stage took the race into the Dolomites, as well as featuring a summit finish on Selva di Val Gardena.