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The full route of the 2011 Giro d'Italia will be revealed on Saturday October 23 in Turin but the Gazzetta dello Sport newspapeꦛr, that is owned by race organisers RCS Sport, has revealed that the Monte Zoncolan climb will be back as a decisive stage in the 2011 race.

The Zoncolan is in the eastern Carnic mountains of Italy and will be climbed on Saturday May 22 at the end of a 210km stage that starts in Leinz, Austria. Gazzetta reports that stage will include four othꩵer passes before the climb to the finish at an altitude of 1,735 metres.

The Zoncolan was first climbed during the Giro d'Italia in 2003, when Gilberto Simoni won the stage and Marco Pantani finished fifth in what would 💦be his last ever ride in the Giro.

The stage climbed from the village of Suဣtrio on the East of the Zoncolan in 2003 bu༒t in 2007, when Simoni won again, the race organisers were able to climb from Ovado on the eastern side. This climb is even harder and considered one of the hardest climb in Europe. It is 10.10km long and climbs at an average of 11.9%.

Ivan Basso conquered the Zoncolan from the Sutrio side during this year's Giro d'Italia. After a head-to-head battle with Cadel Evans, Basso dropped the Australian and finished 1:19 ahead of his biggest rival for the maglia rosa. The rest of the peloton was spr✱ead over 30 minutes, with sprinter Graeme Brown last to make it to the finish.

The 2011 Giro d'Ital🥂ia will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, with other stages expected  to finish on the edge of the Mount Etna volcan💝o in Sicily, in the Dolomites and the Italian Alps.

The race will start on Saturday May 7 in Turin with a team time trial. The race will end with an individual time trial to Milan on May 29.