(Reuters) - Next year's Giro d'Italia promises a volcanic opening week with Mount Etna confirmed on Wednesday as the first summit finish in the 101st edition of the race. And for the first time one of cycling's three Grand Tours will venture outside Europe, with the three-week race beginning in Jerusalem, the most southerly starting point ever used. The race will then head back to southern Italy with stage six featuring a climb of Mount Etna in Sicily on May 10. "The climb towards Etna from this side is unprecedented even for me," Italy's twice Giro winner Vincenzo Nibali, who will be one of the favourites next year, said at the route ceremony. "I feel as if my cycling career started in Italy in some ways.

Source: Economic Times November 29, 2017 17:37 UTC