19th Stage
Individual time trial - Cambiago-Monticello Brianza (44.3 km)

Paolo Savoldelli of the Index team wears the pink overall leader's jersey entering the final stage

Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (left) wins the penultimate stage, but Savoldelli remains the overall leader

18th stage
Rovereto-Brescia, 143 km

Tyler Hamilton (lef) is Savoldelli's nearest rival for the pink jersey, so the pair stick together in the pack

Mario Cipollini celebrates winning his fifth stage of this year's Giro and his 39th in total in the race

Cipollini (centre) outsprints fellow Italian Alessandro Petacchi (left) and Austrian Rene Haselbacher to take the stage