foto: Cor VosTadej Pogacar is the hot favourite to win the Giro, while Geraint Thomas, Romain Bardet and Thymen Arensman are other GC contenders. Christophe Laporte, Julian Alaphilippe, Nairo Quintana and Simon Carr are among the designated stage hunters. A bunch of stellar sprinters – Fabio Jakobsen, Olav Kooij, Tim Merlier, Jonathan Milan, Caleb Ewan – are expected to fire up the flat stages.
Read about the favourites to win the GC.
Another interesting read: records & winners Giro d’Italia.
Please click on the links in the schema below for our predictions about the individual stage wins.
Giro d’Italia 2024 – favourites
| route | km | type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 1 Hilly race for pink | 140 | hills |
| 2 | 5-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 2 The King of Oropa | 161 | mountains |
| 3 | 6-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 3 For fast finishers #1 | 166 | flat |
| 4 | 7-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 4 Mini Milan-San Remo | 190 | flat |
| 5 | 8-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 5 For fast finishers #2 | 178 | hills |
| 6 | 9-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 6 Mini Strade Bianche | 180 | hills |
| 7 | 10-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 7 For punchy ITT specialists | 40.6 | ITT |
| 8 | 11-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 8 Mountain race for attackers | 152 | mountains |
| 9 | 12-5 | Giro d’Italia 2024 favourites stage 9 For fast finishers #3 | 214 | hills |
| 13-5 | rest day | |||
| 10 | 14-5 | 142 | mountains | |
| 11 | 15-5 | 207 | flat | |
| 12 | 16-5 | 193 | hills | |
| 13 | 17-5 | 179 | flat | |
| 14 | 18-5 | 31.2 | ITT | |
| 15 | 19-5 | 222 | mountains | |
| 20-5 | rest day | |||
| 16 | 21-5 | 202 | mountains | |
| 17 | 22-5 | 159 | mountains | |
| 18 | 23-5 | 178 | flat | |
| 19 | 24-5 | 157 | hills | |
| 20 | 25-5 | 184 | mountains | |
| 21 | 26-5 | 125 | flat | |
