Giro 2026: Route and stages
Afonso Eulálio leads the Giro d'Italia ahead of Igor Arrieta and Christian Scaroni. Today's stage takes the riders over flat roads towards a final kilometre featuring rising cobbles and a U-turn, while the first major summit happens tomorrow atop the iconic Blockhaus. This weekend looks promising for attackers. Saturday's finale features a series of short and sharp climbs; on Sunday, the road rises continuously in the final 28 kilometres.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 6: Paestum - Napels
Thursday 14 May – Stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia travels from Paestum to Naples. The route is 142 kilometres long en features 500 metres of elevation gain, so you might think it’s a straightforward sprint stage. But no. The final kilometre serves up a rising cobbled section and a U-turn with 400 metres to go.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 6: For fast men #3
The stage to Naples is certain to end with a fast finishers showdown, but it won’t be a run-of-the-mill sprint. The finale, with rising cobbles and a U-turn in the final kilometre, is simply too demanding for that.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 7: Formia - Blockhaus
Friday, 15 May – The first proper uphill finish of the Giro d’Italia takes place on the Blockhaus. At 244 kilometres, it is also the longest day in the saddle. The finish line awaits atop a 13.6-kilometre climb averaging 8.4% in the Majella, the highest massif in the Apennines.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 7: GC showdown at Blockhaus
The stage to the Blockhaus looks set to be the first major showdown between the GC contenders. The 13.6-kilometre climb at 8.4% earns that status on name alone. In the past, Eddy Merckx and Moreno Argentin have triumphed on this iconic mountain.
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Giro 2026: Withdrawals
On Saturday 8 May, the Giro d’Italia started in Bulgaria with 184 riders. Not all of them will reach the finish in Rome. Cyclingstage.com keeps track of the withdrawals.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 8: Chieti - Fermo
Saturday, 16 May – Stage 8 of the Giro takes the riders from Chieti to Fermo. The 156-kilometre route follows the Adriatic coast until the last 60 kilometres seem set to ignite the fireworks with a series of short climbs, capped by a punchy finale on the narrow cobbled streets of Fermo’s old town.
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