Giro 2026: Route and stages
Afonso Eulálio leads the Giro d'Italia ahead of Igor Arrieta and Christian Scaroni. Today's stage features 4,600 metres of climbing and a finish atop the iconic Blockhaus. Tomorrow’s finale is packed with short and sharp climbs, while the road rises almost constantly in the final 28 kilometres of Sunday's stage. After the second rest day, the Giro continues on Tuesday with a long and flat ITT.
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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 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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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 8: Intriguing finale for attackers
Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia is a race with two faces. Flat in the first part, with climbs in the second. The finale takes place on the steep cobbled streets of Fermo’s historic city centre.
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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 Favourites stage 9: All to play for on final climb
Stage 9 of the Giro revolves around three climbs in the final 30 kilometres. The roads are flat until then, after which the route rises almost continuously, mostly at gentle gradients, before the last 3 kilometres ramp up to an average of 10.1%.
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