foto: Cor VosOffering its fair share of suprises, the 2021 Giro d’Italia lived up to its reputation with unpredictable, interesting racing. Eventually, the Italian Grand Tour saw Egan Bernal take Tao Geoghegan Hart’s crown. Moreover, the Colombian won two stages, as did Filippo Ganna and Caeb Ewan.
Read about the pre-race GC favourites or click on the links in the table below for the favourites to win individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).
Giro d’Italia 2021 – favourites per stages
| date | favourites | km | type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8-5 | Ganna’s dash for pink | 8.6 | ITT |
| 2 | 9-5 | First fast finishers showdown | 179 | flat |
| 3 | 10-5 | Strong sprinters or late attackers | 190 | hills |
| 4 | 11-5 | Bike handling in intriguing finale | 187 | hills |
| 5 | 12-5 | Back to the fast men | 177 | flat |
| 6 | 13-5 | Breakaway day, or GC clash | 160 | mountains |
| 7 | 14-5 | Sprint with a twist | 181 | flat |
| 8 | 15-5 | Attackers with climbing legs | 170 | mountains |
| 9 | 16-5 | Steep and unpaved finale | 158 | mountains |
| 10 | 17-5 | Sprint in Foligno | 139 | flat |
| 15-5 | rest day | |||
| 11 | 19-5 | For Strade Bianche specialists | 162 | hills |
| 12 | 20-5 | Attrition race with downhill finale | 212 | hills |
| 13 | 21-5 | Sprint in Verona | 198 | flat |
| 14 | 22-5 | Battle of Zoncolan | 205 | mountains |
| 15 | 23-5 | Attackers in Slovenian hills | 147 | hills |
| 16 | 24-5 | Attriton race with 5,700 climbing metres | 212 | mountains |
| 25-5 | rest day | |||
| 17 | 26-5 | For pure bred climbers | 193 | mountains |
| 18 | 27-5 | Sprinters or attackers | 231 | flat |
| 19 | 28-5 | Double digit denouement | 176 | mountains |
| 20 | 29-5 | Last chance for climbers | 164 | mountains |
| 21 | 30-5 | Ganna again | 30.3 | ITT |
