Giro 2021: Route and stages

Egan Bernal won the 104th edition of the Giro d’Italia ahead of Damiano Caruso and Simon Yates. As virtually always, most high altitude races were packed inside the final week, although two stages - 16 and 19 - were shortened for different reasons. The 2021 Giro kicked into gear on Saturday 8 May and finished on Sunday the 30th.

Read about the entire route of the 2021 Giro d'Italia.

Click on the links in the table below for in-depth information on the individual stages.

Giro d'Italia 2021 stages:

Giro d'Italia 2021: route, profiles, more

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Big Start

stage 1

stage 2

stage 3

stage 4

stage 5

stage 6

stage 7

stage 8

stage 9

stage 10

stage 11

stage 12

stage 13

stage 14

stage 15

stage 16

stage 17

stage 18

stage 19

stage 20

stage 21

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The Route

The Grande Partenza of the 104th Giro d’Italia took place on Saturday 8 May and the race finished in Milan on Sunday the 30th. The route added up to 3,479.9 kilometres with a total elevation gain of 47,000 metres.

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Turin - Turin

Saturday 8 May - The Giro d'Italia opens with an individual time trial of 8.6 kilometres in Turin. The route along the banks of the Po river is entirely flat.

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Stupinigi – Novara

Sunday 9 May - At 179 kilometres, the 2nd stage of the Giro d'Italia traverses the Po valley from Stupinigi to Novara. A fast finishers showdown is next to certain.

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Biella – Canale

Monday 10 May - The 3rd stage of the Giro d'Italia is a 190 kilometres race to Canale. Following a virtually flat opening the route continues onto more lumpy terrain in the last 70 kilometres.

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Piacenza - Sestola

Tuesday 11 May - At 187 kilometres, the 4th stage of the Giro travels from Piacenza to an intriguing finale in Sestola. The finish lies just 2.5 kilometres after a punchy climb with double digit gradients.

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