Giro 2026: Route and stages

The Grande Partenza of the 109th edition of the Giro d’Italia will take place in Bulgaria on Friday 8 May 2026, with the race finishing in Rome on Sunday 31 May. In the opening week, the Blockhaus provides the first major climb, while the second week features a tough climbing stage in and around the Aosta Valley. The final week includes a gruelling Swiss excursion, and the run to the steep Piani di Pezzè looks, on paper, like an absolute killer. There is only one ITT, but it’s a long one. (Slideshow route/profile)

Read about the route of the 2026 Giro d’Italia.

Another interesting read: records & winners in the Giro.

Giro d’Italia 2026 – stages

	datum	start – finish	km	type
1	8-5	Nesebăr – Burgas	156	flat
2	9-5	Burgas – Veliko Tarnovo	220	hills
3	10-5	Plovdiv – Sofia	174	flat
	13-5	rest day
4	12-5	Catanzaro – Cosenza	144	hill
5	13-5	Praia a Mare – Potenza	204	hills
6	14-5	Paestum – Napels	161	flat
7	15-5	Formia – Blockhaus	246	mountains
8	16-5	Chieti – Fermo	159	hills
9	17-5	Cervia – Corno alle Scale	184	mountain
	18-5	rest day
10	19-5	Viareggio – Massa	40.2	ITT
11	20-5	Porcari – Chiavari	178	hills
12	21-5	Imperia – Novi Ligure	177	flat
13	22-5	Alessandria – Verbania	186	hills
14	23-5	Aosta – Pila	133	mountains
15	24-5	Voghera – Milan	136	flat
	25-5	rest day
16	26-5	Bellinzona – Carì	113	mountains
17	27-5	Cassana d’Adda – Andalo	200	hills
18	28-5	Fai della Paganelle – Pieve di Soligo	167	hills
19	29-5	Feltre – Piani di Pezzè	151	mountains
20	30-5	Gemona del Friuli – Piancavallo	191	mountains
21	31-5	Rome – Rome	131	flat