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 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.

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

Another interesting read: records & winners in the Giro.

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

Giro d'Italia 2026 - stages

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