Giro 2026 Route stage 19: Feltre - Piani di Pezzè

Friday, 29 May – Covering 151 kilometres with 5,000 metres of climbing, stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia is a beast of a Dolomite stage. En route, the riders take on the Passo Duran, Passo Staulanza, Passo Giau and Passo Falzarego before finishing atop Piani di Pezzè. The climb to the line is a brute: 5 kilometres at 9.8%.

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For: climbers, GC contenders
Key features: this is the Giro’s most demanding stage

Feltre is situated in the southern foothills of the Alps, not far from the banks of the Piave. After a local loop, the riders head north towards the Dolomites. The opening phase is virtually flat, but that friendly introduction comes to an abrupt end after 60 kilometres when the peloton hits the Passo Duran in Agordo. It’s a brute of a climb, with long stretches nudging into double-digit gradients. In total it rises for 12.1 kilometres at an average gradient of 8.2%.

No sooner have they descended than the Passo Staulanza awaits. The climb comes in two parts - first, it rises for 5.8 kilometres at 9.7% to Coi, and after a short descent there is a further 6.3 kilometres at 6.7% to reach the actual Staulanza Pass. The climb to Coi in particular is irregular, with a section of almost 14%.

A not-particularly-steep descent of just under 10 kilometres leads straight onto the Passo Giau, which is hardly a gentle climb either. The steepest section comes right at the bottom, hitting 14%. Not that it becomes plain sailing afterwards, as the gradient never drops below 8%. Over 9.9 kilometres, the Giau averages a punishing 9.3%.

Fourteen years ago, the Duran, Staulanza and Giau also appeared in this order in the Giro. That stage finished in Cortina d’Ampezzo, where Joaquim Rodríguez took the win.

Cortina d’Ampezzo lies practically at the foot of the Passo Giau. Whereas the riders headed straight to the finish in 2012, this time they face two further climbs. The first is the Passo Falzarego, a relatively straightforward ascent of 10.1 kilometres at 5.6%.

A descent of roughly 20 kilometres then drops the riders down to Lago di Alleghe, and after a short flat section along the lakeshore, the final climb begins. It rises for 5 kilometres at an average gradient of 9.8%, leading up to the plateau of the Piani di Pezzè, beautifully situated at 1,465 metres with views of the surrounding peaks. The steepest section (12.2%) comes halfway up, while the final kilometre is also a brute, averaging nearly 11%.

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Time bonuses of 6, 4 and 2 seconds are up for grabs at the intermediate sprint at kilometre 118.6, halfway up the Passo Falzarego; at the finish line, 10, 6 and 4 await the first three riders.

Stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia starts at 12:30 and is expected to finish at around 17:15 - both local times (CEST). For details, see the timings in the slideshow below this article.

Another interesting read: favourites to win at Piani di Pezzè.