Giro 2026: Route and stages
Afonso Eulálio leads the Giro d'Italia ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Thymen Arensman. A predominantly flat stage with two climbs halfway through is on today's menu. Tomorrow brings another flat stage, but this time with two climbs in the finale. The GC riders take centre stage in a compact mountain stage on Saturday before it's up to the fast men on Sunday. Following the last rest day, the riders head into the high mountains again on Tuesday.
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Giro 2026: Live report stage 12
Today the Giro serves up — not for the first time in this edition — a flat stage with a fair amount of climbing in the middle. And that raises the question: sprinters or attackers? Follow today's action live on Cyclingstage.com.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 12: Imperia - Novi Ligure
Thursday, 21 May – Stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia covers 175 kilometres from the coastal town of Imperia to Novi Ligure. Two climbs punctuate the route. Could they derail a bunch sprint? The riders face 2,250 metres of climbing in total.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 12: For fast men #4
Stage 12 sees the Giro organisers stick to a tried-and-tested formula. In a nailed-on sprint stage, they throw in one or two climbs and then wait to see whether it actually comes down to a bunch sprint. What will it be this time?
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Giro 2026 Route stage 13: Alessandria - Verbania
Friday, 22 May – At 186 kilometres, the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia takes the riders from Alessandria to Verbania, situated on the shores of Lago Maggiore. Two short climbs — the first 2.4 kilometres at 5.5%, the second 4.7 kilometres at 7.1% — precede a finale on descent.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 13: Ganna on home roads
Stage 13 is fairly unremarkable until the finale. The 189-kilometre route features only 1,400 metres of climbing, but since much of it comes inside the final 20 kilometres, we can look forward to an exciting finale. Will it be the (late) attackers or (strong) sprinters?
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Giro 2026: Withdrawals
On Saturday 8 May, the Giro d’Italia started in Bulgaria with 184 riders. Not all of them will reach the finish in Rome. Cyclingstage.com keeps track of the withdrawals.
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