Giro 2027: Route and stages

The 110th edition of the Giro d’Italia starts on Saturday, 8 May, in Trieste. For the first three days, the race remains in northern Italy and tips its toe in Slovenia, while the first mountain stage is scheduled for day five, with a summit finish in Sassotetto, in the Apennines. As always, the most brutal action comes in the final week, and one thing that's certain: the Giro finishes in Rome on Sunday, 30 May.

Giro 2027 Route stage 1: Trieste - Trieste

Saturday 8 May – No prologue, team time trial or royal sprint stage to open the 2027 Giro d’Italia. Instead, the organisers serve up a hilly 172-kilometre stage in and around Trieste, featuring just over 2,400 metres of climbing. The final uphill section comes 6.8 kilometres from the finish, after which it’s downhill all the way to the line.

Giro 2027 Route stage 5: Filottrano - Sassotetto

Wednesday 12 May – At 139 kilometres, stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia runs through the Apennines from Filottrano to Sassotetto, a ski resort at 1,465 metres above sea level. The final climb stretches over 13.1 kilometres, with an average gradient of 7.4%.

Giro 2027 Route stage 9: Itri - Monte Livata

Sunday 16 May – The first week of the Giro d’Italia comes to a close with a mountainous test. The 180-kilometre stage builds gradually before culminating in a 14-kilometre climb averaging 6.9%.

Giro 2027 Route stage 12: Montecatini Terme - Zum Zeri

Thursday 20 May – Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia takes the riders from Montecatini Terme into the Apennines. After one intermediate climb, the finish comes atop Zum Zeri. The venue never before visited by the Giro, lies at the end of an 8.7-kilometre climb averaging 8.7%.

Giro 2027 Route stage 16: Sondrio - Aprica

Tuesday 25 May – The Giro’s Queen Stage packs almost 6,000 metres of climbing into 192 kilometres. The elevation gain is spread across the Passo di Gavia, a double ascent of the Mortirolo and the final climb to Aprica. The last of these is relatively straightforward, but the others are anything but.

Giro 2027 Route stage 20: Pordenone - Monte Zoncolan

Saturday 29 May 2027 – The Giro’s final mountain stage heads to the summit of Monte Zoncolan. The brutally steep finale is a 10.1-kilometre slog at 11.9%, which is all the more daunting as the riders tackle the Passo Duron and Sella Valcalda in the run-up.

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