Giro 2026: Route and stages
Giulio Ciccone leads the Giro d'Italia ahead of Jan Christen and Florian Stork. Today's stage is a hilly race with 4,100 metres of climbing and a punchy finale. Tomorrow, the riders travel over flat roads towards a final kilometre featuring rising cobbles and a U-turn in Naples. The Giro’s first major summit finish takes the form of the iconic Blockhaus on Friday, after which the weekend looks tempting for attackers.
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Giro 2026: Live report stage 5
Today the riders tackle the toughest stage of the Giro d'Italia so far. On paper, it looks like a day for the breakaway. Follow the action live on Cyclingstage.com.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 5: Praia a Mare – Potenza
Wednesday, 13 May – Stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia spans 203 kilometres from Praia a Mare to Potenza. The riders tackle 4,100 metres of climbing on their way to a punchy finale.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 5: Attackers with climbing legs
With 4,100 metres of climbing and over 200 kilometres to cover, stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia is a tough undertaking. There is no high mountain terrain, but the journey across the instep of the Italian boot is absolutely one for the climbers. Whether the GC riders will fight for the spoils remains to be seen, but we don't think so.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 6: Paestum - Napels
Thursday 14 May – Stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia travels from Paestum to Naples. The route is 142 kilometres long en features 500 metres of elevation gain, so you might think it’s a straightforward sprint stage. But no. The final kilometre serves up a rising cobbled section and a U-turn with 400 metres to go.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 6: For fast men #3
The stage to Naples is certain to end with a fast finishers showdown, but it won’t be a run-of-the-mill sprint. The finale, with rising cobbles and a U-turn in the final kilometre, is simply too demanding for that.
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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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