Giro 2026: Route and stages
Guillermo Silva leads the Giro d'Italia ahead of florian Stork and Egan Bernal. After the rest day, a mostly flat stage with a long climb in the final 50 kilometres is on the menu. On Wednesday, a hilly stage with 4,100 metres of elevation gain awaits, and on Thursday the riders will finish on a short cobbled climb in Naples. The first major summit finish of the Giro happens on Friday atop the iconic Blockhaus.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 4: Catanzaro - Cosenza
Tuesday, 12 May – The Giro d’Italia is on home soil. At 138 kilometres, stage 4 runs on flat roads from Catanzaro to Cosenza until a climb of 14.4 kilometres at 5.9% sets up the finale.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 4: Sprinters or attackers?
The first Giro stage on home soil is similar to the final stage in Bulgaria, as both feature a significant climb in an otherwise flat parcours. There is a difference, though, as the climb on the way from Catanzaro to Cosenza comes closer to the finish, reducing the chances of dropped sprinters to latch back on.
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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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