Giro 2026: Route and stages
Afonso Eulálio leads the Giro d'Italia ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Thymen Arensman. Up next: a challenging hilly race with the final climb coming 12 kilometres from the finish. Thursday features a flat stage with two climbs halfway through, and Friday is another flat stage, this time with two climbs in the finale. The GC riders take centre stage again in a compact mountain stage on Saturday.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 11: Porcari - Chiavari
Wednesday, 20 May – At 195 kilometres and featuring 2,850 metres of climbing, Stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia runs from Tuscany to Liguria. Most of the climbing is packed into the second half, before the final climb tops out 12.6 kilometres from the finish in the coastal town of Chiavari.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 11: Breakaway hopefuls in hilly finale
Stage 11 of the Giro is an interesting one. The riders tackle 2,850 metres of climbing, almost all of which comes in the final 100 kilometres.
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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: 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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Giro 2026: Riders
Jonas Vingegaard, Giulio Pellizzari, Felix Gall, Thymen Arensman and former winner Jai Hindley target the GC at the Giro, while Dylan Groenewegen, Jonathan Milan and Paul Magnier are aiming for sprint success. The likes of Jhonatan Narváez, Giulio Ciccone and Wout Poels are hunting stage wins. Who else is on the start list?
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