Giro 2026: Route and stages
Jonas Vingegaard won the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia and Afonso Eulálio retained the maglia rosa. The finale of the next stage is packed with short and sharp climbs, while the road rises almost constantly in the final 28 kilometres on Sunday. After the second rest day, the Giro continues on Tuesday with a long and flat ITT.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 8: Chieti - Fermo
Saturday, 16 May – Stage 8 of the Giro takes the riders from Chieti to Fermo. The 156-kilometre route follows the Adriatic coast until the last 60 kilometres seem set to ignite the fireworks with a series of short climbs, capped by a punchy finale on the narrow cobbled streets of Fermo’s old town.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 8: Intriguing finale for attackers
Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia is a race with two faces. Flat in the first part, with climbs in the second. The finale takes place on the steep cobbled streets of Fermo’s historic city centre.
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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 Favourites stage 9: All to play for on final climb
Stage 9 of the Giro revolves around three climbs in the final 30 kilometres. The roads are flat until then, after which the route rises almost continuously, mostly at gentle gradients, before the last 3 kilometres ramp up to an average of 10.1%.
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Giro 2026: Riders
Jonas Vingegaard, Giulio Pellizzari, Felix Gall, Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman target the GC at the Giro, while Dylan Groenewegen, Jonathan Milan and Paul Magnier are aiming for sprint success. The likes of Filippo Ganna and Giulio Ciccone will be hunting stage wins. Who else is on the start list?
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Giro 2026: Route
In the Giro d'Italia, the riders cover a total of 3,468 kilometres with 48,700 metres of climbing. The iconic Blockhaus features as a summit finish in the first week, while the extremely steep Piani di Pezzè brings the gruelling, possibly decisive, 19th stage to a close. Stage 16, held entirely in Switzerland, also promises to be a blockbuster. There is only one time trial on the menu, but it is a long – and flat – one.
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