Giro 2026: Route and stages
Jonas Vingegaard won the 9th stage and Afonso Eulálio retained the maglia rosa. After the second rest day, the Giro d'Italia resumes with a long and flat ITT. Wednesday brings a hilly stage, Thursday is a flat stage with two climbs midway, and Friday is also flat and features two short climbs in the finale. The GC riders take centre stage again in a compact mountain stage on Saturday.
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Giro 2026: Vingegaard triumphs at Corno alle Scale, Eulálio retains pink
The Corno alle Scale is insanely steep in the final 3 kilometres. No sooner are they on that section than Felix Gall attacks and Jonas Vingegaard goes with him. They catch attacker Giulio Ciccone, after which the Dane continues alone in the final kilometre. He takes his second stage win of the Giro, while Afonso Eulálio keeps the pink jersey.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 9: Cervia – Corno alle Scale
Sunday, 17 May – At 184 kilometres, the 9th stage of the Giro d’Italia travels from Cervia to Corno alle Scale. In the process, the riders take on 2,400 metres of climbing, most of which comes in the final 28 kilometres. The road rises at double-digit gradients in the last 3 kilometres.
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Giro 2026 Route stage 10: Viareggio - Massa
Tuesday, 19 May – The day after the second rest day features a 42-kilometre individual time trial. The flat course runs along the Tyrrhenian coast from Viareggio to Massa.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 10: Ganna for glory
The Giro’s individual time trial is 100% tailored to pure time-trial specialists. The course is 42 kilometres long and features only 50 metres of elevation gain. Bike handling skills are far from a major factor, as there are very few corners.
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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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