Giro 2021: Route and stages

Giro d'Italia 2021

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Egan Bernal won the 104th edition of the Giro d’Italia ahead of Damiano Caruso and Simon Yates. As virtually always, most high altitude races were packed inside the final week, although two stages – 16 and 19 – were shortened for different reasons. The 2021 Giro kicked into gear on Saturday 8 May and finished on Sunday the 30th.

Read about the entire route of the 2021 Giro d’Italia.

Click on the links in below scheme for in-depth information on individual stages.

Giro d’Italia 2021 stages:

date start – finish km type
1 8-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 1 Turin – Turin 8.6 ITT
2 9-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 2 Stupinigi – Novara 179 flat
3 10-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 3 Biella – Canale 190 hills
4 11-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 4 Piacenza – Sestola 187 hills
5 12-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 5 Modena – Cattolica 177 flat
6 13-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 6 Grotte di Frasassi – San Giacomo 160 mountains
7 14-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 7 Notaresco – Termoli 181 flat
8 15-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 8 Foggia – Guardia Sanframondi 170 mountains
9 16-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 9 Castel di Sangro – Campo Felice 158 mountains
10 17-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 10 L’Aquila – Foligno 139 flat
18-5 rest day
11 19-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 11 Perugia – Montalcino 162 hills
12 20-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 12 Siena – Bagno di Romagna 212 hills
13 21-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 13 Ravenna – Verona 198 flat
14 22-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 14 Citadella – Monte Zoncolan 205 mountains
15 23-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 15 Grado – Gorizia 147 hills
16 24-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 16 Sacile – Cortina d’Ampezzo 153 mountains
25-5 rest day
17 26-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 17 Canazei – Sega di Ala 193 mountains
18 27-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 18 Rovereto – Stradella 231 flat
19 28-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 19 Abbiategrasso – Alpe di Mera 166 mountains
20 29-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 20 Verbania – Alpe Motta 164 mountains
21 30-5 Giro d’Italia 2021 route stage 21 Senago – Milan 30.3 ITT

Giro d’Italia 2021: route, profiles, more

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Giro d'Italia 2021: entire route - source: www.giroditalia.itroute

Giro d'Italia 2021: Grande Partenza in Piemonte - source: www.giroditalia.itBig Start

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