Giro 2022: Favourites

Arnaud Demare - Giro 2022: Favouritesfoto: Cor Vos>After three weeks of action, the 2022 Giro d’Italia saw Jai Hindley climb into pink in the last mountain stage. Moreover, the Australian took the Blockhaus stage. Arnaud Démare won three stages, Koen Bouwman took two plus the maglia azurra, while Simon Yates triumphed twice also before he was forced to pull out with a knee injury.

Read about the pre-race favourites or click on the links in underneath scheme for the favourites per stage. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).

Giro d’ Italia 2022 – favourites per stage

date favourites km type
1 6-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 1 Puncher in pink 195 flat
2 7-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 2 ITT with pink lining 9.2 ITT
3 8-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 3 For fast men #1 201 flat
9-5 rest day
4 10-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 4 King of Mount Etna 172 mountain
5 11-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 5 For fast men #2 174 flat
6 12-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 6 For fast men #3 192 flat
7 13-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 7 Attackers with climbing skillset 196 hills
8 14-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 8 For Classics specialists 153 hills
9 15-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 9 GC clash on Blockhaus 191 mountains
16-5 rest day
10 17-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 10 For strongman sprinters 196 hills
11 18-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 11 For fast men #4 203 flat
12 19-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 12 Strong sprinters, or attackers 204 hills
13 20-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 13 Sprint in Cuneo 150 flat
14 21-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 14 Hilly race to suit attackers 147 hills
15 22-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 15 Breakaway day at altitude 178 mountains
23-5 rest day
16 24-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 16 For pure bred climbers 202 mountains
17 25-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 17 Climbers eyeing pink 168 mountains
18 26-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 18 For fast men #5 152 flat
19 27-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 19 Steep ramps to suit the breakaway 177 hills
20 28-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 20 Final GC clash in high mountains 168 mountains
21 29-5 Giro d’Italia 2022 favourites stage 21 Into the Arena 17.4 ITT

More about the Giro d'Italia


Giro 2022: RidersGiro 2022: GC Favourites

Watch the highlights of recent races here:

Giro 2022 Favourites stage 1: Puncher in pink

Alejandro valverde - Giro 2022 Favourites stage 1: Puncheur's dash for pinkThe opener of the Giro is tailor-made for a bunch sprint. That is, if the finish would be 5,6 kilometer earlier. The climb to Visegrád Citadel makes it a treat for punchers.
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Giro 2022 Favourites stage 2: ITT with pink lining

Tom Dumoulin rio - Giro 2022 Favourites stage 2: ITT with pink liningA strong performance on the short time trial in Budapest could catapult an ITT specialist into the maglia rosa. Who are the favourites to win the stage?
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Giro 2022 Favourites stage 3: For fast men #1

Caleb ewan giro - Giro 2022 Favourites stage 3: For fast men #1The pink carpet is rolled out for the fast men on the third day of action. Stage 3 is flat and fast with an inevitable bunch sprint to top it off.
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Giro 2022 Favourites stage 4: King of Mount Etna

Lennard Kamna - Giro 2022 Favourites stage 4: King of Mount EtnaThe climbers have their first chance to shine on the fourth day of action. The Giro finishes on Mount Etna after a finish climb of almost 23 kilometres long.
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Giro 2022 Favourites stage 5: For fast men#2

Mark Cavendish - Giro 2022 Favourites stage 5: For fast men#2Except for a long and easy midway climb the route of the 5th stage is flat. Who'll takes this stage triumph at the Giro?
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