The 2026 Giro de Italia male and female tours have been presented
The Giro de Italia presented on Monday the 2026 course for the men's and women's race, which will consist of a 40.2 km counterclockwork and five high mountain stages, while the female will have nine stages, one more than in the two previous editions.
Only one time check, in the men's test.
Thus, the 2026 Giro de Italia will have a 40.2 kilometre individual counterclockwork, the only one the participants will have to face, and five high mountain stages. The race will begin in Bulgaria on 8 Mayand end in Rome on 31May.
In total, in the 21 stages that make up the tour , cyclistswill have eight flat days, seven semi-mountain days, five high mountain days and an individual counterclock, which will take place on thetenth day in Tuscany, and in which the main stage will be the penultimate, Gemona del Friuli-Piancavallo, 199 kilometers.
The race will begin in Bulgaria, where three stages will be played, and the first day of the mountain will be the seventh, where the Blockhauswill be climbed. The individual counterclockwork will take place in the first stage of the second stage of the race and the third week will be decisive, where in thenineteenth stage cyclists will climb the Passo Giau, 2233 meters, Coppi Summit of the Giro de Italia 2026, among others.
As we said, the champion will receive the last pink maglia of Italy's 109 atmosphere on May 31 in Rome.
Nine stages in the women's race
As for the women's race, the 2026 Giro de Italia will have nine stages, one more than in the two previous editions.
In the course of the 37th edition of the Giro de Italia, theindividual clock of the fourth day (12.7 km) and the final stage of the Sestriere(8th) stand out. On the same eighth day, the runners will have to overcome the Colle delle Finestre, the summit of the.
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