Profile, tour and schedule of the 2nd stage of the Giro de Italia 2026: Burgas-Veliko Tarnovo (221 km)
For the second day of the race, also in Bulgaria, the organizers have prepared a "winding" stage; the final part, for cyclists, will be "stressful".
The second stage of the 2026 Giro de Italia will be played on Saturday, May 9. The test continues in Bulgaria for the second consecutive day and until Sunday, and the day will begin in Burgas and end in Veliko Tarnovo over 221 kilometers . The forecast is that the departure will take place at 11:50 a.m. and, according to the organizers, the winner will pass between 16:59 and 17:29.
On this second day of the competition, participating cyclists will have to overcome three qualifying ports, all of third class: the Byala Pass, at kilometre 116.3, the Vratnik Pass, at 134.1, and the Lyaskovets Monastery Pass, whose banner will be only eleven kilometres from the finish line. The Lyaskovets Monastery Pass could be decisive on the day, since what follows will not be easy: "The last three kilometres," the Giro de Italia has specified on its website, "will be a mixed route, the first part of four, and the second part of the Monastery Pass," The
The day will end in Veliko Tarnovo, about 250 kilometers from the capital, Sofia. The next day's stage will end in Sofia, where the Giro de Italia will be another day in Bulgaria.
Data sheet:
Stage: 2nd stage (Saturday, May 9)
Tour: Burgas – Veliko Tarnovo
Distance: 221 km.
Departure time: 12:05
End time: 17:29 (41 km/h) 17:14 (43 km/h) 16:59 (45 km/h)
Mountain Prize: Byala Pass (3rd) , 116.3 km; Vratnik Pass (3rd) , 134.1 km; Lyaskovets Monastery Pass (3rd) , 210.6 km.
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