Following · 8–31 May 2026

Giro d'Italia

The race that loves a climb. The 109th Corsa Rosa starts on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast and ends in Rome — three weeks of mountains, a 40 km individual time trial, and 49,150 m of climbing.

Stages

21

Distance

~3,459 km

Start

Nessebar (BG)

Finish

Rome

Three things to watch for

8–10 May

Stages 1–3 · Bulgaria

The Corsa Rosa starts outside Italy with three Bulgarian stages — Black Sea coast, Veliko Tarnovo, and a Plovdiv–Sofia run — before the race transfers to Calabria for the Italian opening.

19 May

Stage 10 · Viareggio → Massa

The only individual time trial of the race: 40 km along the Tuscan coast. The biggest single test of the legs — time gaps that won't be made back in the mountains.

29–30 May

Stages 19 & 20 · Dolomites finale

The final mountain weekend before Rome. The Passo Giau returns to the Giro after years away, and the GC contenders get their last roll of the dice in the high Dolomites.

Recent winners

2025Simon YatesVisma–Lease a Bike 2024Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates 2023Primož RogličJumbo-Visma 2022Jai HindleyBora-Hansgrohe 2021Egan BernalIneos Grenadiers 2020Tao Geoghegan HartIneos Grenadiers

A short history

First raced in 1909 by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Giro is the season's first Grand Tour. The maglia rosa — pink for the newspaper's paper — has gone to riders like Coppi, Merckx, Hinault, Indurain and, more recently, Pogačar and Yates.

Where the Tour is built on time trials and France's flat north, the Giro belongs to the climbers. The Stelvio, the Mortirolo, the Zoncolan, the Passo Giau — every May the route finds another way to crack the GC contenders open in the high passes.

Classification guide

The jerseys

Every Grand Tour has its own visual language. These are the jerseys riders fight for across three weeks — each one marking a different race within the race.

General classification

Maglia Rosa

The overall race leader across the full three weeks.

Points classification

Maglia Ciclamino

Awarded through stage finishes and intermediate sprints.

Mountains classification

Maglia Azzurra

For the rider collecting the most points over categorised climbs.

Young rider

Maglia Bianca

The highest placed eligible young rider on general classification.

Italian kit in stock

Castelli, Pinarello, Santini, Sportful, Pissei — Italian brands kit half the peloton. Here's what's currently on the rack.