Rome (AFP) – The Tour of Italy (May 8-30) will have two highlights in 2027, including one in the mountains, three passages on famous motor sports circuits and a potentially decisive penultimate stage with Monte Zoncolan, according to the route unveiled Tuesday in Rome.
Published on: 03/11/2026 - 1:47 p.m.
After two consecutive departures abroad, Albania in 2025 and Bulgaria last year, the Giro will this time start from Trieste, in the north-east of the country, on the borders of Slovenia.
In the race to succeed the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, with possibly the Frenchman Paul Seixas as a guest star - who is hesitating for his 2027 calendar between Tour de France and Giro -, the peloton will make an incursion from the first stage into the country of Tadej Pogacar and will spend the entire second stage there. But the participation of the Slovenian ogre, victim of a serious fall during the 2026 Tour of Spain, is far from certain, despite repeated calls from the organizers.
Going back down the Adriatic coast, the first six stages should favor long breakaways and/or sprint finishes, notably the 4th on May 11 between Argenta and Misano Adriatico, with its finish judged on the Misano circuit where the San Marino MotoGP Grand Prix is held.
A “roof” at 2618 m
Motor sports, back in the spotlight in Italy after the F1 world champion title of the phenomenon Kimi Antonelli, are also in the spotlight during this 110th edition of the Giro.
The 11th stage will arrive in Mugello, on another circuit on the MotoGP championship program, and the 15th, a 37.3 km time trial, will start from the famous "Autodrome nazionale" of Monza, scene of the Italian F1 GP, to reach Milan.
The first important meeting in the race for the pink jersey could take place on May 14 with a 7th stage in the form of a 19.6 km time trial in the mountains, with an arrival at an altitude of 1068 m after a final ramp of 12.5 km.
After reaching Naples, the Giro will head north for a second week of transition which will conclude with a 14th stage ending in Piani di Bobbio, at more than 1600 m above sea level after sections at 18%.
The winner of this Giro should be decided during the last week, notably on the roads leading to the "roof" of the event, at 2618 m, the Passo di Gavia (16th stage), at Madonna di Campiglio (18th stage), after the double ascent of Passo Durone and on the slopes of Monte Zoncolan (10.1 km long, 11.9% average gradient and portions at 24%) on the eve of the finish in Rome.
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