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2027 Giro d'Italia
The 2027 Giro d'Italia will be the 110th edition of the race, and the rumours are in full flow ahead of the tour route being officially announced.
Rumours are that the tour could start in Australia, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. That may sound drastic, but we will know more once we hear the official word!
Who will win the Giro d'Italia 2027?
For Giro d'Italia predictions and betting tips, be sure to head over to our dedicated cycling predictions page to see who the OLBG tipsters are backing to win the race, and also the daily head-to-head markets and stage markets.
Alternatively, you can try our Best Cycling Tipsters page, which displays only tipsters who have open tips and over the past twelve months have shown a profit.
Is the Giro d'Italia on TV?
Yes, you can watch the action unfold live on Eurosport over the three weeks.
How many kilometres is the Giro d'Italia?
The 2026 Giro d'Italia covered a total distance of 3,459.2 km over the twenty-one stages, and we should expect a similar distance in 2027.
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2026 Giro d'Italia Route - Phase 1 Recap
The race started on May 8th and began in Bulgaria. The first three stages took place in Bulgaria before the first of three rest days on Monday, May 11th. Stage 4 saw the tour move into Italy as the riders headed from Catanzaro (Stage 4) to Corno alle Scale (Stage 9) before the second rest day on the 18th. This phase covered a total of 1,648 km.
| Stage | Route | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 Friday (8 May) | Nessebar (Bulgaria) to Burgas (Bulgaria) Flat stage (156 km) | Paul Magnier (FRA) |
| Stage 2 Saturday (9 May) | Burgas (Bulgaria) to Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) Hilly stage (220 km) | Guillermo Thomas Silva (URU) |
| Stage 3 Sunday (10 May) | Plovdiv (Bulgaria) to Sofia (Bulgaria) Flat stage (174 km) | Paul Magnier (FRA) |
| Monday (11 May) | Rest Day | |
| Stage 4 Tuesday (12 May) | Catanzaro to Cosenza Flat stage (144 km) | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) |
| Stage 5 Wednesday (13 May) | Praia a Mare to Potenza Hilly stage (204 km) | Igor Arrieta (ESP) |
| Stage 6 Thursday (14 May) | Paestum to Naples Flat stage (161 km) | Davide Ballerini (ITA) |
| Stage 7 Friday (15 May) | Formia to Blockhaus Mountain stage (246 km) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
| Stage 8 Saturday (16 May) | Chieti to Fermo Hilly stage (159 km) | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) |
| Stage 9 Sunday (17 May) | Cervia to Corno alle Scale Hilly stage (184 km) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
| Monday (18 May) | Rest Day | |
2026 Giro d'Italia Route - Phase 2 Recap
After the rider's second rest day, they proceeded to six more stages, covering a total distance of 850.2km. This phase saw them head from Viareggio (19th) with a time trial through to Milan (24th) to complete the six stages of this part of the tour.
| Stage | Route | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 10 Tuesday (19 May) | Viareggio to Massa Individual time trial (40.2 km) | Filippo Ganna (ITA) |
| Stage 11 Wednesday (20 May) | Porcari to Chiavari Hilly stage (178 km) | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) |
| Stage 12 Thursday (21 May) | Imperia to Novi Ligure Flat stage (177 km) | Alec Segaert (BEL) |
| Stage 13 Friday (22 May) | Alessandria to Verbania Hilly stage (186 km) | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) |
| Stage 14 Saturday (23 May) | Aosta to Pila Mountain stage (133 km) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
| Stage 15 Sunday (24 May) | Voghera to Milan Flat stage (136 km) | Fredrik Dversnes (NOR) |
| Monday (25 May) | Rest Day | |
2026 Giro d'Italia Route - Phase 3 Recap
The riders headed into the home stretch in the final phase, all heading to Rome. They began this final stage, which covered a distance of 961 km in Switzerland, for the 16th stage, before moving back into Italy and heading towards Rome, where the 2026 Tour de France winner was decided.
| Stage | Route | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 16 Tuesday (26 May) | Bellinzona (Switzerland) to Carì (Switzerland) Mountain stage (113 km) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
| Stage 17 Wednesday (27 May) | Cassano d'Adda to Andalo Hilly stage (200 km) | Michael Valgren (DEN) |
| Stage 18 Thursday (28 May) | Fai della Paganella to Pieve di Soligo Flat stage (167 km) | Paul Magnier (FRA) |
| Stage 19 Friday (29 May) | Feltre to Alleghe Mountain stage (151 km) | Sepp Kuss (USA) |
| Stage 20 Saturday (30 May) | Gemona del Friuli to Piancavallo Mountain stage (199 km) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
| Stage 21 Sunday (31 May) | Rome to Rome Flat stage (131 km) | Jonathan Milan (ITA) |
Past Giro d'Italia General Classification Winners
Below are the last ten winners of the Giro d'Italia general classification, Italian riders do have a great record in the race with forty-one Italian riders winning a total of seventy-one of the previous general classifications, however, the tide is turning, since 2008, only four of the nineteen events have been won by Italian riders which include none of the last ten, Vincenzo Nibali success in 2016 was the last. Jai Hindley's (Australia) success in 2022, Primož Roglič's (Slovenia) in 2023, and Jonas Vingegaard's (Denmark) in 2026 were first-time wins for the countries.
There has not been a back-to-back winner since Miguel Indurain achieved this feat in 1992-93. Before him, you have to go back to the 1960s to find the previous rider to win it back-to-back, and that was Franco Balmamion in 1962-63.
Simon Yates' win in 2025 made him the first winner since Alberto Contador (2015) to win the tour without winning a single stage.
Last Ten Giro d'Italia General Classification Winners
| Year | Winner | Team | Stage Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 5 |
| 2025 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Visma–Lease a Bike | 0 |
| 2024 | Tadej Pogačar (SVN) | UAE Team Emirates | 6 |
| 2023 | Primož Roglič (SVN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 1 |
| 2022 | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 1 |
| 2021 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 2 |
| 2020 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | 2 |
| 2019 | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Movistar Team | 2 |
| 2018 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 2 |
| 2017 | Tom Dumoulin (NLD) | Team Sunweb | 2 |
Past Giro d'Italia Mountains Classification Winners
This goes to the rider who performs best over the mountains, the King of the Mountains! Each climb is given a classification, and points are awarded based on difficulty; bonus points are also on offer.
Italy and Spain have been the two most dominant forces in this market, winning a total of fifty-seven between them, with forty-one for Italy and sixteen for Spain.
Since 2007, the winner has come from either of those two countries in twelve of those twenty years, including wins for Italians at the last two tours.
Last Ten Giro d'Italia King of the Mountains Winners
| Year | Winner | Team | Points | Margin | Stage Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Lidl–Trek | 277 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | XDS Astana Team | 355 | 154 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tadej Pogačar (SVN) | UAE Team Emirates | 270 | 64 | 6 |
| 2023 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama - FDJ | 237 | 37 | 0 |
| 2022 | Koen Bouwman (NLD) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 294 | 131 | 2 |
| 2021 | Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 184 | 44 | 1 |
| 2020 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | EF Pro Cycling | 234 | 77 | 1 |
| 2019 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 267 | 152 | 1 |
| 2018 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | 125 | 17 | 2 |
| 2017 | Mikel Landa (SPA) | Team Sky | 224 | 106 | 1 |
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The Giro d'Italia content on OLBG has been created and maintained by Andy Powell, who, through the creation of the content, developed an understanding of the sport.
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