Giro d'Italia 2026 Preview
The official 2026 Giro route runs May 8-31, opens in Bulgaria, climbs Blockhaus and the Dolomites, and now has a complete current startlist plus favorites for every stage.
The 2026 Giro d'Italia is underway and now follows the official May 8-31 route calendar. The opening weekend stays in Bulgaria, the race returns to Italy after the first rest day, and the GC fight begins in earnest on Blockhaus before the third-week mountain block.
Stage 10 is the lone individual time trial, a long Viareggio to Massa test. The rest of the route leans into climbing pressure: Corno alle Scale, Pila, Cari, Alleghe, and Piancavallo give the GC contenders repeated opportunities to force time gaps.
The startlist has been rebuilt from the official Giro team pages with 184 riders across 23 teams. Jonas Vingegaard is the central GC favorite, while Paul Magnier, Jonathan Milan, Kaden Groves, Casper Van Uden, Dylan Groenewegen, Arnaud De Lie, and Pascal Ackermann headline the sprint conversations.