Giro d’Italia

Road ยท Stage Race
DateMay 9โ€“29, 2026
Time4:00โ€“9:30 am ET
CourseStage Race
Why watch?

The 109th Giro starts in Bulgaria with Jonas Vingegaard confirmed before the route turns toward the Dolomites, where three weeks of climbing will settle the maglia rosa.

Stage Preview

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Stage 6: Paestum to Napoli | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview

Stage 6 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia runs 161 kilometers from Paestum to Napoli on May 13, the last flat stage before the race turns inland and upward. The route follows the Campanian coast north through rolling terrain that never quite settles, then drops into the city for a technical finish that will reward positioning as much as raw speed. This is the final chance for the pure sprinters to claim a stage before the climbers take over. The finish in Napoli is not a wide boulevard sprint. The final kilometers thread through tight corners and narrow streets, and the last straight is short enough that a rider who hits…

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