IN BRIEF
The route of the 110th Giro d’Italia was unveiled on 3 November in Rome. The race will start from Trieste on 8 May 2027 and finish in Rome on Sunday 30 May, after 3,418.9 km and 50,250 m of climbing. It crosses into Slovenia on stage 1 and stage 2 is raced entirely there. In the mountains, the Zoncolan returns, the Mortirolo is climbed twice and the Cima Coppi is on the Gavia. Two individual time trials are on the programme: a 19.6 km uphill test from Sulmona to Campo di Giove, and 37.3 km from Monza to Milan.
The organiser says Rome will host the final finish for the ninth time in the history of the Giro, and for the first time five years in a row.
The 2027 Giro starts between Trieste and Slovenia
Stage 1 loops around Trieste. It makes a brief incursion into Slovenia and features three climbs in the final 40 kilometres. Stage 2, from Ljubljana to Koper, is raced entirely on Slovenian soil: it is the fourth time a Giro stage has started in Slovenia.
Stage 3 brings the race back to Italy, from Cervignano to Possagno, on a tricky 163 km course. Later on, stage 13, from Borgo Val di Taro to Reggio Emilia, offers a much easier profile over 176 km.
Two time trials, one of them uphill
The uphill individual time trial climbs from Sulmona to Campo di Giove over 19.6 km. The other links Monza to Milan over 37.3 km, starting inside the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.
Zoncolan, Mortirolo and Gavia
The Giro returns to Monte Zoncolan, in the Carnic Alps, on the stage starting from Pordenone. The riders will tackle it from the Ovaro side.
The stage from Sondrio to Aprica covers 192 km with 5,700 m of climbing. The route includes two ascents of the Mortirolo, designated Montagna Pantani, and the Gavia, which will be the Cima Coppi. The stage from Rovereto to Madonna di Campiglio also takes the race back into the mountains.
On a Saturday, the 187 km stage between Cantù Arena and Piani di Bobbio/Valtorta packs in 4,900 m of climbing.
110 editions
Urbano Cairo, President of RCS MediaGroup, hailed the milestone of 110 editions:
“Reaching 110 editions is an extraordinary milestone, bearing witness to the history and value of the Giro d’Italia, one of the greatest assets of Italian sport.”
Urbano Cairo, President of RCS MediaGroup
