Stages & Profiles Giro d'Italia 2027 - Monte Zoncolan finale; Mortirolo & Gavia make up queen stage; 56Km of time trials
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After the Tour de France, the route of the 2027 Giro d'Italia has been revealed. In May of 2027, the Corsa Rosa returns to the roads of Italy, with a Grande Partenza in the border city of Trieste. The race will feature summit finishes at Monte Zoncolan and Madonna di Campiglio; whilst the likes of the Passo del Mortirolo and Passo di Gavia return to the route.
The start of the race takes place in Trieste - the first time since 2024, when the start was in Torino. It is a day for the sprinters. Stage 2 begins begins in Slovenia - Ljubljana - and finishes in Koper, for an explosive hilly finale. The race returns to Italy on stage 3, with an equally tricky arrival in Possagno. Stage 4 into Misano Adriatico begins to take the race south, and will be a day for the sprinters.
The race reaches the mountains on stage 5 with a summit finish at Sassotetto, 13.1 kilometers at 7.4. Stage 6 is a tricky sprint stage with a slight uphill finale into Lanciana; whilst stage 7 will feature a MTT into Campo di Giove. The ITT is 19.6 kilometers long, the final 12.5 on the ascent itself - 4.4% average gradient. Stage 8 into Napoli will be a day for the sprinters.
Stage 9 sees the riders turn north once again, with a summit finish at Monte Livata taking over - 13.9 kilometers at 6.9%. Stage 10 into Norcia is a tricky day with a few climbs towards the end and a downhill finale. Stage 11 will finish on the Mugello race track in Scarperia, a 220-kilometer long stage that has one steep climb towards the finish. Stage 12 sees the riders return to the mountains with a summit finish on the Passo due Santi in Zeri, which is 8.7 kilometers long at 8.7%.
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Stage 13 into Reggio Emilia is one of the flattest of the race, followed by a mountain stage into Piani di Bobio. The final ascent is 10 kilometers long at 9%, but the 187-kilometer long day as a whole is one of the most difficult of the race. Stage 15 is the race's sole flat individual time trial from Monza to Milano, which is 37 kilometers in length.
The final week begins with what is potentially the queen stage of the race, as the riders take on a monstrous stage starting in Sondrio and finishing in Aprica. Inbetween, two ascents of the Passo del Mortirolo, with the Passo di Gavia inbetween both. Stage 17 into Vo' is almost fully pan-flat, but with a couple of explosive hilltops near the finale.
The race will then feature a difficult stage 18 which features a summit finish at Madonna di Campiglio - the fifth high ascent of the day. Stage 19 into Sacile is perhaps a breakaway day, with a few small ascents, but a peloton of sprinters who will look to control it.
Lastly the Monte Zoncolan which marks the end of stage 20, the final mountain stage of the race. The final day finishes in Rome, as has been the case in recent years.
Jonas Vingegaard won the 2026 Giro d'Italia
FULL ROUTE GIRO D'ITALIA 2027
Stage 1: Trieste - Trieste
Trieste - Trieste, 172 kilometers
Stage 2: Ljubljana - Koper
Ljubljana - Koper, 166 kilometers
Stage 3: Cervignano del Friuli - Possagno
Cervignano del Friuli - Possagno, 163 kilometers
Stage 4: Argenta - Misano Adriatico
Argenta - Misano Adriatico, 151 kilometers
Stage 5: Filottrano - Sassotetto
Filottrano - Sarnano-Sassotetto, 139 kilometers
Stage 6: Alba Adriatico - Lanciano
Alba Adriatica - Lanciano, 148 kilometers
Stage 7 (ITT): ulmona - Campi di Giove
Sulmona - Campo di Giove, 19.6 kilometers
Stage 8: Trasacco - Napoli
Trasacco - Napoli, 219 kilometers
Stage 9: Itri - Monte Livata
Itri - Monte Livata, 188 kilometers
Stage 10: Palombara Sabina - Norcia
Palombara Sabina - Norcia, 218 kilometers
Stage 11: Gualdo Tadino - Scarperia
Gualdo Taldino - Scarperia (Mugello race track), 220 kilometers
Stage 12: Montecatini Terme - Zum Zeri
Montecatini Terme - Zeri (Passo due Santi), 173 kilometers
Stage 13: Borgo Val di Taro - Reggio Emilia
Borgo Val di Taro - Reggio Emilia, 176 klometers
Stage 14: Cantù - Piani di Bobbio
Cantù - Piani di Bobbio, 187 kilometers
Stage 15 (ITT): Monza - Milano
Monza - Milano, 37.3 kilometers
Stage 16: Sondrio - Aprica
Sondrio - Aprica, 192 kilometers
Stage 17: Chiari - Vo'
Chiari - Vo', 194 kilometers
Stage 18: Rovereto - Madonna di Campiglio
Rovereto - Madonna di Campiglio, 154 kilometers
Stage 19: Rovereto - Sacile
Rovereto - Sacile, 199 kilometers
Stage 20: Pordenone - Monte Zoncolan
Pordenone - Monte Zoncolan, 180 kilometers
Stage 21: Roma - Roma
Roma - Roma, 131 kilometers
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