Overview
- Stage 1, which began Friday in Bulgaria from Nessebar to Burgas, starts three days of racing there before a long transfer to Italy.
- The Giro runs May 8–31 over about 3,460 kilometers with roughly 49,150 meters of climbing across 21 stages, finishing in Rome.
- A key individual time trial in Tuscany on May 19 is listed between 40.2 and 42.0 kilometers by different outlets, and the final-week Dolomites climbs are expected to decide the race.
- Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard lines up as the clear favorite, with Egan Bernal, Jai Hindley, Giulio Pellizzari and Felix Gall among the contenders.
- Tadej Pogačar skips the event and 2025 winner Simon Yates has retired, while fans can watch every stage live on Eurosport with free streaming on Joyn and full packages on Discovery+ and HBO Max, plus ARD highlights.