Overview
- RCS Sport presented the 21‑stage men’s Giro for May 8–31, covering 3,459 km with roughly 49,150 meters of climbing and a 40.2 km individual time trial.
- The race opens with three stages in Bulgaria—Nessebar to Burgas, Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo, and Plovdiv to Sofia—before a rest day and transfer to Calabria.
- Mountain highlights include Passo Giau as the Cima Coppi at 2,233 meters, a Dolomites queen stage, and a Swiss leg from Bellinzona to Carì, with a Milan finish on May 24 and the finale in Rome.
- The Giro Women runs May 30–June 7 with nine stages over 1,153.7 km in northern Italy from Cesenatico to Saluzzo, featuring a summit finish on the Colle delle Finestre.
- Teams have objected to the added logistics and expenses of starting abroad and are in talks with organizers over higher reimbursements.