Giro d'Italia 2027: from Trieste to Rome with eight summit finishes, two time trials and the Mortirolo-Gavia queen stage
by Radiociclismo AI
The 110th Giro d'Italia was presented in Rome: 8–30 May 2027, 21 stages, 3,418.9 km, 50,250 m of climbing, the return of the Zoncolan and three stages tied to the Misano, Mugello and Monza circuits.
A race from the border to Rome The 2027 Giro d'Italia was presented on 3 November at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. The 110th edition runs from 8 to 30 May 2027, starting in Trieste and finishing in Rome: 21 stages, two rest days (Monday 17 and Monday 24 May), 3,418.9 kilometres and 50,250 metres of climbing. The route includes six sprinter-friendly stages, eight medium-mountain stages, five high-mountain stages and two individual time trials. Opening in Trieste, with a trip into Slovenia Stage 1, Trieste–Trieste (172 km), stays around the Trieste area with a detour into Slovenia and the Prebeneg climb. The next day the race remains abroad with the Ljubljana–Koper stage (166 km), before returning to Italy with Cervignano del Friuli–Possagno. Three racing circuits on the route One novelty is the link with motor-racing venues: stage 4, Argenta–Misano Adriatico (11 May), finishes inside the Misano circuit. Stage 11, Gualdo Tadino–Scarperia (19 May), ends at the Mugello Circuit. Stage 15, the Monza–Milan time trial of 37.3 km (23 May), starts from the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Eight summit finishes 12 May, stage 5: Filottrano–Sarnano/Sassotetto, 139 km. The start in Filottrano will remember Michele Scarponi, ten years after his passing. 14 May, stage 7: Sulmona–Campo di Giove mountain time trial, 19.6 km. 16 May, stage 9: Itri–Subiaco/Monte Livata, 180 km. 20 May, stage 12: Montecatini Terme–Zeri, 173 km, entirely in Tuscany on the stage dedicated to Bartali, with the Passo dei Due Santi. 22 May, stage 14: Cantù–Piani di Bobbio/Valtorta, 187 km, with the Madonna del Ghisallo, Culmine San Pietro and other Lombard climbs. 25 May, stage 16: Sondrio–Aprica, 192 km. 27 May, stage 18: Rovereto–Madonna di Campiglio, 154 km. 29 May, stage 20: Pordenone–Monte Zoncolan, 180 km. Mortirolo, Gavia and the return of the Zoncolan The queen stage is Sondrio–Aprica, 192 km with the Mortirolo, the Montagna Pantani, and the Passo Gavia, named Cima Coppi of the edition. The Monte Zoncolan returns after six years to close the penultimate stage, which the organisers present as decisive, preceded by the climbs of Duron and Sella Valcalda. Two time trials for the pink jersey contenders The Giro offers the Campo di Giove mountain time trial (19.6 km) in the first week and the long, flat Monza–Milan time trial in the third. In between, sprinter stages such as Argenta–Misano and the 219 km Trasacco–Naples alternate with long Apennine transfers like the 218 km Palombara Sabina–Norcia. The Rome finale The race ends on Sunday 30 May with the Rome–Rome stage of 131 km and around 500 metres of climbing. The winner receives the Trofeo Senza Fine. The Giro will also celebrate 80 years of the Polizia Stradale. The big picture With two demanding time trials and a final week featuring the Mortirolo, Gavia, Madonna di Campiglio and Zoncolan, the route rewards a complete rider, able to defend against the clock and survive the last week. Radiociclismo will follow the race stage by stage, from start lists to classifications.
