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Bulgaria hosts opening trio of 2026 Giro stages
- Organisers unveiled a three-stage Bulgarian start along the Black Sea between Nessebar and Burgas for the 109th Giro d'Italia, scheduled for May 8-31, before a decisive finale in the Dolomites.
- Race director Mauro Vegni said organisers designed a more modern Giro with shorter but demanding stages alternating with chances for long-range attackers, including one 40.2-kilometre time trial on Stage 10 and seven summit finishes.
- Riders face 50,000 metres of climbing across 3,458km, with the queen Stage 19 from Feltre to Alleghe naming Passo Giau as the Cima Coppi at 2,233 meters and 8,700 metres packed into the decisive 19th and 20th stages.
- Adam Yates, the defending champion, is expected to try to retain his title and could be joined by Jonas Vingegaard, while Primoz Roglic and Isaac del Toro, who lost the lead in this year's penultimate stage, are key challengers.
- On May 30 the women's Giro begins in Cesenatico and runs to Saluzzo on June 7 over nine stages, with Elisa Longo Borghini defending her title in a longer race.
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2026 Giro to start in Bulgaria, be decided in the Dolomites, and finish in Rome
Next year’s Giro d’Italia will start with three stages in Bulgaria and will likely be decided in the Dolomites before the mostly ceremonial finish in Rome.
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·Zürich, Switzerland
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The organizers of the Tour of Italy have presented the 2026 Giro route, which will once again come to Slovenia's neighborhood, but will not turn onto our soil.
The next edition of the Tour d'Italie will leave Bulgaria on 8 May and will have seven arrivals at altitude and a total elevation of 49,150 meters.
·Montreal, Canada
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From Bulgaria to Rome: The route of the Tour of Italy in 2026 again has some difficulties. In the Dolomites the decision could be made.
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