Pope Leo XIV to Greet Giro d'Italia Cyclists Passing Through Vatican

World-class cyclists to circle Vatican City, meet Pope Leo XIV

Cyclists during an earlier edition of the Giro d’Italia. / Credit: filip bossuyt, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, May 29, 2025 / 10:09 am (CNA). World-class cyclists will greet Pope Leo XIV and circle Vatican City on Sunday before embarking on the final lap of the Giro d’Italia, a multistage bicycle race that concludes in Rome.The professional race, which started in Albania on May 9, is among the top three most important internati…

At the end of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday the route also leads through the Vatican. The decision to open the Papal State for the race was made by the late Pope Francis, who was a confessing cycling fan. His successor Leo XIV will welcome and bless the riders, as now became known.

World-Class Cyclists to Circle Vatican City, Meet Pope Leo XIV

filip bossuyt Cyclists during an earlier edition of the Giro d’Italia. The last stage of the 108th edition of the race will take place on June 1, starting from the Caracalla Baths, just south of the Coliseum, and proceeding toward the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV to greet Giro d'Italia cyclists passing through Vatican

Pope Leo XIV will greet Giro d'Italia bicyclists passing through Vatican City on Sunday, 1 June, in memory of Pope Francis, who had welcomed the ...

The Giro d'Italia will conclude in Rome on Sunday, and a visit to the Vatican will not be missing.

Pope Leo XIV will greet the Giro d’Italia cyclists as they pass through Vatican City on Sunday during the final stage, the Vatican announced on Wednesday.