Giro d’Italia 2024: dates, stages, kilometers, news

Since the beginning of the world, the Giro has been able to capture the affection and passion of Italians. Three weeks on the pedals, up and down the Peninsula, with the best cyclists in the world competing for the Maglia Rosa and the Trofeo senza Fine.

The route of the Giro d’Italia 2024 extends over 21 stagesto face from 4 to 26 Mayfor a total of 3,400.8 km And 44,650 meters of altitude difference. The two scheduled time trials will involve the athletes for 71.8 km, while there will be six stages for sprinters and the same number with uphill finishes.

Four stages exceed 200 km, while twelve are between 150 and 200 km. As for the climbs, 10 first category, 9 second, 10 third and 12 fourth category will be tackled. Cima Coppi, the highest climb of the tour, is the Stelvio Pass, with its 2758 meters of altitude.

The Giro d’Italia 2024 begins in Piedmont, with tough stages: arrival in Turin and the Sanctuary of Oropa, immediately the scene of challenging climbs. Then the caravan heads for the sea arriving as far as Andora and then continues along the coast, up to Versilia. We deviate into the heart of the country, and before arriving in Rapolano Terme, we face stretches of dirt roads. After that, comes the crucial time trial from Foligno to Perugia. The eighth stage in Prati di Tivo presents a difficult climb, while the first week ends with a stage arriving in the heart of Napolthe.

Afterwards, the pink caravan heads north again, with three undulating stages that lead to the Tour in the Marche. In Riccione-Cento the sprinters will be protagonists, just before tackling the flat Castiglione delle Stiviere-Desenzano del Garda time trial. Stage 15 from Manerba del Garda to Livigno will be decidedly more challengingwith climbs in Lodrino, Colle San Zeno, Mortirolo, Passo di Foscagno and Mottolino di Livigno.

The third week of the Giro d’Italia starts again from Livigno with a mountainous stage through Passo d’Eira, Passo del Foscagno, Passo dello Stelvio (Cima Coppi), Passo Pinei and Monte Pana. And the next day it’s even tougher, the sequence of mountain Grands Prix to overcome will be Sella, Rolle, Gobbera and double Passo Brocon. Just enough time to catch your breath with a transfer stage arriving in Padua, and then straight away the final two days which include Passo Duron, Sella Valcalda and Cima Sappada, followed by the ascent to Monte Grappa. The Rome catwalk will conclude the Pink race on May 26th.

At the starting line of the 107th edition of the Giro d’Italia, we find 22 teams and 176 riders. The absence of Wout van Aert, recovering from 9 fractures, does not diminish the enthusiasm or the sense of anticipation, with one name to follow above all: Tadej Pogacar, number 1 in the UCI World Ranking. Favorite to win the general classification, and with the great dream of a double by also winning the Tour de France, which would lead him to equal Marco Pantani’s feat in ’98.

Geraint Thomas, according to last year, presents himself as the main antagonist. Mr. G, who in case of victory would be the “oldest” winner of the Corsa Rosa, runs with the support of Thymen Arensmanamong the favorites for the Maglia Bianca, and ours Filippo Ganna. There will also be two top 10s from last year at the start, Damiano Caruso (4th) ed Eddie Dunbar (7th). Among other names to keep an eye on, Julian Alaphilippeluxury newcomer, and Nairo Quintanawhich returns to participate in a major Giro from 2022.

The fight for Points classification which assigns the Ciclamino jersey, kingdom of sprinters, it is alive and on, with Jonathan Milan (winner in 2023) who keeps hopes high for us Italiansespecially after the two recent stage victories and the leadership in the Points Classification at Tirreno-Adriatico 2024. But for sure Caleb Ewan, Fabio JakobsenAnd Fernando Gaviria they will leave no stone unturned to give him a hard time.

In the fight for White Jersey, dedicated to young people, the names of stand out Cian Uijtdebroekscaptain of Visma after Wout Van Aert’s withdrawal due to the fall during the Crossing of Flanders, and Antonio Tiberi.

In two time trial stages, the main favorite will be our Filippo Ganna. He will compete with names like Mikkel Bjerg, Tobias Foss, Edoardo Affini and Lorenzo Milesi, winner of the world time trial title in 2023.

The 2024 edition of the Corsa Rosa also gives us a return to the past, with the reintroduction of the Intergiro Ranking. From 1989 to 2006, during the Giro d’Italia the Intergiro accessory classification, recognizable by the blue jersey, mainly animated the less intense stages, with an intermediate finish line usually positioned halfway through the route.

As in the past, this year too the flying finish line it will not only concern the attackers, but also the riders fighting for the general classification, awarding time bonuses (3”, 2” and 1”) to the first three to pass. The top eight will also earn points (12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1), contributing to the overall points classification.

Now all we have to do is connect to RAI, which will propose the now consolidated formula ofalternation RaiSport – Rai 2 for live broadcastsor up Eurosport or DAZNFor follow the stages and see the key moments. Happy Tour everyone!