The race line-up
The Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy in English) is a stage cycling race created in 1909 by the newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. It is considered as the second most important race of the Grand Tours of the UCI World Tour calendar just behind the Tour de France.
Like the Tour de France and its famous yellow jersey, the Giro d’Italia is categorized by its pink jersey which remembers the colors of the Gazzetta dello Sport, its foundator.
A departure in Budapest, Hungary, Attila Valter’s country !
On this year 2022, the three Grand Tours will start from abroad and it is in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, Attila Valter’s native country that the riders will leave for these three intense weeks on the the Italian roads. The one who lived life in pink during last Giro d’Italia will be keen to race in front of its own fans.
Arnaud Démare and his train returning to Italy after a tremendous 2020 edition
After 4 victories and 1 cyclamen leader’s jersey by points, Arnaud Démare and his train left the Giro 2020 with resounding success. This year, they are willing to get back to the win column with a course suitable for sprinters. In fact, more than 5 massive sprint finishes are planned.
Stage 1 – Budapest > Visegrád – 195 km – 6th may
Stage 2 (ITT) – Budapest > Budapest – 9,2 km – 7th may
Stage 3 – Kaposvár > Balatonfüred – 201 km – 8th may
Stage 4 – Avola > Etna-Nicolosi – 170 km – 10th may
Stage 5 – Catania > Messina – 174 km – 11th may
Stage 6 – Palmi > Scalea (Riviera dei Cedri) – 192 km – 12th may
Stage 7 – Diamante > Potenza – 196 km – 13th may
Stage 8 – Napoli > Napoli – 153 km – 14th may
Stage 9 – Isernia > Blockhaus – 189 km – 15th may
Stage 10 – Pescara > Jesi – 196 km – 17th may
Stage 11 – Santarcangelo di Romagna > Reggio Emilia – 203 km – 18th may
Stage 12 – Parma > Genova – 202 km – 19th may
Stage 13 – Sanremo > Cuneo – 150 km – 20th may
Stage 14 – Santena > Torino – 147 km – 21st may
Stage 15 – Rivarolo Canavese > Cogne – 178 km – 22nd may
Stage 16 – Salò > Aprica – 202 km – 24th may
Stage 17 – Ponte di Legno > Lavarone – 168 km – 25th may
Stage 18 – Borgo Valsugana > Treviso – 151 km – 26th may
Stage 19 – Marano Lagunare > Santuario di Castelmonte – 177 km – 27th may
Stage 20 – Belluno > Marmolada (Passo Fedaia) – 167 km – 28th may
Stage 21 (ITT) – Verona > Verona – 17,4 km – 29th may
