The Sala Sinopoli of the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone in Rome was the setting for the official presentation of the routes of the Giro d’Italia 110 and the Giro d’Italia Women 2027. Capitale Alessandro Onorato. The event eagerly awaited by fans of this sport traced the route of two competitions created to provide pure spectacle throughout the peninsula, alternating stages for sprinters, treacherous sections and great epic climbs that promise to write new and exciting pages in the history of international cycling.
The route of the men’s Giro d’Italia: from Trieste to the grand finale in Rome
The men’s Corsa Rosa will start on Saturday 8 May 2027 from Trieste and end on Sunday 30 May in Rome. The athletes will face a total of 3,418.9 kilometers characterized by 50,250 meters of altitude difference. The first week will open with the Trieste-Trieste and a crossing into Slovenia and a finale driven by three altimetric pitfalls in the last 40 kilometres. The caravan will also remain in Slovenian territory the following day for the section between Ljubljana and Koper, designed for fast wheels, and then return to Italy with the 163 kilometer Cervignano-Possagno route.
The sprinters will be protagonists again in the fourth stage from Argenta to Misano Adriatico with the spectacular arrival at the Autodromo Marco Simoncelli. The first real test for the general classification will come in the fifth stage from Filottrano to Sarnano-Sassotetto, a stage of only 139 kilometers but with a difference in altitude of 3,300 meters which will pay homage to Michele Scarponi 10 years after his death. The block will continue along the Adriatic with the Alba Adriatica-Lanciano, before the 19.6 kilometer uphill individual time trial from Sulmona to Campo di Giove. The week will end with the fast catwalk on the city circuit of Naples and with the tiring ascent of the Itri-Subiaco Monte Livata on Sunday 16 May.
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The ups and downs and the big weekend of the second week
After the rest, the race will restart from Lazio towards the central Apennines with the Palombara Sabina-Norcia stage, characterized by 218 kilometers and 3,600 meters of altitude difference between continuous ups and downs with a touching arrival in the places marked by the 2016 earthquake. The longest section of the race will follow, the Gualdo Tadino-Scarperia with the finish line at the Mugello racetrack, before moving to Lunigiana for the Montecatini Terme-Zeri, designated as the Bartali stage with the ascent to the Passo dei Due Santi.
The sprinters will have a new space in the 176 kilometer Borgo Val di Taro-Reggio Emilia. The second weekend will be decisive for the men in the ranking: on Saturday the Lombard stage will be run from Cantù Arena to Piani di Bobbio/Valtorta of 187 kilometers and 4,900 meters of altitude climbing Ghisallo, Culmine di San Pietro, Miragolo San Salvatore and Alino, followed on Sunday by the 37.3 kilometer individual time trial from Monza to Milan starting inside the famous racetrack.
The third week between the great mountains and the catwalk in Rome
The finale of the men’s Giro will immediately offer the queen stage from Sondrio to Aprica, a very tough route of 192 kilometers and 5,700 meters of altitude which will see the double climb to Mortirolo – designated as Montagna Pantani – and the ascent to Gavia, valid as Cima Coppi of this edition. After passing the flat section from Chiari to Vo’, the group will return to climb in the Rovereto-Madonna di Campiglio, the seventh high altitude finish of the route, which will be followed by the 199 kilometer rough section Rovereto-Sacile. The last great mountain obstacle will be the return to Monte Zoncolan in the hamlet starting from Pordenone, climbed from the terrible Ovaro side. The great journey will finally end on Sunday 30 May with the now traditional final catwalk in Rome to lift the Endless Trophy in the Eternal City.
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The Giro d’Italia Women: from Versilia to the peaks of the Aosta Valley
The Giro d’Italia Women 2027 will start for the second consecutive year in conjunction with the men’s one on Saturday 29 May from Viareggio to end on Sunday 6 June with the Mont Blanc Stage, covering 1,132 kilometers in total and 17,450 meters of altitude difference divided into 9 stages. After the first Viareggio section with 4 passages on the Pitoro, the caravan will tackle the Massa-Genova route with over 2,000 meters of altitude difference and the Cogorno-Viadana route, the longest with 171 kilometres.
The mountain will enter the scene in the fourth stage Credaro-Passo della Presolana (131 kilometers and 3,500 meters of altitude difference), preceding the Cassano d’Adda circuit, the sixth stage Bergamo-Madesimo Passo dello Spluga of 137 kilometers and 3,550 meters of altitude with the ascent to the San Marco Pass (Cima Alfonsina Strada), and the flat section Carugate-Rho. The finale will be exciting with the Valdigne Tudor ITT time trial of 11 kilometers and 650 meters of altitude difference and the decisive Monte Bianco Stage of 132 kilometers and 3,950 meters of altitude difference.
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The great project to valorise Italian spiritual paths
New this year is the idea of valorising Italian spiritual paths, understood as a high expression of a slow, conscious and sustainable way of travelling. Cycling and the extraordinary narrative ability of the two Corsa Rosas will in fact be put at the service of the national heritage, intertwining the streets where athletes fight for success with the historic routes that for centuries have invited us to slow down, observe and discover the inner dimension of the territory.
The project will involve 35 of the most famous spiritual paths in the country, for a total extension that exceeds 15,000 kilometers entirely practicable on foot and, in several sections, also by bicycle. Through detailed maps, dedicated plans, exclusive video content and digital tools for territorial promotion, the stages of the Giro d’Italia and the Giro d’Italia Women will intersect and tell the story of four grandiose historical itineraries: the Via Francigena, the ancient backbone of pilgrims towards Rome; the Via Romea Strata, a fundamental route from central and eastern Europe; the Cammino di San Benedetto, which traces the roots of monasticism between Umbria and Lazio; and the Cammino di San Francesco, a profound journey into the green heart of the Apennines.
These are streets that are profoundly different from each other but share the extraordinary ability to describe an authentic Italy made up of villages, uncontaminated landscapes, artistic testimonies and popular traditions. The objective declared by RCS Sport is to increase global knowledge and the attractiveness of these routes, promoting their daily usability and consolidating them as strategic resources for Italian tourism. Two different ways of traveling – the competitive one for professionals and the contemplative one for walkers – thus merge into a single great tribute to the Italian territory, demonstrating how sport can transform itself into the ideal vehicle for protecting and promoting the cultural identity of the country.
