Giro d’Italia to finish in Rome subsequent yr, for the eighth time, in what the capital hopes will turn out to be an annual custom.
The remaining stage of the 109th version of the Giro d’Italia, the biking world’s second-biggest annual stage race after the Tour de France, will probably be held in Rome on 31 May 2026.
The prestigious sporting occasion, which can cowl 3,459 kilometres, begins in Bulgaria on 8 May and can conclude three weeks later in Italy’s capital.
The grand finale of the 2026 route incorporates the historic centre in addition to the coast at Ostia, taking in quite a few Roman landmarks alongside the best way and ending towards the backdrop of the Colosseum.
Last yr the remaining stage of the celebrated race featured a symbolic cycle by the Vatican, for the primary time, in a tribute to Pope Francis.
The return of the Giro d’Italia to Rome in 2026 comes amid renewed calls by town administration for the Italian capital to host the remaining stage of the race yearly.
Rome tourism councillor Alessandro Onorato, talking at a presentation on Monday, stated the grand finale of the Giro d’Italia “should turn out to be a convention for the capital”, claiming town has confirmed itself to be “dependable and environment friendly”.
Hailing it as “a preferred celebration that engages the complete metropolis, from the historic centre to Ostia”, Onorato stated the sporting occasion “conveys a optimistic picture of Rome and gives vital visibility overseas with hundreds of thousands of viewers worldwide”.
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The grand finale of the #GirodItalia because it passes the Circus Maximus in Rome pic.twitter.com/Ujp5ahbpdl
— Wanted in Rome (@wantedinrome) May 26, 2024
It would be the eighth time that the famed biking occasion culminates in Rome, after earlier Roman editions in 1911, 1950, 2009, 2018, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
In 2018 organisers reduce brief the race as a result of poor situation of Rome’s streets on the time, resulting in a lot criticism directed at then mayor Virginia Raggi.
The Giro d’Italia has been held yearly since its first version in 1909, besides in the course of the two world wars.
The 2025 version of the lads’s race was gained by British champion Simon Yates whereas the Giro d’Italia Women was gained by Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini for the second yr in a row.
For full particulars of the 2026 occasion see the official Giro d’Italia web site.
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