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Stephen Farrand

Beyond the GC battle - The 2026 Giro d'Italia offers more than the fight for the maglia rosa - Analysis

ROME, ITALY - JUNE 01: Simon Yates of Great Britain and Team Visma | Lease a Bike celebrates at podium as Pink Leader Jersey winner with the Trofeo Senza Fine during the 108th Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 21 a 144.8km stage from Rome to Rome / #UCIWT / on June 01, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

Twenty-four hours after the presentation of the 2026 Giro d'Italia route, riders, teams and the tifosi are still studying the 21 stages, trying to work out the key stages, where the race will be won and who will pull on the final maglia rosa in Rome on May 31.

The 2025 Giro route had a simple but logical narrative, with Strade Bianche gravel roads and a 28km time trial mid-race, some testing mountain stages and then the grand finale over the Colle delle Finestre on stage 20.

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