Featuring 20 stages, just one fewer than the Giro d’Italia, the Giro-E 2020 takes place on the same roads and the same days as the Corsa Rosa, although with electrically-assisted bikes.
Scheduled to run from October 4-25, the panoramas of Sicily will kick off the Giro-E for the second time in three editions – with the finish on 25 October in Milan. The route covers more than 1,500km, with an average of 75km per stage and around 26,000m of vertical elevation.
In a year marked by a boom for electrically-assisted bikes, event organiser RCS Sport notes that… ‘Giro-E will not only be a festival of emotions and experiences for the participants, but also a strong message of the theme of sustainable mobility for the places that it will pass through and for all the fans who will follow it on the many media covering the event.’
“We are proud to confirm the 2020 edition of an event that is unique for its content and innovative format,” said Paolo Bellino, CEO of RCS Sport. “Like the Giro d’Italia, the Giro-E will also be an important moment this year, representing the restart of our country.
“This format that combines the beauty of Italy with sport and sustainable mobility is increasingly the ambassador of a new green awareness.”
Giro-E is billed as the only stage event in the world reserved for electrically-assisted bikes. The format, created by RCS Sport, the organiser of the Giro d’Italia, has grown from its first edition in 2018 with only one bike brand and a group limited to 20 riders to six brands and more than 500 cyclists involved in 2019.
Among the novelties of the 2020 edition, the length of the stages will decrease (between 63km and 110km for inline stages); there will be two time trials, along with greater attention to the teams’ energy efficiency (awarded with a special jersey) and dedicated starting cities.
From Etna to Sestriere, Giro-E will be a ‘real immersion into the world of the Giro,’ thanks to the chance to ride on the same roads, on the same days as the pros in the Giro d’Italia. The route features the iconic climbs such as the Colle dell’Agnello, the 2758m of the Stelvio Pass, and the Cima Coppi 2020, the highest peak of the Corsa Rosa.
