The route of the 107th Giro d’Italia, running from May 4-26, 2024, has been unveiled.
The opening Grand Tour of 2024 starts with two stages full of climbs: Venaria Reale-Torino and Canavese. The third stage (Novara-Fossano 165 km), offers a potential bunch sprint. The Giro then moves on to Liguria (Acqui Terme-Andora 187km) and then Tuscany (Genoa-Lucca 177km) before a series of demanding and in some cases potentially decisive stages.
Giro d’Italia 2024 by the numbers:
- Regione Piemonte will host the Grande Partenza (Grand Départ) of the Giro d’Italia for the fourth time.
- May 4, 2024, the day of the first stage, will mark the 75th anniversary of the Superga tragedy. The air disaster occurred on May 4, 1949, with a flight carrying the entire Torino football team. The Corsa Rosa will pay homage to the victims by passing through Superga.
- Santuario D’Oropa will be the Montagna of the Giro d’Italia 25 years after the victory of Il Pirata (Marco Pantani).
- 2024 sees the 45th stage finish in Naples, which will host the arrival of the Corsa Rosa for the third year in a row.
- There are seven new start locations: San Francesco al Campo (stage 2), Foiano di Val Fortore (stage 11), Martinsicuro (stage 12), Castiglione delle Stiviere (stage 14), Manerba del Garda (stage 15), Santa Cristina Valgardena (stage 17) and Mortegliano (stage 19).
- There are six new finish locations: Andora (stage 4), Rapolano Terme (stage 6), Cusano Mutri (stage 10), Desenzano del Garda (stage 14), Santa Cristina Valgardena (stage 16), and Passo Brocon (stage 17).
- Passo dello Stelvio is Cima Coppi (highest peak) for the 11th time. At 2,758 metres, it is the highest altitude ever reached by the Giro d’Italia.
- Rome hosts the Grande Arrivo for the sixth time in history. The precedents are 1911, 1950, 2009, 2018 and 2023.
