The countdown to the Grande Partenza (grand depart) of the 105th Giro d’Italia has begun. A special Tissot countdown has been inaugurated in Hősök tere (Heroes’ Square) in Budapest, Hungary.
The countdown is situated in the exact place where the first stage of the 2022 Corsa Rosa will start on May 6 from Budapest.
The Grande Partenza of the 105th Giro d’Italia will feature three stages in Hungary. It begins on Friday, May 6 with the Budapest-Visegrád stage (195km).
Then, on Saturday May 7, a 9.2 km individual time trial runs through the heart of Budapest. The last stage in Hungary will take place on Sunday May 8 from Kaposvár to Balatonfüred (201km), on the shores of Balaton Lake and is likely to be one for the sprinters.
Both the first and the second stages will start from Heroes’ Square. The riders will then transfer to Italy; and, on Monday 9, the Corsa Rosa will observe its first rest day.
