The 2024 Tour de France kicks off on June 29 with a historic rollout from Florence, Italy. The first three stages of the race will run on some of the roads we’ve seen in the Giro d’Italia. With many of the national championships decided, teams have turned their focus to their selections for the Grande Boucle.
Switzerland’s Gino Mäder powered to a brave solo victory at the end of a 15km final climb above Ascoli Piceno to become only the second rider called Gino to win a stage at the Giro, after Bartali.
The route for the 2021 Giro d’Italia, the race’s 104th edition, has been announced.
The 2019 edition of the Giro d’Italia will be a true ‘Italian Style’ Giro, racing entirely within Italy, with the exception of a brief visit to the Republic of San Marino on Stage 9.
15 years after being honored as ‘Righteous Among the Nations’ by Israel for his efforts to save Jews during WWII, Gino Bartali has now been made an honorary citizen of the country
Quick-Step Floors’ Marcel Kittel sprinted for his 13th victory at the Tour de France, his 4th of the 2017 race.
What “Corsa Rosa” seems to make clear is that, while the Giro was clearly started to copy it’s northern rival the Tour de France, it served in many ways a more noble purpose