We are already in the month of May and this Saturday the first Grand Tour of the season will already start. It is of course the Giro d'Italia or Tour of Italy, which will start in Abruzzo with a time trial before heading south, crossing from east to west to turn around Naples. Then back to the north but also back to the east before ending the first week with another time trial.
After a transfer, the race then heads to the north of Italy, which will be visited from west to east, combined with a small visit to Switzerland. From the very northeast corner of Italy, the Giro d'Italia 2023 then ends with a transfer to Rome. A transfer that could almost be considered incomprehensible or at least not eco-responsible, knowing that the Giro d'Italia does not always end in the same city (in the last 5 years it was Milan and Verona that shared the finishes).

The route of the Giro d'Italia 2023 on Open Street Maps, the stage profiles and the time- and route schedule

Let's not wait any longer, let's discover the different stages that make up the Giro d'Italia 2023 one by one and in detail:

1/ Saturday, May 6, 2023 - Fossacesia Marina > Ortona - Costa dei Trabocchi - individual time trial - 19.6 km

The first stage will be an individual time trial race that will take place on the seaside starting from Fossacesia Marina, but after the timing point of Porto di Ortona, it is with a difficulty that this solo race will end, including a climb of 5% for about 1 km.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the 1st stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

2/ Sunday May 7, 2023 - Teramo > San Salvo - 202 km

The second stage will start in Teramo, northwest of the time trial, and the riders will pass later on the road very close to the cycle track on which the time trial passed, in the opposite direction. Before reaching this point, they will first head towards the sea, which they will then follow towards the south and shortly before arriving in Pescara, where the first intermediate sprint will be held, they will go back inland a little to look for the climb of Silvi Paese (4th category) After the sprint of Pescara, they will go inland again, to climb to Chieti, but this climb will not count for the best climber classification but will be considered as an intermediate sprint.

On the way back to the seaside there is first a small descent from Chieti, before climbing up to Ripa Tietina (4th category) after which they follow the road along the seaside until the finish in San Salvo.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 2nd stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023 Click on the images to enlarge them.

3/ Monday, May 8, 2023 - Vasto > Melfi - 213 km

The start of the 3rd stage is in Vasto and the stage initially follows the end of the previous stage's route. It is first along the seaside, before heading to Foggia and the first intermediate sprint. From there, the road rises, first timidly and then more sharply, to a first summit, Valico dei Laghi di Monticchio (3rd category), before the lakes and then, just after the lakes, the climb to Valico La Croce (4th category).
After the volcano, there will be only the intermediate sprint of Rapolla before the finish in Melfi.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 3rd stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

4/ Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - Venosa > Lago Laceno - 175 km

The start of the 4th stage is close by, in Venosa, and it is during this stage that the riders cross a part of the country from east to west, and therefore through the Apennines. In the middle of the course there are two important difficulties, of 2nd category, the Passo delle Crocelle and the Valico di Monte Carruozzo, with the intermediate sprint of Muro Lucano in between. Shortly before the final climb, the second intermediate sprint will be held in Montella. This last climb, the Colle Molella, allows the riders in about 15 kilometers to reach the plateau on which they will ride another 4 kilometers until the finish in Lago Laceno.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 4th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

5/ Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - Atripalda > Salerno - 171 km

The 5th stage is then almost a loop that takes place mainly east of the start in Atripalda and ends almost completely south of the start. Between the start and the finish, the riders will quickly reach the summit of the Passo Serra (3rd category) and then, a little more than 50 kilometers later, the intermediate sprint of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi. Again a little more than 50 kilometers later, they climb the Oliveto Citra climb (3rd category). Then they head to the seaside and the finish in Salerno, passing through the intermediate sprint of Battipaglia.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 5th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

6/ Wednesday, May 11, 2023 - Napoli (Naples) > Napoli (Naples) - 162 km

For the 6th stage the riders move to Naples (Napoli) to start a stage that will have both its start and finish there! After about 50 kilometers the first of the two summits, Valico di Chiunzi (2nd category) will be reached, after the intermediate sprint of Sant'Antonio Abate and after about 50 kilometers the Picco Sant'Angelo (3rd category) will be on the program, followed by the intermediate sprint of Sorrento.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 6th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

7/ Friday, May 12, 2023 - Capua > Gran Sasso d'Italia (Campo Imperatore) - 218 km

At the end of this first week, the start of this 7th stage will take place a little north of Naples, in Capua. With its 218 kilometers it is one of the longest stages of this Giro d'Italia 2023. The first 90 kilometers are slightly uphill, but this is still nothing compared to the climb that the riders will attack after the first intermediate sprint of Castel di Sangro, that of Roccaraso (2nd category).

After a long descent and the intermediate sprint of Bussi sul Tirino, another climb will be on the program, the one of Calascio (2nd category) and then the climb continues progressively towards a last real climb, the one towards the arrival at Campo Imperatore in Gran Sasso d'Italia.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

8/ Saturday, May 13, 2023 - Terni > Fossombrone - 207 km

After the start in Terni, the first part of the course contains mainly the two intermediate sprints, in Foligno and Sigillo, and then to the town of Fossombrone.

Before crossing the finish line, however, the riders start on a small loop to the south of the town (first black arrow on the map), with the ascent of I Cappuccini (4th category) and after a first passage over the finish line, they then continue to the northwest of the town for a larger loop to the north of the town (second black arrow on the map) which passes quite quickly over the more challenging Monte delle Cesane (2nd category). After returning to the finish city without crossing the finish line, they then return for a final time on the small loop south of the city, with another climb of I Cappuccini (4th category) before heading for the second and final time to the finish line for the end of this stage.

Below you'll find the hourly route, profile and Open Street Maps of the Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 8 route. Click on the images to enlarge them.

9/ Sunday, May 14, 2023 - Savignano sul Rubicone > Cesena - 35 km

The 9th stage that really closes this first week of the Giro d'Italia 2023 will be an individual time trial, just like the stage that began this first week of the 106th Giro d'Italia. This time it will be a time trial with a perfectly flat course, from the start in Savignano sul Rubicone to the finish in Cesena. There will be intermediate timing points in Fossa, Ruffio and Cesena.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

R1/ Monday May 15, 2023 - rest in Scandiano

After the first 9 stages and a journey of about 150 kilometers to Scandiano, the riders will be able to rest for the first time in this Giro d'Italia 2023.

10/ Tuesday 16 May 2023 - Scandiano > Viareggio - 196 km

After this rest, the riders will start the 10th stage from the same town of Scandiano, where they will attack this second week of the Giro d'Italia 2023 with a relatively rolling stage that descends to the seaside, with a gradual climb - passing through the intermediate sprint of Villa Minozzo - to the Passo delle Radici (2nd category). A little further on, a shorter and simpler climb to Monteperpoli (4th category) awaits the riders before the sprint to Ponte a Moriano leads them to the finish in Viareggio.

Below you will find the time schedule, profile and Open Street Maps of the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

11/ Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - Camaiore > Tortona - 219 km

From the start in Camaiore, the race will first follow the coast to Sestri Levante. After the intermediate sprint in Borghetto di Vara, the route naturally passes through a 3rd category difficulty, the Passo del Bracco, followed by the Colla di Boasi (also 3rd category), the sprint in Busalla and a small 4th category climb, the Passo della Castagnola, passing north of Recco and Genova. From there the race goes north to the finish in Tortona. This is the longest stage of this Giro d'Italia 2023, with its 219 kilometers, but certainly not the most difficult, with a profile that doesn't show any great difficulties.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

12/ Thursday, May 18, 2023 - Bra > Rivoli - 179 km

The 12th stage will be slightly more difficult, in particular because of a slightly more difficult climb in the final part of the stage. From the start in Bra, the riders will complete almost a loop to get to the first difficulty of the stage, the 3rd category Pedaggera climb at the northwest of the start town. Passing north of Bra, they will contest the intermediate sprint at Ceresole d'Alba before continuing on the northwestern - flat - route to the finish town of Rivoli. Crossing the finish line, however, they will still have a circuit of just over 53 kilometers to complete, west of the finish town. In this loop they will find the intermediate sprint of Buttigliera Alta quite early and it is shortly after this sprint that the road rises to climb the biggest difficulty of the day, the Colle Braida (2nd category), a 9.8 kilometer climb at 7% and with a maximum of 12%. The descent is more or less the same style and they have about 15 kilometers left on the flat before crossing the finish line for the second and last time.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

13/ Friday, May 19, 2023 - Borgofranco d'Ivrea > Crans Montana (Valais, 🇨🇭) - 207 km

The real difficulty comes with the 13th stage, which is a real mountain stage. Indeed, after the start in Borgofranco d'Ivrea, there are three great difficulties that await the riders during this stage, first the Cima Coppi, the roof of the Giro d'Italia, and two 1st category passes.

First, it starts with a flat or slightly uphill section, until the intermediate sprint in Nus, but it is quickly after that that the ascent to the Gran San Bernardo Pass begins, which will be with its 2,469 meters of altitude the roof of the Giro d'Italia 2023, and which will also be the crossing point towards Switzerland. Beyond being the roof of the Tour, this difficulty is also distinguished by its length, 34 kilometers at 5.5%. After the descent (about 30 kilometers), once they reach the foot of the pass, a new climb awaits them. This will be the first category climb, Croix de Coeur (15 km at 9%), during which they will pass through Verbier where the second intermediate sprint will be held. The descent of the Croix de Coeur will be technical and narrow at first, but will later widen, with a passage through 6 tunnels. After a passage in the valley for about 20 kilometers, they will then finally be at the foot of the last difficulty, the climb to Crans Montana.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

14/ Saturday May 20, 2023 - Sierre (Valais, 🇨🇭) > Cassano Magnago - 194 km

For this 14th stage, the start will still be in Switzerland, in Sierre. At first it will be eastward and on the flat for 35 kilometers, until Brig, before attacking the climb of the Simplonpass (1st category), which will be the only difficulty of this day, and also the crossing point to return from Switzerland to Italy. Its descent will be followed by a flat part, for a total of these two parts of 150 kilometers.

In the flat part there are two intermediate sprints, in Villadossola and Stresa. The end of the stage will be reached after 194 kilometers, in Cassano Magnago.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

15/ Sunday, May 21, 2023 - Seregno > Bergamo - 195 km

After this stage of great difficulty to start the 3rd weekend of the Giro d'Italia 2023, the 15th stage this Sunday will be a little bit simpler but it will still contain one difficulty of first category and 3 of 2nd category, spread out all over the course of this stage. After the start of Seregno, the first 30 kilometers will be on the flat, before starting the ascent of Valico di Valcava, of the 1st category. The descent is then made to Villa d'Almè and from there, the riders will then make a loop to the east, first bypassing Bergamo on the north and then heading for the intermediate sprint at Nembro followed by two 2nd category climbs, those of Selvino and Miragolo San Salvatore.

Back to Villa d'Almè, they continue to the finish city, Bergamo, where they cross the finish line for the first time before starting a circuit to the west of the city, which passes through the sprint in Almenno San Bartolomeo before continuing towards what was the first summit of the stage in a climb whose summit will be reached this time in the heights of Roncola, Roncola Alta before finding the way back towards Villa d'Almè and then towards the finish line in Bergamo.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

R2/ Monday 22 May 2023 - rest in Bergamo

After this rather difficult second week of the Giro d'Italia 2023, and before a third one that will be just as difficult, it is time for a second rest day, which will take place in Bergamo, before a transfer of a little more than an hour the next day.

16/ Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - Sabbio Chiese > Monte Bondone - 203 km

After a well-deserved rest, the riders will attack the last week of this Giro d'Italia 2023 with a real mountain stage, with a positive difference in altitude of more than 5,000 meters. If at the start of Chiese the first 60 kilometers are flat along Lake Garda, the first difficulty is immediately a first category one, the Passo di Santa Barbara (12 km at 8%), followed immediately by the Passo di Bordala (3rd category, 4.5 km at 7%).

After the descent and the sprint to Rovereto, a 2nd category climb awaits the riders, the one to Matassone (13 km at 5%), which they will go after with a return trip to the south. An irregular descent later, the penultimate climb awaits them, the one to Serrada (also 2nd category, 17 km at 5.5%). After a short passage on the flat and the sprint of Aldeno they will be at the foot of the final climb to Monte Bondone (1st category, 20 km at 6.8% and a maximum of 15%), with a high altitude finish.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

17/ Wednesday 24 May 2023 - Pergine Valsugana > Caorle - 197 km

The day after this mountain stage and on the eve of another one, a transition stage will be on the program between Pergine Valsugana and Caorle, with a profile that shows a downhill slope for the first 140 kilometers followed by almost 60 kilometers on the flat. The two intermediate sprints of this stage will be in Rosà and Lido di Jesolo, followed by a finish by the sea.

Below you will find the time schedule, profile and Open Street Maps of the route of the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

18/ Thursday, May 25, 2023 - Oderzo > Val di Zoldo - 161 km

As promised, it will be the return of the high mountains on this 18th stage from Oderzo, with two difficulties of the 1st, two of the 2nd and one of the 4th category. Very soon after the start, the road rises, to reach progressively the ascent of the Passo della Crosetta (1st category), whose summit will be reached after 40,8 kilometers. The descent begins with a section that alternates downhill and slight uphill before descending steeply to the foot of the climb to Piève d'Alpago (4th category).

A passage through the Piave valley with a slight climb then allows the riders to go up to Pieve di Cadore, which will be considered as an intermediate sprint and not as a difficulty counting for the king of the mountains classification. After a short passage on the flat in the Boite valley, the riders arrive on the final part of this stage. It will be composed of a 1st category climb, Forcella Cibiana (9,6 km at 8%), the intermediate sprint of Forno di Zoldo, the climb to Coi (2nd category) and then a small descent followed by the same climb, towards the finish in Val di Zoldo.

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

19/ Friday, May 26, 2023 - Longarone > Tre Cime di Lavaredo - 183 km

After the previous mountain stage, it is possible to do even more, as with this 19th stage, starting from Longarone, through the Dolomites with no less than 5 climbs that really follow each other after about 60 kilometers in the stage and that does not leave any respite.

After passing through Belluno and the Cordevole valley via Agordo and Alleghe and the intermediate sprint in Caprile, the riders arrive at the first climb, the 2nd category Passo Campolongo (3.9 km at 7% with a maximum of 11%). This is followed by the 1st category Passo Valparola (14.1 km at 5.6% with a maximum of 12%), the 1st category Passo Giau (9.9 km at 9.3%) and, after the sprint in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the 2nd category Passo Tre Croci (7.9 km at 7.2% and a maximum of 12%).

They will then access the final climb to the Rifugio Auronzo at the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, a 1st category climb (7.2 km at 7.6% and a maximum of no less than 18%).

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

20/ Saturday, May 27, 2023 - Tarvisio > Monte Lussari - individual time trial - 18.6 km

After a transfer of 150 kilometers to the most northeastern corner of Italy, the closing weekend of this Giro d'Italia 2023 begins with an individual time trial that is not just for specialists in individual effort but above all for those who can also climb.

Indeed, even if the first part of the 10.8 kilometers from Tarvisio, which is partially on a bike path, is flat, until the first intermediate timing point, each rider will have to face a dry climb, the Monte Lussari of 7.3 kilometers at 12.1% and two passages at 22%.

Before tackling this climb, the riders will be able to change bikes for the final climb, if they wish. Approximately 1.5 km before the start of the climb, there will be an area to switch from a time trial bike to a mountain bike. The first rider will start at 11:30 a.m. and the last rider is expected to finish around 6:30 p.m. The time schedule calls for the first rider to average 25 km/h on this course, covering the 18.6 kilometers in 45 minutes, while the last rider is estimated to be the fastest with a speed of 29 km/h (37 minutes). At an average speed of 27 km/h the solo race would take 41 minutes and 20 seconds.

Below you will find the time schedule, profile and Open Street Maps of the 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

21/ Sunday May 28, 2023 - Rome > Rome - 126 km

As I already indicated in the introduction of this publication, the last stage of this Giro d'Italia 2023 is a total aberration in terms of environmental impact. Indeed, unlike the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia does not finish in Rome every year and it does not make sense to finish there this time, knowing that there are 740 kilometers to go from the very north-east of Italy to the capital. The riders will probably fly in to avoid a long transfer on the evening of the time trial, although many followers will have to travel the distance partly in the evening and partly this Sunday morning before the stage starts at 3:25 p.m.

In Rome it's a convoluted course that awaits them, starting with an almost straight line to the seaside at Lido di Castel Fusano where they will then turn around to follow the same road in the opposite direction back to the starting point and then continue a little further north before reaching a circuit in the center of Rome where the final finish will take place after 7 crossings of the finish line (they do 6 laps of a 13.6 km circuit after the first crossing; at the 3rd and 5th passage they will compete in an intermediate sprint).

Below you will find the time schedule, the profile and the Open Street Maps of the route of the 21st stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023. Click on the images to enlarge them.

The route of the Giro d'Italia 2023 in Google Earth

Would you prefer to explore the route of these 21 stages of the Giro d'Italia 2023, 106th edition of the Giro d'Italia, in Google Earth, would you like to make a virtual flyover over one or several of them ? This is possible, by opening the KMZ file below in Google Earth:

>> Download the Tour of Italy 2023 race route in Google Earth

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