First held back in 1909, the Giro d'Italia is one the three Grand Tours in Cycling and one of the most highly anticipated events on the UCI World Tour.
While it may not have the glamour of the Tour de France, the Giro often has more drama and is arguably the favourite of cycling's three Grand Tours among the purists.
Held over a three week period, the race takes place predominantly across Italy, with Simon Yates, winner of the 2025 edition, one of this race's standout riders.
The race offers significant prize money, with the winner usually receiving around €265,000 and additional prizes being awarded for stage wins and jersey classifications.
Dates & Times
The 2027 Giro d'Italia is scheduled to start on Saturday 8th May 2027, with the last day of racing set for Sunday 30th May 2027.
Schedule
The full route has yet to be published and will be confirmed by the race organisers on November 2026.
Format
The Giro d'Italia is a 21 stage race held over three weeks, which sees the rider with the lowest total time across all stages crowned as the winner.
Teams, rather than individual riders, qualify for this race, with the 18 World Teams qualifying automatically and a few Pro Teams joining via invitation.
Most stages are point-to-point without specific laps and time trials are competed individually against the clock.
Locations
Whilst the full course is still yet to be confirmed, rumours persist that the 2027 Giro will feature several locations outside of Italy, including a potential start in Australia.
Prize Money
The total prize fund for the race is reported to be around the €1,600,000 mark, with the winner taking home around €265,000.
Each individual stage will have prize money of around €11,000, with smaller amounts paid to each rider down to the 20th place each day.
Previous Winners
Danish star Jonas Vingegaard is the most recent rider to win the Giro d'Italia, the Visma-Lease a Bike man stormed to victory in 2026 by a five minute 33 second margin, becoming the eighth rider in history to complete the Grand Tour collection.
A full list of all the previous winners can be found here.
