Giro d'Italia 2023: This is the route - all stages & elevation profiles at a glance
Thomas Goldmann
· 21.05.2023
The Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber in Milan was the venue for the route presentation of the Giro d'Italia 2023 on 17 October 2022. 6 and 28 May 2023 have to cover 3481.2 kilometres on the way from Fossacesia Marina to Rome. 21 stages be covered.
Giro d'Italia 2023 with three individual time trials
There is something for all types of riders. There are three individual time trials, one of which is a mountain time trial. That makes a total of 73.2 kilometres in the battle against the clock. But the climbers and sprinters will not miss out either. Five mass start stages take place in the high mountains. The highest point of the Giro d'Italia - the Cima Coppi - is reached on stage 19 on the Three Peaks at an altitude of 2304 metres.
After the individual time trial over 19.6 kilometres at the start, the sprinters are likely to get their chance in the second section. The Giro d'Italia 2023 is likely to be a test of patience for the men with the fast legs. A sprint would also be conceivable on stages three and five, but there are always a few hills or difficult mountains to conquer on most potential sprint stages. After stage two, only stages 17 and 21 are almost perfectly flat.
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Stage four towards Lago Laceno in the Apennines will already be mountainous with 3500 metres of climbing and will probably be the first test for the favourites. The following two days could see a sprint, but with 2400 metres of climbing (stage five) and 2800 metres (stage six), these sections are not easy either.
Arrival at the Gran Sasso d'Italia
On 12 May, the first major clash in the high mountains will take place at the Gran Sasso d'Italia. The finish is over 2000 metres above sea level. The climb to Campo Imperatore will be tackled from the same side as in 2018. Back then, Simon Yates won ahead of Thibaut Pinot.
The stage on Saturday, 13 May, should suit the puncheurs before a flat individual time trial awaits the riders before the first rest day. Although stages ten and eleven both have more than 2000 metres of climbing, the finale is flat in both cases and should give the sprinters hope. Many scenarios are conceivable on the following day. From a sprint by a larger group, to a breakaway victory, to an attack by a classification rider from the second row on the last climb of the day, the Colle Braida.
Giro d'Italia 2023 with a detour to Switzerland
The following day, a detour to Switzerland awaits. The Giro travels over the Great St Bernard to Crans Montana - a mountain finish. Stage 14 could again be something for the sprinters, before heading to Bergamo on Sunday 21 May.
The third week starts with a hammer. Over 203 kilometres, 5200 metres in altitude have to be conquered before the mountain finish on Monte Bondone. Stage 17 should be the last time the sprinters get their chance before Rome, before the battle for the pink jersey is finally decided on three very difficult days.
Queen's stage in the Dolomites
First there is a mountain finish in Val di Zoldo, then the queen stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023 awaits on Friday, 26 May. 183 kilometres with 5400 metres of climbing between Longarone and Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Campolongo, Valparola and Giau are three Dolomite classics before the big finish up to the Rifugio Auronzo on the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Stage 20 is a mountain time trial to Monte Lussari - one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the Julian Alps at around 1800 metres above sea level. The climb is 7.3 kilometres long with an average gradient of 12.1 per cent and ramps of up to 22 per cent. A final difficult challenge for the riders at the 2023 Giro d'Italia before the grand finale in Rome, where the successor to Bora-Hansgrohe rider Jai Hindley will be crowned.
Giro d'Italia 2023: All stages at a glance
Stage 1 - Saturday, 6th May: Fossacesia Marina - Ortona - Costa dei Trabocchi (individual time trial) - 19.6 kilometres (100 vertical metres)
Stage 2 - Sunday 7 May: Teramo - San Salvo - 202 kilometres (1400 vertical metres)
Stage 3 - Monday, 8 May: Vasto - Melfi - 213 kilometres (1400 vertical metres)
Stage 4 - Tuesday, 9 May: Venosa - Lago Laceno - 175 kilometres (3500 vertical metres)
Stage 5 - Wednesday, 10 May: Atripalda - Salerno - 171 kilometres (2400 vertical metres)
Stage 6 - Thursday, 11 May: Napoli - Napoli - 162 kilometres (2800 vertical metres)
Stage 7 - Friday, 12 May: Capua - Gran Sasso d'Italia - 218 kilometres (3900 vertical metres)
Stage 8 - Saturday, 13 May: Terni - Fossombrone - 207 (2500 vertical metres)
Stage 9 - Sunday, 14 May: Savignano sul Rubicone - Cesena (individual time trial) - 35.0 kilometres - 50 metres altitude difference
Stage 10 - Tuesday, 16 May: Scandiano - Viareggio - 196 kilometres (2600 vertical metres)
Stage 11 - Wednesday, 17 May: Camaiore - Tortona - 219 kilometres (2100 vertical metres)
Stage 12 - Thursday, 18 May: Bra - Rivoli - 179 kilometres (2300 vertical metres)
Stage 13 - Friday, 19 May: Borgofranco d'Ivrea - Crans Montana - 74.6 kilometres
Stage 14 - Saturday, 20 May: Sierre - Cassano Magnago - 194 kilometres (1600 vertical metres)
Stage 15 - Sunday, 21 May: Seregno - Bergamo - 195 kilometres (3600 vertical metres)
Stage 16 - Tuesday, 23 May: Sabbio Chiese - Monte Bondone - 203 kilometres (5200 vertical metres)
Stage 17 - Wednesday, 24 May: Pergine Valsugana - Caorle - 197 kilometres (300 metres in altitude)
Stage 18 - Thursday, 25 May: Oderzo - Val di Zoldo - 161 kilometres (3700 vertical metres)
Stage 19 - Friday, 26 May: Longarone - Tre Cime di Lavaredo - 183 kilometres (5400 vertical metres)
Stage 21 - Sunday, 28 May: Roma - Roma - 126 kilometres (500 vertical metres)
