Giro 2027 starts in Trieste with the Mortirolo twice and the Zoncolan, but the Tour looks more tempting for Evenepoel
Organisers in Rome presented a race with seven summit finishes and almost 57 kilometres of time trialling, which Sporza thinks suits the Belgian rider less well than the Tour.
Organiser RCS presented the route of the 110th Tour of Italy in Rome on Tuesday. The Giro starts on 8 May 2027 in Trieste, goes from Ljubljana to Koper in Slovenia on day two and ends on 30 May in Rome. Riders will cover 3,418 kilometres with 50,250 metres of climbing, Cyclingnews reports.
There are seven summit finishes, with Monte Zoncolan on the penultimate day as the finale. Stage 16 to Aprica crosses the Mortirolo twice and brings back the Gavia for the first time since 2014. There are two time trials: 19.6 kilometres uphill to Campo di Giove and a flat 37.3 kilometres from Monza to Milan, 56.9 kilometres in total, Cyclingnews and Sporza write.
Sporza compares the figures with the 2027 Tour, which has only three summit finishes but 71 kilometres of time trialling and 53,450 metres of climbing. Giro specialist Renaat Schotte calls the Italian route balanced, with something for every kind of rider.
According to Schotte the route could suit Remco Evenepoel, but his team will probably focus on France, partly because of the extra time trial kilometres. There is also already talk of Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix: if Evenepoel rides all four monuments next spring, a Giro start becomes very difficult. Tadej Pogačar is likely to skip the Giro, Schotte expects.