Da Torino a Milano in 21 days, crossing the beautiful country, for a total of 3.450 km. Giro d'Italia 2021 will depart from the city that was there first capital, on the occasion of the 160th anniversary ofUnification of Italy. This is the second Giro marked by the Covid-19that last year, just because of the lockdown, the Giro d'Italia took place in the month ofOctober. This year we will start again in spring, like a flower that blooms after the great winter. Participating will be 184 cyclists, divided in 23 teams (8 for each team). There will be some big of the 2 wheels, including Vincenzo Nibali (the shark), who won his last pink jersey in 2016 and Filippo Gana, winner of 4 stages al Giro d'Italia 2020.

Giro d'Italia 2021 - Vincenzo Nibali in the pink jersey kisses the 2016 Giro d'Italia trophy
Photo: © Andrea Pellegrini - Wikimedia Commons.

All the stages of the Giro d'Italia 2021

The 1st stage of the Giro d'Italia 2021 will start the8st May a Torino, 9 km time trial. The 2nd stage on 9st May, it will be a path of 173 km, from Amaze you a Novara. The 3rd stage, of 10st May, it will be one 187 km, from Biella a Canale. THE'11st May it will be the 4th stage Piacenza-sestola, of 186 km. 12st May it will be the 5th stage Modena - Catholic, of 171 km. The 6rd stage, of 13st May It will be there Genga - Ascoli, of 150 km. 14st May it will be the turn of the 7th stage, notaresco -Termoli, of 178 km. The 8th stage, the 15st May, will start from Puglia and it will be there Foggia - Guardia Sanframondi di 173 km. The 9th stage, which will start on 16st May, it will instead be the Castel di Sangro - Felice Field, of 160 km. The 10rd stage, of 17st May, Sara L'Aquila - Foligno, of 140 km.

The 11th stage, of 19st May It will be there Perugia - Montalcino (163 km). The 12th stage, of 20st May It will be there Siena - Bagno di Romagna (209 km). The 13th stage, of 21st May It will be there Ravenna - Verona (197 km). The 14th stage, of 22st May It will be there Citadel - Zoncolan (205 km). The 15th stage, of 23st May It will be there Bachelor's Degree - Gorizia (145 km). The 16th stage, of 24st May It will be there Sacile - Cortina (212 km). The 17th stage, of 26st May It will be there Canazei - Ala saw (193 km). The 18th stage, of 27st May It will be there Rovereto - Stradella (228 km). The 19th stage, of 28st May It will be there Abbiategrasso - Alp of Mera (178 km). The 20th stage, of 29st May It will be there Verbania - Alpe Motta (164 km). The final stage, of 30st May It will be there senago - Milano di 29 km time trial.

A Giro full of anniversaries

The Giro d'Italia 2021 (now in its 104th edition) will remember the 100 anniversary since the birth of the national team coach Alfredo Martini, in the 12th stage (Bartali stage). This is however also the 90esimo anniversary of the famous pink jersey (for the color of the Journal of Sport), introduced in 1931 and first worn by Laercus War, winner of the first stage of that year. Still on the subject of anniversaries, with the 13th stage (Ravenna - Verona) the Giro will also pay homage Dante Alighieri, for the 700th anniversary of his death. Ravenna is in fact the city where the Supreme Poet Florentine. All these events mean that the Giro d'Italia 2021, in addition to being the usual exciting competition between cyclists, will also be a moment for celebrate sport,Italy and Italian. We just have to wait for the departure of the next athletes 8st May da Piazza Castello a Torino.

Cover photo: © Giro d'Italia (official Facebook page).

The 2021 Giro d'Italia has been presented: it starts from Turin on 8 May last edit: 2021-02-25T12:30:00+01:00 da Antonello Ciccarello

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