Giro d'Italia Women
The 2027 Giro d’Italia Women is the 38th edition of Italy’s women’s Grand Tour. It begins in Viareggio, Tuscany, on Saturday, 29 May 2027, and finishes at Mont Blanc in the Aosta Valley on Sunday, 6 June 2027.
The race covers 1,132 km across nine stages, with 17,450 m of elevation. It includes an 11 km uphill mountain time trial and a brutal final Alpine stage with 3,950 m of climbing.
Giro d'Italia Women vital statistics:
| Name | Giro d'Italian Women 2027 |
| 2026 Date | 29 May–6 June 2027 |
| First raced | 1988 (38th edition) |
| Category | UCI Women’s WorldTour |
| 2027 Start Location | Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy |
| 2027 Finish Location | Monte Bianco, Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Number of stages | 9 |
| Total Distance | 1,132 km |
| Total Climbing | 17,450 m |
| 2026 GC winner | Demi Vollering (Netherlands) |
| 2026 Points winner | Elisa Balsamo (Italy) |
| 2026 Mountains winner | Demi Vollering (Netherlands) |
| 2026 Youth winner | Isabella Holmgren (Canada) |
| 2027 Giro d'Italia Women route | Click Here |
| 2027 Giro d'Italia Women start list | To be added |
| How to watch the 2027 Giro d'Itlaia Women on TV | UK: TNT Sports | USA: HBO Max |Canada: FloSports | Australia: SBS on Demand |
History of the women's Giro d'Italia
The Giro d’Italia Women was first held in 1988 and has become one of the most important women’s stage races on the calendar. It is the women’s equivalent of the Giro d’Italia and is organised by RCS Sport.
2027 sees the 38th edition start and the fourth consecutive year organised by RCS Sport. It returns to northern Italy, with a route that begins in Tuscany, crosses Liguria and Lombardy, and ends in the Aosta Valley
Recent winners of the Giro d’Italia Women
- 2026 Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez)
- 2025 Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ)
- 2024 Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek)
- 2023 Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team)
- 2022 Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team)
- 2021 Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx)
- 2020 Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx)
- 2019 Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott)
- 2018 Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott)
- 2017 Anna van der Breggen (Boels-Dolmans)
2027 Giro d'Italia Women route breakdown
The 2027 Giro d’Italia Women route combines a hilly Tuscan opener, coastal racing in Liguria, flat transition days in Lombardy, two mountain summit finishes and an uphill time trial.
- 2 flat stages.
- 3 hilly stages.
- 3 mountain stages.
- 3 summit finishes.
- 1 uphill individual time trial.
- 1,132 km total distance.
- 17,450 m total elevation.
- Finish: Mont Blanc.
Who is racing the Giro d’Italia Women 2027?
The 2027 start list has not yet been officially confirmed. Teams usually announce their Giro d’Italia Women squads in May, shortly before the race begins. We'll bring you the full team details as soon as they're released.
How to watch the 2027 Tour de France on TV
TV broadcast by country*:
- USA: HBO Max
- UK: TNT Sports / Discovery+
- Australia: SBS On Demand (free)
- Canada: FloBikes
- Europe: Eurosport
*As per the 2026 race.
Author: David Bavin-Hobbs - [email protected]
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- - I’m still learning how cyclocross works: when he says he messed up the start at the Europeans, can a bad start really make that much difference?patriciaw14-11-2026
- - Love that he’s honest about the pressure. Hopefully he can carry this form through the winter.lindae14-11-2026
- - Beating different competition is the key now. Nys is already in the mix, and Van der Poel could make the next step a much tougher one.jennifer1914-11-2026
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- The article makes a good case for clubs and small teams doing the groundwork, rather than one big development pipeline. Thornley’s Vuelta time trials were seriously impressive too; missing a stage win by two seconds is brutal.davidm13-11-2026
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