Giro d’Italia 2023 route and stages – Schedule and key dates as Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel do battle

The 2023 Giro d'Italia is almost here — and this year's edition has all the ingredients to be a classic. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–QuickStep), Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) headline a stacked race in Italy.

But while the winner seems likely to come from that trio — and sadly for British fans, probably the first two — others will be hoping to get in on the podium hunt, including Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora–Hansgrohe), Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) and surprise 2020 winner Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers). Ad With three individual time trials on the menu — including a brutal summit finish on the penultimate stage — the maglia rosa may very well be decided against the clock.

Roglic won the Olympic time trial title in Tokyo two years ago, but it is perhaps Evenepoel who arrives with the most ITT pedigree, even if he lacks that killer title. Thomas too, is handy against the clock, although at 36, his powers may be on the wane.

Volta a CatalunyaRoglic wins Volta a Catalunya despite Evenepoel taking final stage in Barcelona -'Super pleased'26/03/2023 AT 12:17 Given his distaste for time trials, defending champion Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) is likely to surrender his pink jersey in favour of going for yellow at the Tour de France, meaning we are likely to have a first-time champion in Rome on May 28. Evenepoel has not hidden his desire to win all three Grand Tours, having ticked off part one at La Vuelta last year.

The Belgian saw off Roglic to win that crown, albeit only after his rival suffered a ridiculous crash, with the pair set to resume their exciting rivalry on the Italian roads in May. Giro d'Italia 2023 route Bold = key stage, explained in detail below StageDateStart /