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Three weeks of racing, and it ends where it always should — in the Eternal City.

After a neutralised roll-out, the route heads toward the Tyrrhenian coast. The Fontana dello Zodiaco near Lido di Ostia hosts an intermediate sprint; a U-turn in Ostia brings the peloton back toward central Rome. These early hours are for prosecco, photos and handshakes.

The race restarts when the peloton reaches the finishing circuit in the historic centre — 9.5 kilometres, ridden eight times, identical to last year's route, when Olav Kooij sprinted to victory. Mark Cavendish, Tim Merlier and Sam Bennett have all won here before. The finishing straight is 700 metres long, slightly uphill and paved with sampietrini — Rome's small, irregular cobblestones.

The circuit passes the Colosseum, the Imperial Fora, the Lungotevere, the Ara Pacis, Villa Borghese, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla and the Castel Sant'Angelo. From the final bend, riders will glimpse St. Peter's Basilica in the distance.

Date	31 May 2026
Start	Roma
Finish	Roma
Distance	131.0 km
Elevation gain	500 m
Type	Individual Road Race
Overall Profile	Flat
Finish Profile	Flat

Giro d'Italia

Men Elite - 2.UWT