Cycling competition
Cycling race
2023 Giro d'Italia 2023 UCI World Tour , race 22 of 35Dates 6–28 May 2023 Stages 21 Distance 3,448 km (2,142 mi) Winning time 85h 29' 02"
The 2023 Giro d'Italia was the 106th edition of the Giro d'Italia , a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race . The race started on 6 May in Fossacesia and finished on 28 May in Rome . There were 3 individual time trial stages and 6 stages longer than 200 km.[ 1] The race was won by Primož Roglič of Team Jumbo–Visma , taking his fourth Grand Tour victory and becoming the first Slovenian to win the Giro.[ 2] [ 3]
Teams
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams *
*Both Lotto–Dstny and Team TotalEnergies held guaranteed wildcards but declined to take part [ 4]
Pre-race favourites
Remco Evenepoel , Geraint Thomas and Primož Roglič were said to be favoured by the 2023 course.[ 5] Remco Evenepoel won two stages and took over the pink jersey, but had to retire after stage 9 being tested positive for COVID-19.[ 6]
Route and stages
Classification leadership
On stage 2, Filippo Ganna , who was second in the points classification, wore the cyclamen jersey because first placed Remco Evenepoel wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification. Additionally, Brandon McNulty , who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey because second placed João Almeida wore the Portuguese champion's jersey.
On stage 5, Thymen Arensman , who was fourth in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey because first placed Andreas Leknessund wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification, second placed Remco Evenepoel wore the World Champion's jersey and third placed João Almeida wore the Portuguese champion's jersey.
On stage 10, Geraint Thomas , who was second in the general classification, wore the pink jersey because first placed Remco Evenepoel didn't start the stage after testing positive for COVID-19 .[ 29] [ 30]
Classification standings
General classification
Geraint Thomas wearing the race leader's pink jersey during stage 13
Young rider classification
Notes
^ Distance originally was 207 km, then it was rerouted to 199 km. Before the start of the stage, the distance was shortened to 74.6 km due to bad weather conditions.[ 21]
References
^ Farr, Stephen (17 October 2022). "Giro d'Italia 2023 route rolls back years with big hike in time trialling kilometres" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ "Roglic wins Giro d'Italia in closest finish since '74" . ESPN . 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ "Mark Cavendish wins final stage of Giro d'Italia as Roglic takes overall victory" . Guardian . 28 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023 .
^ Ostanek, Daniel (19 January 2023). "Israel-Premier Tech head to Giro d'Italia as 2023 wildcards are announced" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 7 May 2023 .
^ Cotton, Jim (17 October 2022). "Giro d'Italia 2023 route revealed: three time trials, cruel climbs, and an eye-watering finale" . VeloNews.com . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ "Leader Remco Evenepoel pulls out of Giro d'Italia with Covid-19" . The Guardian . PA Media . 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
^ "Giro 2023: Route and stages" . Cyclingstage.com . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ "Giro d'Italia 2023 route and stages" . Giro d'Italia 2023 . Retrieved 17 October 2022 .
^ "Giro d'Italia: Remco Evenepoel flies across time trial course for victory and first maglia rosa" . Cyclingnews.com . 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023 .
^ Fletcher, Patrick (7 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Jonathan Milan wins hectic finish in San Salvo on stage 2" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 7 May 2023 .
^ Ostanek, Daniel (8 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Michael Matthews claims stage 3 in uphill sprint" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ Farrand, Stephen (9 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Paret-Peintre powers to victory at Lago Laceno on stage 4" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 May 2023 .
^ Ostanek, Daniel (10 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Groves wins crash-marred stage 5 in Salerno" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 May 2023 .
^ Farrand, Stephen (11 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Mads Pedersen claims stage 6 as breakaway caught at last gasp" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 May 2023 .
^ Fletcher, Patrick (12 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Bais wins stage 7 from breakaway trio atop Campo Imperatore" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 12 May 2023 .
^ "Giro d'Italia: Ben Healy lands solo stage win while Evenepoel loses time" . The Observer . 13 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
^ "Remco Evenepoel snatches time trial Stage 9 win from Geraint Thomas as he reclaims Giro d'Italia lead" . www.eurosport.com . 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
^ "Cort wins Giro stage 10 as Thomas maintains lead" . BBC Sport . 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
^ Ostanek, Daniel (17 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Ackermann awarded photo-finish sprint victory on stage 11" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 May 2023 .
^ "Nico Denz claims glory on Giro d'Italia stage 12 as Geraint Thomas keeps lead" . The Guardian . 18 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023 .
^ Ostanek, Daniel (19 May 2023). "Adverse weather forces Giro d'Italia to cut stage 13 to 74.6km" . www.cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 19 May 2023 .
^ "Giro chaos continues as Rubio wins truncated Stage 13" . SBS Sport . 20 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023 .
^ Christian, Nick (21 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia 2023: Nico Denz doubles up on Stage 14, Ineos let Bruno Armirail take pink from Geraint Thomas" . www.eurosport.com . Retrieved 22 May 2023 .
^ Hamilton, Alastair (21 May 2023). "GIRO'23 Stage 15: Brendon McNulty Takes His Grand Tour Stage!" . PezCycling News . Retrieved 22 May 2023 .
^ Fletcher, Patrick (23 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Almeida outduels Thomas on stage 16 atop Monte Bondone" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 23 May 2023 .
^ Fletcher, Patrick (24 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Alberto Dainese wins stage 17 bunch sprint in Caorle" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 24 May 2023 .
^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (25 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Filippo Zana beats Thibaut Pinot to conquer Zoldo Alto on stage 18" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 25 May 2023 .
^ Fletcher, Patrick (26 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Buitrago wins queen stage to Tre Cime Lavaredo" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
^ Hood, Andrew (16 May 2023). "More riders leave Giro d-Italia with Covid: Who will be next?" . velonews.com . Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
^ Skelton, Jack (14 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia: Remco Evenepoel withdraws from race lead because of Covid-19" . bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Rankings in the Giro d'Italia 2023" . Giro d'Italia . RCS Sport . Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
External links
By year Classifications ("jerseys")
Directors Lists and topics
* In 1912, Giro was contested solely by teams, with no individual classification