The rescheduled 2020 edition of the Giro d'Italia is well underway in its unusual October time slot, after the coronavirus pandemic forced pro cycling to come to an abrupt stop in the spring.
All of the rose-coloured glory of the Grande Partenza was shifted from Budapest to Sicily amid the uncertainty, making for an almost entirely Italian percorso that stretches from the Mediterranean to the Alps as the autumn leaves begin to fall.
WIlco Kelderman (Sunweb) holds the pink jersey after João Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) dropped out of contention on stage 18 over the Stelvio. Kelderman's teammate Jai Hindley won the stage ahead of Ineos man Tao Geoghegan Hart, moving up to second overall as Geoghegan Hart took third. Stage 20 will see the trio do battle on the summit finish of Sestriere.
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With a challenging, mountainous route and three individual time trials, the 2020 Giro d'Italia has attracted a slew of contenders besides the podium-holders, though two-time Giro winner Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo) and 2019 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) have fallen out of real contention.
The race isn't just about the GC contenders, however, with Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) battling for the maglia ciclamino with Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ).
The Giro d'Italia will be aired live nearly in full by most broadcasters, including official hosts RAI and Eurosport, and across the globe on live television and streaming platforms.
A final mountain stage at Sestriere, with two ascents of the climb coming befeore the stage 20 finish lies before the final time trial in Milan on Sunday.
Live streams
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The Giro d'Italia will be aired live across Europe and Australia via Eurosport (opens in new tab) and on the Eurosport Player, on S4C in Wales, on TDN in Central America and ESPN in South America and SkySports in New Zealand. SuperSport will host the race in South Africa and Abu Dhabi Sports in other African countries.
You can sign up for a subscription (opens in new tab) to Eurosport Player for £6.99 for a month, £4.99 for a year-long monthly pass, or £39.99 for a 12-month pass.
GCN Racing (opens in new tab) will also livestream the Giro d'Italia in the UK, Australia, Japan and select European countries with the GCN Race Pass (£6.99 (opens in new tab) per month or £39.99 (opens in new tab) per year).
Welsh-language station S4C (opens in new tab) will carry daily live coverage and nightly highlights, too.
In North America, both Fubo.tv (opens in new tab) and FloBikes (opens in new tab) will air the Giro d'Italia . Subscribing to FloBikes cost $150 for the year and gives you access to watch most of the season's biggest races. Fubo.tv, meanwhile is available for a week's free trial, while their most popular package costs $54.99 per month for over 75 channels.
If you live outside a broadcast zone or are on holiday outside your country and find that the live streams to be geo-restricted, you can get around this by getting access to them by simulating being back in your home country via a 'virtual private network', or VPN, for your laptop, tablet or mobile.
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Schedule
| Stage | Date | Details | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 10/3/20 | Monreale - Palermo (ITT), 15.1km | 12:40 | 16:30 |
| Stage 2 | 10/4/20 | Alcamo - Agrigento, 149km | 12:55 | 16:45 |
| Stage 3 | 10/5/20 | Enna - Etna (Linguaglossa Piano Provenzana), 150km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 4 | 10/6/20 | Catania - Villafranca Tirrena, 140km | 12:05 | 15:25 |
| Stage 5 | 10/7/20 | Mileto - Camigliatello Silano, 225km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 6 | 10/8/20 | Castrovillari - Matera, 188km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 7 | 10/9/20 | Matera - Brindisi, 143km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 8 | 10/10/20 | Giovinazzo - Vieste (Gargano), 200km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 9 | 10/11/20 | San Salvo - Roccaraso (Aremogna), 208km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Rest Day | 10/12/20 | |||
| Stage 10 | 10/13/20 | Lanciano - Tortoreto, 177km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 11 | 10/14/20 | Porto Sant'Elpidio - Rimini, 182km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 12 | 10/15/20 | Cesenatico - Cesenatico, 204km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 13 | 10/16/20 | Cervia - Monselice, 192km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 14 | 10/17/20 | Conegliano - Valdobbiadene (Prosecco Superiore Wine Stage) TISSOT ITT, 34.1km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 15 | 10/18/20 | Base Aerea Rivolto (Frecce Tricolori) - Piancavallo, 185km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Rest Day | 10/19/20 | |||
| Stage 16 | 10/20/20 | Udine - San Daniele del Friuli, 229km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 17 | 10/21/20 | Bassano del Grappa - Madonna di Campiglio, 203km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 18 | 10/22/20 | Pinzolo - Laghi di Cancano (Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio), 207km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 19 | 10/23/20 | Morbegno - Asti, 253km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 20 | 10/24/20 | Alba - Sestriere, 198km | 12:20 | 16:10 |
| Stage 21 | 10/25/20 | Cernusco sul Naviglio - Milano (ITT), 15.7km | 13:00 | 17:10 |
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