2023 Giro d’Italia to start in Abruzzo with 18km bike path time trial

The 2023 Giro d’Italia will start in the Abruzzo region of Italy on the central Adriatic coast, with an 18.4km opening time trial largely on a spectacular coastal bike path, followed by a sprint stage to San Salvo. The Corsa Rosa will then return to Abruzzo on stage 7 for a 2135-metre high mountain finish at Campo Imperatore in the shadow of the spectacular Gran Sasso.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.