(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 1 - The Giro d'Italia, scheduled for May 8-31, 2026, will start from abroad for the sixteenth time—in Bulgaria, where the first three stages will take place—and will finish in Rome (which will host the "Grande Arrivo" for the eighth time) after 3,459 km with 50,000 meters of elevation gain. The route of the 109th edition was unveiled at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome Monday and includes a 40.2 km individual time trial (the Bartali Stage in Tuscany), eight flat stages, seven medium-mountain stages, and five high-mountain stages, with seven uphill finishes. The Giro will also return to Milan, which will host the finish of a stage for the 90th time. (ANSA).