The 2024 Giro d'Italia Women will be the 35th edition of the Giro d'Italia Women, a women's road cycling stage race in Italy. The race will take place from 7 to 14 July 2024 and will be the 21st race in the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour calendar. The race is organised by RCS Sport, which also organises the men's Giro d'Italia.
| 2024 UCI Women's World Tour, race 21 of 28 | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Dates | 7 – 14 July 2024 |
| Stages | 8 |
| Distance | 856 km (531.9 mi) |
Route edit
In December 2024, the route was announced by new organisers RCS Sport.[1][2] The race will start in Brescia, Lombardy in northern Italy with an individual time trial, before heading south through the Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Umbria and Abruzzo regions. The final two stages will be in the southern Apennines mountains, with the queen stage on stage 7 with a summit finish at Blockhaus at an elevation of 1,680 metres (5,510 ft).[2] As the highest climb of the race, Blockhaus will award the "Cima Alfonsina Strada" – a prize named after Italian cyclist Alfonsina Strada, who took part in the men's Giro d’Italia in 1924.[3] The total race distance of 856 km (532 mi) will be the shortest since 2013, with the previous 10 editions of the race averaging over 950 kilometres (590 mi) in length.[2]
Following criticism of previous editions of the race,[4] the 2024 route was considered to be "impressive" and a "positive step", with praise for the last two mountain stages.[5][6] As with the previous editions, the route required a waiver from the Union Cycliste Internationale, as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum race length of six days.[7]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 July | Brescia | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) | 
|
Individual time trial |
| 2 | 8 July | Sirmione to Volta Mantovana | 102 km (63 mi) | 
|
Flat stage |
| 3 | 9 July | Sabbioneta to Toano | 111 km (69 mi) | 
|
Hilly stage |
| 4 | 10 July | Imola to Urbino | 131 km (81 mi) |
|
Hilly stage |
| 5 | 11 July | Frontone to Foligno | 111 km (69 mi) |
|
Hilly stage |
| 6 | 12 July | San Benedetto del Tronto to Chieti | 155 km (96 mi) |
|
Hilly stage |
| 7 | 13 July | Lanciano to Blockhaus | 123 km (76 mi) | 
|
Mountain stage |
| 8 | 14 July | Pescara to L'Aquila | 109 km (68 mi) |
|
Mountain stage |
| Total | 856 km (532 mi) | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Women 2024: the route has been announced". www.giroditaliawomen.it. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ a b c Farrand, Stephen (2023-12-12). "Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route: Blockhaus mountain finish to decide eight-day race". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Women 2024: the route has been announced". www.giroditaliawomen.it. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
Blockhaus is the 'Cima Alfonsina Strada', the highest peak of the race, established in memory of the cyclist who took part in the men's Giro d'Italia in 1924.
- ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (2023-05-30). "Opinion: Outgoing Giro d'Italia Donne organizer disrespecting riders, fans by doing bare minimum in 2023". Velo. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Jary, Rachel (13 December 2023). "Eight stages, Blockhaus and a broader route - How RCS is stepping up the Giro d'Italia Women". Rouleur. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
Overall, the Giro d'Italia Women route is impressive.
- ^ Jones, Amy (2023-12-13). "Late mountain doubleheader offers GC suspense - Analysing the Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
a positive sign of new management under RCS
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (2021-10-16). "A closer look reveals the inequity at Tour de France Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
Regarding, the number of days of competition during a stage race, the UCI sets the elite women's stage races at six days, unless an exemption is made by its Management Committee.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Women 2024: the route has been announced". www.giroditaliawomen.it. Retrieved 2024-01-31.