# Giro d'Italia 2026: Route, Favorites, Schedule and Where to Watch on TV the First Grand Cycling Tour of the Season The Giro d'Italia 2026 is counting down to its finish, where it will crown the 'maglia rosa' in Rome, which Jonas Vingegaard, the current leader, hopes to maintain and who started as a great favorite at the beginning of the race, with which he would complete the feat of having conquered all three grand cycling tours and enter an exclusive club of legends in this sport. Before being crowned as possible 'maglia rosa' in Rome, Vingegaard and the peloton will have to complete what has been called the 'queen stage' of the race this Friday, May 29, with a tough route of over 150 kilometers in the Dolomites with six consecutive climbs with approximately 5,000 meters of elevation gain. ## Route and Profile of Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 This stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 takes place this Friday between Feltre and Alleghe, covering a total of 151 kilometers with the final ascent of Piani di Pezzé as the one that invites the biggest differences and spectacle in the race.