The 2026 Giro d'Italia Women is set to offer a week of great cycling and entertainment on the roads of Northern Italy, with nine stages and over 1,150 kilometers in total from Cesenatico to Saluzzo. A challenging route that will cross through Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trentino Alto-Adige, Lombardy, and Piedmont, featuring more than 12,000 meters of elevation gain and some decisive stages for the general classification.
Among these stands out Stage 4, on Tuesday, June 2, an individual time trial from Belluno to Nevegal that is destined to leave its mark on the pink race. It will consist of 12.7 kilometers almost entirely uphill, a true climbing time trial that will immediately test the ambitions of the athletes competing for the pink jersey.
The trial will start from Piazza Martiri in Belluno with a brief initial stretch of about 1,600 meters slightly downhill, before the road begins to gradually rise with gradients around 3-4% up to kilometer 5.3. From there, the toughest segment will begin: 4.5 kilometers with an average gradient over 10%, a selective stretch that could lead to significant gaps. The last 1,500 meters will feature a gentler incline, but after the previous effort, every second could make a difference.
Set within a course designed with increasing difficulty, the Nevegal time trial represents one of the first true proving grounds of the 2026 Giro d'Italia Women. An authentic climb that promises excitement and could begin to outline, already from the fourth day of racing, the first dynamics of the general classification.
