The Giro d’Italia heads off from Fossacesia Marina, midway down Italy’s eastern Adriatic coast, on Saturday 6 May 2023, arriving in Rome three weeks later, on Sunday 28 May.
It’s only just over 160km between the race’s start and end points, but in the interim riders will have covered 3,489.2km, an average of 166.2km a day. They'll have taken in the best vistas Italy has to offer, as well as a short excursion over the Great St Bernard pass into Switzerland. They’ll also have climbed over 51km vertically.
The big clash is expected to be between Primož Roglič of Jumbo-Visma and Remco Evenepoel of Soudal–QuickStep. The two last went head to head at the 2022 Vuelta a España; Roglič abandoned after a crash, Evenepoel finished as overall winner.
Unlike the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia has limited free-to-air coverage in many countries, so it’s quite difficult to keep up with the action unless you have a paid subscription.
How can I watch the Giro d’Italia 2023 live in the UK?
Eurosport will show live coverage of the Giro d’Italia 2023 and, as usual, there’s an on-demand option. Coverage times are to be confirmed.
Eurosport is being merged with Discovery+, with a subscription costing £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. It’s available on a range of platforms including tablets, mobile, TV with Chromecast or AirPlay, Android TV or Apple TV.
You can also watch the Giro d’Italia on GCN+, with coverage times to be confirmed, although expect to be able to view each stage in its entirety and ad-free. GCN+ usually includes both daily highlights and analysis in its Giro coverage, as well as the live action.
A monthly subscription to GCN+ costs £6.99, the same as Discovery+; an annual subscription to GCN+ costs £39.99.
How can I watch the Giro d’Italia 2023 live in the US?
Much of the early-season racing was covered in the US by Flobikes, but the Giro d’Italia will be shown on GCN+.
That means, as for UK viewers, there will be full, ad-free coverage of each stage, with post-stage analysis and highlights available both live and on demand.
An annual pass to GCN+ costs $49.99, while you can also sign up month by month for $8.99.
There's also coverage on BeINsports.
How can I watch the Giro d’Italia 2023 live in Australia?
SBS will be covering the Giro d’Italia live and on demand on SBS Viceland, with live coverage of Stage 1 starting at 9:35am AEST on Saturday 6 May. The full schedule is here.
GCN+ also has rights to the Giro d’Italia in Australia and New Zealand, so you’ll have the same coverage options as in the UK and US.
How else can I watch the Giro d’Italia 2023?
There’s live terrestrial coverage in many European countries, with Italian chain Rai showing the racing live on Rai 2 and Rai Sport (times TBA), and on Rai Play for on-demand access. If you have a VPN, you may be able to sign in to watch, complete with Italian commentary to get the full Giro experience.
There's a full list of broadcasters by country on the Giro d'Italia's site here.
How can I watch the Giro d’Italia 2023 if I can’t watch live coverage?
YouTube is a good option if you want shorter highlights and you don’t have on-demand access to any of the above sources. You can also watch short highlight videos on the Giro d’Italia site, although the Giro’s own highlights are often patchy and appear at variable intervals after the end of the stages.
Both are also good sources for highlights of previous editions to get you geared up for the racing.
