Giro d’Italia director Mauro Vegni has intimated that the route of the 2018 edition of the race will be presented in Milan on Wednesday, November 29.
In recent years, the Giro route has been unveiled in October – often before the presentation of the Tour de France route – but this year’s announcement has been delayed while RCS Sport seeks to finalise the course. While the 2018 Giro will begin in Jerusalem on Friday, May 4, it is still not clear whether Milan or Rome will host the final stage.
“It’s 97 percent certain that we’ll present the Giro on November 29 in Milan in the early afternoon,” Vegni told Tuttobici. “What kind of Giro will it be? I’ll only say that a very beautiful race will be unveiled, one open to a lot of interpretations. I can’t say any more than that.”
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Vegni also stressed his opposition to the idea of moving Il Lombardia from its traditional October slot to a date in April between Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Giro. The idea was floated in La Gazzetta dello Sport on Saturday, but dismissed that afternoon by Vegni when he spoke to Cyclingnews. He reiterated that stance to Tuttobici, saying that riders who choose to end their seasons early and miss Il Lombardia are the ones losing out.
“As far as I’m concerned, Il Lombardia is not to be touched,” Vegni said. “I respect everybody’s opinions and I appreciate anyone who contributes new ideas to grow cycling, but in this case, I’m not in agreement with the proposal. Moving Il Lombardia directly after Liege would be like leaving it to die. Our race has 111 years of history. If there is a problem, it’s for the riders who don’t have it on their palmarès, not vice-versa.
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