2026 Giro d'Italia Stage 9 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 9 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
At 184 kilometres, the 9th stage of the Giro d’Italia travels from Cervia to Corno alle Scale. The route is almost entirely flat until the final 28 kilometres, when it rises 4.4% to the line. The last 3 kilometres climb at almost 10%.
The route is extremely flat until a 3.2-kilometre bump at 5.2% appears at kilometre 107. After that, the race settles back into its familiar rhythm. Nothing suggests that we’ll be finishing on a 1st-category climb later today.
From Silla onwards, with 28 kilometres remaining, the character of the route changes with 4.4 kilometres at 5.7%. The gradient then eases slightly, but the full ascent to Querciola runs to 9.7 kilometres at an average of 4.3%.
Upon passing through Querciola, the riders still have 16.5 kilometres ahead of them. First comes a short descent, and then the irregular final haul up on the Corno alle Scale kicks in. The opening section climbs 3.4 kilometres at 6.4%, and after a flatter stretch — even a brief dip — the final 3 kilometres offer no rest for the wicked, averaging 9.9%.
Over its full 12.8-kilometre length, the Corno alle Scale has an average gradient of 5.9%. Including the approach via Querciola, the final 28 kilometres feature a 4.4% gradient, with the steepest ramps in the last 3 kilometres reaching 14%.
The Giro has finished on the Corno alle Scale once before. In 2004, Gilberto Simoni arrived at the line alone, followed 15 seconds later by the eventual winner of that edition, Damiano Cunego.
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