The Giro will start on Saturday 9 May with a 9.5km individual time trial on the streets of Budapest. The second stage, suited to sprinters, will start from the capital – on Sunday 10 – to reach Györ after 193km. On Monday 11 May the third stage will start in Székesfehérvár and finish in Nagykanizsa (197km). This will be the 14th Grande Partenza outside of Italy for the Corsa Rosa.