Latest news for the race
Routes and Authorizations: The authorities have granted permits with the following changes:
- For safety reasons, during the first stage on April 25th (“I Monti del Gerrei”), the race will pass through the towns of Muravera and San Vito at a controlled speed and NOT racing. Therefore, there will be two starting grids in Torre Salinas: one for ALL MedioGiro participants (men and women – of all ages) and one for ALL GranGiro participants (men and women). This grid will be used exclusively for the first stage; for the remaining stages, the grids will be as scheduled! The MedioGiro starts at 8:45 a.m. and the GranGiro starts at 9:00 a.m.: cyclists follow the Race Director’s car, which proceeds at 25 km/h for approximately 14 km, passing through both Muravera and San Vito. Kilometer Zero is located immediately outside the town of San Vito, and the finish line will also be outside the town.
- On the fifth stage (“La Costa di Villasimius“), the GranGiro has been banned from using the SS125var road, so the race route will be 117.01 km for everyone, with an elevation gain of 1,337 meters. However, cyclists have been authorized to use the SS554, and the Prefect has ordered the closure of both lanes of the highway to traffic!
Race number collection: As per the program, the following will be collected in the Colostrai Village from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM:
– personalized GiroSardegna (Gold and Classic) and Tour numbers, which are between 1 and 500 (to be pinned to the athlete’s back as shown in the photograph): this number will be used for 6 stages, and the front numbers will be placed on the front of the bicycle.
Cyclists registered for GiroSardegna-Gravel – which follows UCI regulations – will be collected on April 30th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. These are two copies, numbered 1 through 200 (both must be stapled to the athlete’s back as shown in the photograph). Those registered for the GiroSardegna-Gold will also have to collect a new race number, but ALL participants will NOT receive their front number in their race envelope.