The GiroSardegna tradition of having a short final stage with a hilltop finish continues: it’s a last chance for climbers to upset the final rankings, but it’s also a chance to gain a few meters on whoever may have stayed glued to their wheel for five stages!!
STARTING LINE-UP – Lungomare Valencia-Alghero (100 meters from the Hotel Carlos V°; 13 km from the Hotel Corte Rosada) starting grids are formed without any precedence or preference: whoever enters the grid first starts in front, and the others behind.
THE ROUTE: 25.05 km – total elevation gain 837 m – (Openrunner code: 24951838)
: Immediately after the start, there is one kilometer at a controlled speed until leaving the town of Alghero, then, once on the SP105, the race begins. After the first twelve kilometers of the Alghero-Bosa coastal road, you reach the junction of a challenging uphill road (with double-digit gradients in many stretches!) which, in a few kilometers, leads from the sea to the SS292, which then takes you to the 611 meters of Villanova Monteleone. The finish line is just before the entrance to the town, so that the GiroSardegna ends with a beautiful view of the north of the island. The return to the hotel, NOT IN THE RACE, passes through the hairpin bends of the “Scala Piccada” to enjoy one last time the splendid view of Alghero and its Gulf.
You can enjoy a meal and pack your bags at the hotel.
At 3:00 PM at the Hotel Carlos V°, the final GiroSardegna-Classic awards ceremony will take place.
Final prizes: special prizes for the top three in the overall MedioGiro classification (Men and Women); prizes for the top three finishers in each category (leader’s jersey + free/discounted registration for the GiroSardegna 2028).
There will be raffles for substantial prizes, the most coveted of which are invitations to the GiroSardegna 2028.
PLEASE NOTE: rooms at the Corte Rosada hotel may be kept until 3:00 PM; rooms at the Carlos V° hotel must be vacated strictly by 12:00 PM (a certain number of rooms will be left available for showering after the race).
The hotel services included in the fees end with lunch on April 30th, 2027.
