Giro d'Italia 2026, Stage 1: Nessebar → Burgas
Flat, 8 May 2026. 147.0 km with 872 m of climbing.
The route stored for this stage does not match the official course exactly: it measures 156.4 km against the official 147.0 km. The distance and climbing above are the official figures; the profile and the gradient figures measured on it come from the stored route, so read them as indicative of the terrain rather than an exact reproduction of the stage.
- Distance
- 147.0 km
- Climbing
- 872 m
- Highest point
- 72 m
- Steepest km
- 3.9% at km 126
- Start
- Nessebar 5 m
- Finish
- Burgas 13 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:00 local time: 8 km/h from the south-east, gusting to 23 km/h on average. Mostly dry, with rain recorded at some points.
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
- Direction
- South-east 120°
- Average gust
- 23 km/h
- Temperature
- 21°C 17 to 24°C
Historical weather for 8 May 2026, sampled at 34 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).
Riding it
A flat stage by classification, 147.0 km and 872 m of climbing, with 5.8 km of rising road spread through the day.
The high point is 72 m at km 62. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 3.9%, at km 126. It finishes on flat or gently rolling road.
In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?
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