Elevation profile of Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 21, Rome to Rome: 131.0 km with 1,709 m of climbing, highest point 67 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.

The route stored for this stage does not match the official course exactly: it carries 1,063 m of climbing against the official 1,709 m. 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
131.0 km
Climbing
1,709 m
Highest point
67 m
Steepest km
4.1% at km 6
Start
Rome 18 m
Finish
Rome 29 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 15:45 local time: 13 km/h from the west, gusting to 34 km/h on average. Dry.

Average wind
13 km/h
Direction
West 262°
Average gust
34 km/h
Temperature
29°C 26 to 31°C

Historical weather for 31 May 2026, sampled at 10 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

131.0 km with 1,709 m of climbing. Flat by classification, though 6.7 km of the route still rises at more than 3%.

The high point is 67 m at km 9. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 4.1%, at km 6. 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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