
The sports competition "Giro d'Italia" will be held in our country from May 9 to 11 in Durrës, Tirana and Vlora.
The first 3 stages of the sports competition will be held in Albania. The presentation of the participating teams will take place on May 7, at 8:30 PM at Skanderbeg Square.
The first stage will be held on May 9 on the Durrës-Tirana road. The race will start from the Port of Durrës, then continue towards Mali i Robi, Kavaja, Rrogozhina, Peqin, Papër, Bradashesh, Gracen, Mullet, TEG, Sauk, Surrel and Tirana. In the capital, cyclists will head from Surrel to “Xhanfize Keko” Street, towards “Dëshmorët e Kombit” Boulevard, then again to “Rexhekri” Street, towards Surrel, to “Xhanfize Keko” Street and to “Dëshmorët e Kombit” Boulevard.
The end of the first stage will be around 17:03 at "Mother Teresa" Square.
The second stage will be held on May 10th within the capital. The race will start at around 1:30 PM from Skanderbeg Square, then continue towards Gjergj Fishta, then via Bajram Curri Boulevard towards Mother Teresa Square, on Elbasani Street towards Sauk, returning to Bajram Curri Boulevard, from Ura e Brrylit towards Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, to Mother Teresa Square.
The completion of the second stage is expected to end around 5:15 p.m. at Mother Teresa Square.
The final stage will be held on May 11 in Vlora, which will start at around 1:15 p.m. from the “Demokracia” Road. The cyclists will then continue towards Kota, Brataj, towards Qeparo, then from Porto Palermo to Himara, and then they will return from Qafa e Llogarasë, towards Orikum, and via the “Murat Tërbaçi” Road they will return to Vlora.
The end of the third stage is expected to be around 17:26 on "Sadik Zotaj" Street.
Earlier, Prime Minister Edi Rama, through a post on social networks, announced that there will be 180 professional cyclists and champions from all over the world. This race will be broadcast by 200 international televisions, which according to Rama will serve to promote the beauties and values of our country, which will result in attracting tourism to Albania.
This is the 108th edition of the Giro d'Italia, where 23 teams will participate.