Balgarianovinite.com Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov leaves for Rome, where on Monday the route of the Giro d’Italia, one of the two largest and most prestigious cycling races in the world, of which Bulgaria is co-organizer in 2026, will be presented.
The 109th edition of the Giro d’Italia kicks off with its Grande Partenza in Bulgaria on Friday, 8 May 2026. Bulgaria will host the first three stages, including the official opening, which is traditionally one of the most attended sporting events worldwide. Details about the stages will be revealed at Monday’s official route announcement. The Giro concludes on Sunday 31 May, most likely in Rome.
Two ministers are also part of the Bulgarian delegation in Rome, Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh and Youth and Sports Minister Ivan Peshev. The three top officials will address the participants at the route presentation ceremony, which will be held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.
Bulgaria has never hosted such a large scale cycling race. The Giro d’Italia gathers a live audience of between 2 and 3 million people each year, as well as tens of millions of TV viewers around the world. 23 teams with eight cyclists each compete in the three-week race, which covers more than 3,000 kilometers before reaching the finish in Rome.
The Council of Ministers at its regular meeting, earlier this week, adopted a decision to hold the Giro d’Italia in Bulgaria. The Youth and Sports Minister and the Tourism Minister will sign a contract with the exclusive rights holders for the race, RCS Sport S.p.A and RCS Sports & Events S.r.l. PM, Ministers Attend Giro d’Italia Route Presentation in Rome, as Bulgaria Hosts Opening, First Three Stages in May 2026 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-30 07:35:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law