Balgarianovinite.com “We laid enough asphalt and met all the detailed requirements set by the organisers from the Italian side. Just today, when I asked them how we had performed, they said: ‘Perfetto [perfect in Italian].’ That was enough,” Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov said ahead of the official team presentation for the Giro d’Italia cycling race at the city’s Summer Theatre.
In 2026 Bulgaria is hosting the Grande Partenza event of the 109th Giro d’Italia. Running through key centres of culture and wonders of nature, the route is divided into three stages, each taking one day from May 8 to 10.
Caretaker Ministers of Sports Dimitar Iliev and of Tourism Irena Georgieva also arrived for the event. Nikolov expressed special thanks to the two ministries for their support and for choosing Burgas as the starting point of the prestigious competition.
The Mayor said that all routes have been fully prepared and cleaned. He also highlighted the role of the local community in the preparations: “I also thank my fellow citizens who got involved. If you walk around the city, you will see stickers, pink balloons and pink flags everywhere in shops, restaurants and cafés.”
According to Nikolov, this enthusiasm turns the event into a real celebration. “I am convinced it will become a festival, because it is unlikely that the city will host the Giro d’Italia again. This happens once in our time and is a unique investment not only in tourism but also in our long-term image,” he added.
Nikolov said that hotels in the region are fully booked and interest from fans is extremely high. Visitors are arriving by campers, minibuses and buses, alongside the numerous technical teams accompanying the race.
The Burgas Mayor praised the “perfect organisation and synchronisation between local and state authorities” and thanked all partners for enabling the successful implementation of the project.
The official team presentation is currently taking place at the Summer Theatre in Burgas. The first stage of the 2026 Giro d’Italia will start on May 8 in Nessebar and finish in Burgas. The following day cyclists will travel from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo, and on May 10 the route will start in Plovdiv and end in Sofia. Mayor Dimitar Nikolov: Giro d’Italia Organisers Gave Burgas “Perfect” Rating for Preparations 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-06 16:54:38 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