Grand Tour season is finally upon us and the 2023 Giro d'Italia is just around the corner, starting on Saturday, May 6 and running for three weeks to Sunday, May 28.
The Giro is set to once again play host to a month of dazzling racing from the flatlands of the south and the hills of the Apennines, to the mountains of the Alps and Dolomites.
A titanic GC battle between hot favourites Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep), Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma), João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) is set to play out over the coming weeks, so don't miss out on the action in Italy.
The quartet of favourites will be joined at the Grande Partenza in Abruzzo by a host of other major GC names, including Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe), Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers), Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious), Domenico Pozzovivo (Israel-Premier Tech), Hugh Carthy (EF Education-EasyPost), and Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo).
Other big names lining up include time trial star Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) plus sprinters Pascal Ackermann (UAE Team Emirates), Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla), Fernando Gaviria (Movistar), Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan), and Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo).
Cyclingnews will be bringing you full reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the race. Read on to find out how to watch the 2023 Giro d'Italia via live stream, no matter your location, with ExpressVPN (opens in new tab).
In addition to scrolling down the page for our live streaming guide, check out our Giro d'Italia preview, the Giro d'Italia route, plus the Giro d'Italia start list information powered by FirstCycling (opens in new tab).
How to watch the Giro d'Italia in the USA
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GCN+ (opens in new tab) will be airing the entire Giro d'Italia live and in full in the USA. A subscription to GCN+ will set you back $8.99 per month or $49.99 per year.
Giro organisers RCS have also announced that BeIN Sports (opens in new tab) will broadcast coverage of the race in the USA.
If you are away from the broadcast country, or on holiday outside your country, and find that the live streams are geo-restricted, you can get around this by gaining access to them by simulating being back in your home country via a 'virtual private network', or VPN, for your laptop, tablet or mobile.
TechRadar tested hundreds of VPNs and recommends the number-one VPN currently available, ExpressVPN. With ExpressVPN (opens in new tab), you can watch on many devices at once including Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc.
How to watch the Giro d'Italia in the UK
The Giro d'Italia will also be aired live and in full by GCN+ (opens in new tab) in the UK, with the same coverage also available via streaming on Discovery+ and via TV on Eurosport. A subscription to GCN+ or Discovery+ will cost you £6.99 per month or £59.99 for a year.
Discovery+ is also available for Sky Glass, Sky Q, and Sky Stream customers for no extra cost.
Welsh language broadcaster S4C will be showing the race, too. Daily live coverage is available via their TV channel or via their online streaming service, S4C Clic (opens in new tab).
How to watch the Giro d'Italia in Canada
GCN+ (opens in new tab) is also airing the Giro d'Italia live and in full in Canada. A monthly subscription to the streaming service will cost you $11.99CAN, while a yearly subscription costs $59.99CAN.
How to watch the Giro d'Italia in Australia
Cycling fans in Australia will also be able to view the Giro d'Italia via GCN+ (opens in new tab). A monthly subscription will cost you $15.99AUD while a yearly subscription costs $64.99AUD.
Public broadcaster SBS (opens in new tab) will also carry coverage of the race. SBS' On Demand service carries a highlights show on a daily basis, too.
How to watch the Giro d'Italia around the world
The 2023 Giro d'Italia will be broadcast to 198 countries around the world this May, including all of those listed above.
From Andorra to Angola and Panama to Pakistan, GCN+ (opens in new tab) and Eurosport will provide live coverage for many of these nations around the world. Check out the Giro d'Italia broadcast list (opens in new tab) for a full rundown on where the race will be broadcast around the world.
If you fancy some local flavour to your Giro d'Italia broadcast, then host broadcaster RAI (opens in new tab) will be airing every stage live. The broadcast begins with the preview show on RAI Sport HD, taking in the rider presentation and racing up until 14:00 each day.
Coverage then switches to RAI 2 for the remainder of the stage, with the famous post-stage analysis show, Il Processo alla Tappa, coming afterwards. Daily highlights shows will follow later in the evening.
GCN+ (opens in new tab) and Eurosport will also be hosting Italian-language coverage of the race.
How to watch the Giro d'Italia for free
With GCN+, Eurosport, and other subscription or cable services airing the race in most nations around the world, only a few countries will enjoy free-to-air coverage.
Those broadcasters include S4C (opens in new tab) in Wales, EITB (opens in new tab) in the Basque Country, VTM (opens in new tab) and RTL (opens in new tab) in Belgium, RSI (opens in new tab) in the Swiss canton of Ticino, SBS (opens in new tab) in Australia, and Caracol (opens in new tab) in Colombia.
If you are away from the broadcast country, or on holiday outside your country, and find that the live streams are geo-restricted, you can get around this by gaining access to them by simulating being back in your home country via a 'virtual private network', or VPN, for your laptop, tablet or mobile.
TechRadar tested hundreds of VPNs and recommends the number-one VPN currently available, ExpressVPN. With ExpressVPN (opens in new tab), you can watch on many devices at once including Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc.
Giro d'Italia schedule
| Date | Stage | Time (CET) |
|---|---|---|
| May 6 | Stage 1: Fossacesia Marina - Ortona | 13:50 - 17:09 |
| May 7 | Stage 2: Teramo - San Salvo | 12:10 - 17:12 |
| May 8 | Stage 3: Vasto - Melfi | 11:45 - 17:12 |
| May 9 | Stage 4: Venosa - Lago Laceno | 12:30 - 17:15 |
| May 10 | Stage 5: Atripalda - Salerno | 12:40 - 17:12 |
| May 11 | Stage 6: Napoli - Napoli | 12:55 - 17:13 |
| May 12 | Stage 7: Capua - Gran Sasso d'Italia | 11:15 - 17:14 |
| May 13 | Stage 8: Terni - Fossombrone | 11:50 - 17:11 |
| May 14 | Stage 9: Savignano sul Rubicone - Cesena | 13:10 - 17:09 |
| May 15 | Rest day | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| May 16 | Stage 10: Scandiano - Viareggio | 12:05 - 17:14 |
| May 17 | Stage 11: Camaiore - Tortona | 11:25 - 17:14 |
| May 18 | Stage 12: Bra - Rivoli | 12:30 - 17:14 |
| May 19 | Stage 13: Borgofranco d'Ivrea - Crans-Montana | 11:00 - 17:11 |
| May 20 | Stage 14: Sierre - Cassano Magnago | 12:05 - 17:14 |
| May 21 | Stage 15: Seregno - Bergamo | 11:45 - 17:12 |
| May 22 | Rest day | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| May 23 | Stage 16: Sabbio Chiese - Monte Bondone | 10:50 - 17:15 |
| May 24 | Stage 17: Pergine Valsugana - Caorle | 12:45 - 17:13 |
| May 25 | Stage 18: Oderzo - Val di Zoldo | 12:30 - 17:15 |
| May 26 | Stage 19: Longarone - Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 11:35 - 17:13 |
| May 27 | Stage 20: Tarvisio - Monte Lussari | 11:30 - 18:29 |
| May 28 | Stage 21: Roma - Roma | 15:25 - 18:43 |
