The 2023 Giro d'Italia was the 106th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a three-week

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. The race started on 6 May in

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and finished on 28 May in

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. There were 3

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stages and 6 stages longer than 200km. The race was won by

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of , taking his fourth Grand Tour victory and becoming the first Slovenian to win the Giro.

Teams

UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams* * * * * *Both and held guaranteed wildcards but declined to take part

Pre-race favourites

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and

were said to be favoured by the 2023 course.

Route and stages

Classification leadership

* On stage 2,

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, who was second in the points classification, wore the cyclamen jersey because first placed

wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification. Additionally,

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, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey because second placed João Almeida wore the Portuguese champion's jersey. * On stage 5, Thymen Arensman, who was fourth in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey because first placed

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wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification, second placed

wore the World Champion's jersey and third placed João Almeida wore the Portuguese champion's jersey. * On stage 10,

, who was second in the general classification, wore the pink jersey because first placed

didn't start the stage after testing positive for

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Classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

Intermediate sprint classification

Breakaway classification

Fair play classification

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giro d'Italia, 2023

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