The 2017 Giro d’Italia is repoted o start in Sassari, on the island of Sardinia. For the 100th edition, the route will run completely on Italian roads. Riders will have to climb saveral famous mountains (Mortirolo, Stelvio, Oropa, and Piancavallo).

"I like the idea of the lift that Sardinia could give to an event like the Giro and I like the idea of the lift that the Giro can give to local cycling," Italian Cycling federation president Renato Di Rocco told La Nuova Sardegna according to Cyclingnews.

"A Giro that starts in Sardinia, moves on to Sicily and then follows its course the length of the peninsula is even more evocative than any cycling fan could expect from Italy's most important race in its 100th edition," Di Rocco added.

Organiser RCS Sport will announce the Big Start on Wednesday (September 14) in Milan and the entire route, on October 25. However, details are already surfacing.