Where to watch Giro d'Italia 2024: Live stream, TV channel, schedule, prize money for cycling race

The 107th Giro d'Italia is upon us, and as a whole host of the world's best cyclists arrive in Piedmont ahead of the first of 21 stages at this year's race, excitement is high to see if 2023 runner-up Geraint Thomas can go one better this time around. If he does, the Welshman will become only the third Briton to wear the pink jersey, and first since 2020.  

This event is one of just three Grand Tours in professional cycling, and second only to the Tour de France in terms of prestige and prize money. The first Giro d"Italia was held back in 1909, and sends dozens of world-class riders up and down the length and breadth of Italy, with 3,400.8 km to cover and 44,650 metres to climb over the course of this year's Tour. 

With a total of 218 numbered riders competing at the 2024 Giro, last year's runner-up Thomas starts with the no.1 on his back, although he comes into the event ranked as only the second-favourite. Two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar is amongst the line up, replacing his Slovenian compatriot Primoz Roglic, who will be unable to defend his 2023 title due to injury. 

The 2024 Giro d'Italia takes place between Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 26, with 21 stages varying from flats, hills, and mountains to time trials, and with individual honours in the points classification, mountains classification and the young rider class on top of the general classification, we're set for a world-class month of cycling action. 

The action at this year's Giro d'Italia gets underway this weekend, and to make sure you catch every single stage, The Sporting News has all your scheduling, TV and streaming details covered. 

2024 Giro d'Italia TV channel, live stream

As one of the biggest events on the global cycling calendar, there's plenty of wall-to-wall coverage for this year's Giro d'Italia, albeit it comes away from some of the more mainstream channels. In the UK, fans with access to a Eurosport subscription can watch every stage, as well as live streaming the action on discovery+. 

Across the pond, MAX will be providing coverage for fans in the USA and while no stations in Canada are broadcasting the action, fans can live stream every single stage with a subscription to Flobikes. 

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When is the 2024 Giro d'Italia? Full schedule

The 2024 Giro d'Italia begins on Saturday, May 4 in with the first stage in Piedmont, which will see the competing riders travel through 140km of hills from Venaria Reale into central Turin.

20 more races will follow the opening day, taking the riders as far south as Pompei (Stage 10) and back up towards the border with Switzerland at Livigno (Stage 16). The final stage takes place in the Italian capital, Rome, traversing the historic city before coming to the final finishing line, where the winners of each different classification will be ratified.

2024 Giro d'Italia prize money

There's a total prize fund of over €1.5 million on offer at this year's Giro, with the top 20 riders in each respective classification to receive three figures and above, depending on their finishing position at every stage of the event.

Their final classification following the last of the 21 stages will also see the top 20 receive a final amount and added bonus, with the top five also receiving up to £10,000 for their points total.

There are also added prize funds allotted to the respective leaders and eventual winners in the young riders classification and for each competing team, but the table below lists only the financial breakdown in General Classification: