Giro d'Italia begins in Bulgaria: See when and how to watch live on BNT!

A historic event for Bulgarian sport

Bulgarian National Television will broadcast live the first three stages of the 109th edition of Giro d’Italia, which is doing something extremely special this year – it starts directly from Bulgaria!

This is the 16th time in the history of this prestigious race that the start is not in Italy. Elite cyclists from the best teams in the world will pass through Bulgarian roads, with a total of 543 kilometers of the overall 3,459 kilometers of the route being on our territory.

BNT is preparing a special studio program with commentary and analysis, hosted by Radostin Lyubomirov, featuring the legendary Ivaylo Gabrovski.

Where and when to watch the recreation of the magic?

Bulgarian viewers can follow the live broadcasts on BNT 1, as well as over 15 hours of live broadcasting on BNT 3. Here is the detailed program:

BNT 1 Program:

• May 8 (Friday): 13:30 - 14:00 – Live broadcast from Nessebar
• May 9 (Saturday): 14:15 – 14:30 and 16:45 – 17:00 – Live broadcast
• May 10 (Sunday): 17:00 – 17:45 – Live broadcast from Sofia

BNT 3 Program (full coverage):

• May 6 (Wednesday): 18:00 – Presentation of the teams (Burgas)
• May 8 (Friday): 13:30 - 17:30 – Stage Nessebar – Burgas (156 km)
• May 9 (Saturday): 11:40 - 17:45 – Stage Burgas – Veliko Tarnovo (220 km)
• May 10 (Sunday): 12:50 - 18:00 – Stage Plovdiv – Sofia (174 km)

Don't miss your chance to be part of this global sporting event, which attracts the attention of over 800 million viewers around the world!