Albania will host the start of next year’s Giro d’Italia, race organizers announced Monday.The first three stages will be held in Albania from May 9-11.“With such a launch we are really an Italy across the coast welcoming an event which is not only a sporting one but also a popular one,

Two road stages and a time trial will open the 108th edition of the 'corsa rosa.' Remainder of Giro route will be disclosed by next month.

Albania will host the opening three stages of the race, which begins on 9 May, with the first one taking the riders from Durres to Tirana, before an individual time trial in the capital city and the third stage begins and ends in Vlore.