Giro d'Italia 2026 Stage 7 to Blockhaus: Live Stream, TV Channel & How to Watch

Giro d'Italia 2026 Stage 7 to Blockhaus: Live Stream, TV Channel & How to Watch

Stage 7 is the Giro's first summit finish: Formia to Blockhaus, 244 km across the Apennines on Friday, May 15. The race starts at 10:45 CET with an estimated finish around 17:11. Here are the official broadcasters, free-to-air options and how to keep your home stream while travelling.

By Peter Stuart · · 4 min read

The 2026 Giro d'Italia hits its first summit finish on Stage 7, a 244 km mountain stage from Formia to Blockhaus across the Apennines.

Eulalio Afonso (Bahrain Victorious) currently sits top of the general classification, but we'll expect to see a reformed picture at the top after today's summit finish, with the major favourites group which is currently 6:16 down likely to form a brutal selection on the slopes of Blockhaus.

In our in-depth stage guide, we broke down all of the key times to watch the Giro d'Italia, and you can see our breakdown below.

Whether you're at home or abroad, here's how to watch live, with official TV channels, free-to-air options and information on using a VPN while travelling.

Race schedule

Friday 8 May 2026

Velora
Start Village
LocalCEST / UTC+2
10:45
Km 0
LocalCEST / UTC+2
10:55
Est. Finish
LocalCEST / UTC+2
17:11

Race favourites

Stage 7 is the first real GC test of the 2026 Giro, and the Blockhaus summit should produce time gaps. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) enters as one of the leading contenders. Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Egan Bernal (Netcompany INEOS), Jai Hindley (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Enric Mas (Movistar) are among those expected to challenge on the final climb.

Results

May 14

Velora
PosRiderTeamTime
🥇
Davide Ballerini
XDS ASTANA TEAM3:19:30
🥈
Jasper Stuyven
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+0:00
🥉
Paul Magnier
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+0:00
4
Jensen Plowright
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+0:00
5
Ben Turner
NETCOMPANY INEOS+0:00
6
Alec Segaert
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+0:00
7
Luca Mozzato
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
8
Filippo Magli
BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER+0:00
9
Enrico Zanoncello
BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER+0:00
10
Casper Cornelis van Uden
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+0:00
11
Erlend Blikra
UNO-X MOBILITY+0:00
12
David Gonzalez Lopez
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
13
Jhonatan Narvaez Prado
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+0:00
14
Giovanni Lonardi
TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA+0:00
15
Toon Aerts
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+0:00
16
Paul Penhoet
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+0:00
17
Pascal Ackermann
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+0:00
18
Nickolas Zukowsky
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
19
Ethan Kane Vernon
NSN CYCLING TEAM+0:00
20
Mirco Maestri
TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA+0:00
21
Jefferson Cepeda Ortiz
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+0:00
22
Madis Mihkels
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+0:00
23
Oliver Naesen
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+0:00
24
António Tomas Morgado
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+0:00
25
Jonas Rutsch
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+0:00
26
Ben Alexander O'Connor
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+0:00
27
Connor Swift
NETCOMPANY INEOS+0:00
28
Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+0:00
29
Fabio van den Bossche
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+0:00
30
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng
NETCOMPANY INEOS+0:00
31
Igor Arrieta Lizarraga
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+0:00
32
Magnus Sheffield
NETCOMPANY INEOS+0:00
33
Thymen Arensman
NETCOMPANY INEOS+0:00
34
Robert Stannard
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+0:00
35
Sakarias Koller Løland
UNO-X MOBILITY+0:00
36
Edoardo Zambanini
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+0:00
37
Lorenzo Milesi
MOVISTAR TEAM+0:00
38
Gijs Leemreize
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+0:00
39
Timo Kielich
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+0:00
40
Jonas Vingegaard Hansen
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+0:00
41
Afonso Eulálio
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+0:00
42
Dries van Gestel
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+0:00
43
Enric Mas Nicolau
MOVISTAR TEAM+0:00
44
Damiano Caruso
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+0:00
45
Bart Lemmen
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+0:00
46
Victor Campenaerts
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+0:00
47
Giulio Ciccone
LIDL-TREK+0:00
48
Johannes Kulset
UNO-X MOBILITY+0:00
49
Egan Arley Bernal Gomez
NETCOMPANY INEOS+0:00
50
Davide Piganzoli
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+0:00
51
Robert Donaldson
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+0:00
52
Nikita Tsvetkov
BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER+0:00
53
Fredrik Dversnes
UNO-X MOBILITY+0:00
54
Giulio Pellizzari
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+0:00
55
Tim Rex
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+0:00
56
Martin Tjøtta
UNO-X MOBILITY+0:00
57
Cyril Barthe
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+0:00
58
Gianni Moscon
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+0:00
59
Aleksandr Vlasov
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+0:00
60
Koen Bouwman
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+0:00
61
Simone Consonni
LIDL-TREK+0:00
62
Vicente Rojas Naranjo
BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER+0:00
63
Javier Romo Oliver
MOVISTAR TEAM+0:00
64
Mick van Dijke
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+0:00
65
Jai Hindley
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+0:00
66
Lorenzo Rota
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+0:00
67
Alessandro Pinarello
NSN CYCLING TEAM+0:00
68
Florian Stork
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
69
Christopher Harper
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
70
Sepp Kuss
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+0:00
71
Mathys Rondel
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
72
Jan Hirt
NSN CYCLING TEAM+0:00
73
Sean Flynn
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+0:00
74
William Barta
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
75
Juan Pedro Lopez Perez
MOVISTAR TEAM+0:00
76
Tord Gudmestad
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+0:00
77
Jonas Geens
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+0:00
78
Michael Storer
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
79
Simone Gualdi
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+0:00
80
David de la Cruz Melgarejo
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
81
Mathijs Paasschens
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+0:00
82
Matyáš Kopecký
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS+0:00
83
Derek Gee
LIDL-TREK+0:00
84
Gianmarco Garofoli
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+0:00
85
Felix Gall
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+0:00
86
Markel Beloki Fernandez
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+0:00
87
Lennert van Eetvelt
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ+0:00
88
Thomas Pesenti
TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA+0:00
89
Filippo Zana
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+0:00
90
Ludovico Crescioli
TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA+0:00
91
Luca Paletti
BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER+0:00
92
Francesco Busatto
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+0:00
93
Filippo Turconi
BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER+0:00
94
Tobias Bayer
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+0:00
95
Andrea Raccagni Noviero
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+0:00
96
Gregor Mühlberger
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+0:00
97
Andreas Leknessund
UNO-X MOBILITY+0:00
98
Alan Hatherly
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+0:00
99
Wouter Poels
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS+0:00
100
Johan Jacobs
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+0:00
101
Axel Huens
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+0:00
102
Giovanni Aleotti
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+0:00
103
Jan Christen
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+0:00
104
Tim Naberman
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+0:00
105
Rémy Rochas
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+0:00
106
Joshua Kench
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+0:00
107
Jonathan Milan
LIDL-TREK+0:00
108
Brieuc Rolland
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+0:00
109
Alberto Bettiol
XDS ASTANA TEAM+0:00
110
Christian Scaroni
XDS ASTANA TEAM+0:00
111
Harold Martin Lopez Granizo
XDS ASTANA TEAM+0:00
112
Guillermo Thomas Silva Coussan
XDS ASTANA TEAM+0:00
113
Lawrence Warbasse
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
114
Robin Froidevaux
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
115
Nelson Oliveira
MOVISTAR TEAM+0:00
116
Manuele Tarozzi
BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER+0:00
117
Ben Zwiehoff
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+0:00
118
Rémi Cavagna
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+0:00
119
Lukáš Kubiš
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS+0:00
120
Rasmus Pedersen
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+0:00
121
Markus Hoelgaard
UNO-X MOBILITY+0:00
122
Mark Jamie Donovan
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
123
Filippo Ganna
NETCOMPANY INEOS+0:00
124
Fabio Christen
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
125
Einer Augusto Rubio Reyes
MOVISTAR TEAM+0:00
126
Christopher Jensen
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+0:00
127
Alessandro Tonelli
TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA+0:00
128
Mattia Bais
TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA+0:00
129
Andréa Mifsud
TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA+0:00
130
Matteo Sobrero
LIDL-TREK+0:00
131
Jack Leonard Haig
NETCOMPANY INEOS+0:00
132
Warren Barguil
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+0:00
133
Fabian Lienhard
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+0:00
134
James Shaw
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+0:00
135
Diego Ulissi
XDS ASTANA TEAM+0:00
136
Callum Scotson
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+0:00
137
Michael Valgren
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+0:00
138
Maximilian Richard Walscheid
LIDL-TREK+0:00
139
Diego Pablo Sevilla Lopez
TEAM POLTI VISITMALTA+0:00
140
Tomas Kopecký
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS+0:00
141
Dion Allan Smith
NSN CYCLING TEAM+0:00
142
Ryan William Mullen
NSN CYCLING TEAM+1:19
143
Thomas Jake Stewart
NSN CYCLING TEAM+0:00
144
Nicholas Schultz
NSN CYCLING TEAM+0:00
145
Johannes Staune-Mittet
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+0:00
146
Sjoerd Bax
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM+1:21
147
Tim Torn Teutenberg
LIDL-TREK+1:21
148
Jardi Christiaan van der Lee
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+1:29
149
Niklas Larsen
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS+1:29
150
Darren Rafferty
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+1:47
151
Martin Marcellusi
BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER+2:00
152
Fran Miholjević
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+2:00
153
Johan Price Pejtersen
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+2:11
154
Arjen Livyns
XDS ASTANA TEAM+2:11
155
Christopher Hamilton
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+2:16
156
Frank van den Broek
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+2:16
157
Hartthijs de Vries
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS+2:20
158
Dylan Groenewegen
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS+0:00
159
Edward Planckaert
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+2:37
160
Tobias Lund Andresen
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM+0:00
161
Corbin John Strong
NSN CYCLING TEAM+0:00
162
Orluis Alberto Aular Sanabria
MOVISTAR TEAM+0:00
163
Ivan Garcia Cortina
MOVISTAR TEAM+0:00
164
Elmar Reinders
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS+0:00
165
Nico Denz
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+3:56
166
Ayco Bastiaens
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+4:08
167
Luca Vergallito
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH+4:53
168
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier
LIDL-TREK+4:56
169
Matteo Malucelli
XDS ASTANA TEAM+0:00

How to watch Giro d'Italia Stage 7

Coverage is geo-restricted by market. The full broadcaster breakdown by country is below.

How to watch

Velora
United Kingdom
Broadcaster
TNT Sports via HBO Max
Cost
£30.99/mo
United States
Broadcaster
HBO Max / truTV
Cost
$18.49/mo
Canada
Broadcaster
FloBikes / FloSports
Cost
CAN$49.99/mo or CAN$215.88/yr
Australia
Broadcaster
SBS On Demand / SBS VICELAND
Cost
Free
Italy
Broadcaster
RAI / RaiPlay
Cost
Free
France
Broadcaster
Eurosport / HBO Max / Discovery+
Cost
Varies
Belgium
Broadcaster
RTL / VRT / Sporza
Cost
Free
Netherlands
Broadcaster
Eurosport / HBO Max / Discovery+
Cost
Varies
Germany
Broadcaster
Eurosport / HBO Max / Discovery+
Cost
Varies

Legal free streams

Several countries offer free-to-air official coverage of the Giro d'Italia:

  • Australia – SBS On Demand / SBS VICELAND (live, free account required)
  • Italy – RAI / RaiPlay (live)
  • Switzerland – RSI / SRF (live)
  • Belgium – RTL / VRT / Sporza (highlights only)

If you're travelling, a VPN may help you access the services you already pay for or use at home, subject to the broadcaster's terms.

Using a VPN while travelling

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When to watch Stage 7

Stage 7 is the first genuine summit-finish test of the Giro and the race’s first major GC battleground. The early flat run from Formia is largely transitional, so there’s little need to watch from the start. The key phase begins as the peloton approaches Roccaraso at around 14:50–15:20 local time, depending on race speed, where the climbing sequence into the Abruzzo mountains starts in earnest. From there the riders tackle a relentless chain of ascents through Rivisondoli, Passo San Leonardo and the Majella region before the brutal final climb to Blockhaus. If you only watch one section, tune in for the final hour from roughly 16:00 onwards, when fatigue, altitude and the 9.2km summit finish are likely to trigger the first serious GC separation of the race.

Stage profile - RCS Sport

Quick recap

  • Watch live via official broadcasters (TNT Sports, HBO Max, SBS, RAI and more)
  • Free live coverage in Australia, Italy and Switzerland
  • Belgium offers free highlights via RTL and VRT/Sporza
  • Travelling abroad? Use a VPN to keep access to your home subscription
  • Avoid unofficial streams; they can breach copyright and carry security risks
  • Stage 7 starts at 10:45 CET, estimated finish 17:11 CET

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Peter is the editor of Velora and oversees Velora’s editorial strategy and content standards, bringing nearly 20 years of cycling journalism to the site. He was editor of Cyclingnews from 2022, introducing its digital membership strategy and expanding its content pillars. Before that he was digital editor at Cyclist, and then Rouleur. Before joining Cyclist in 2012, he completed freelance work for titles including The Times and The Telegraph. He has reported from Grand Tours and WorldTour races, and previously represented Great Britain as a rower.