The 2025 Giro d'Italia will kick off in Tirana, Albania, marking the 15th time the event starts outside Italy. This has prompted discussions about future locations, particularly Belgium, which last hosted a Giro start in 1973. RCS Sport managing director Paolo Bellino expressed enthusiasm for returning to Belgium, highlighting its strong cycling culture. However, any potential bid would need to involve political support and face competition from other nations, notably in the Middle East, seeking to host the iconic race.
Ah, Belgium, it would be a dream to come back. Belgium is a cycling country, and anyone who organizes sporting events, especially in cycling, would love to have the chance to do something in Belgium.
Your country has already proven its know-how and hospitality. So yes, we would be very happy to come back to Belgium.
Bringing the race back to Belgium would, of course, require politicians getting involved and for an official bid to be made.
In any case, any trip back to Belgium would likely have to join the queue of foreign nations hoping to host the Giro.
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