Enjoy Watching Road Cycling Races

Enjoy watching road cycling races with Turbo GPX 😊

First, obtain the GPX file for the race course. Recently, some official websites provide GPX downloads as course information.

For the Giro d'Italia, GPX data can be obtained from Strava in the course introduction on the official website. A Strava account is required.

Giro d'Italia 2026 | Official Site

Open the official website and click [PERCORSO] from the top menu.

The PERCORSO menu is displayed. Click [Percorso].

A list of courses is displayed. In this example, use Stage 7 (Formia - Blockhaus). Click [→].

Open INFO PERCORSO and click [Percorso Strava] on the right side. It may extend beyond the screen.

The Strava information is displayed. Click [Send to Device].

You are moved to the Strava site. A Strava account is required to access the data. Log in with your Strava account.

Press [↓] to show the menu, then click [Export GPX].

The GPX data (Giro d'Italia 2026 - Stage 7_ Formia - Blockhaus.gpx) is downloaded.

Start Turbo GPX and load the downloaded GPX file as new data using [File]-[Open]-[New].

The loaded GPX data is displayed in the list. Strava GPX data has the following characteristics.

• Time is not set
• Elevation is not set for every point

It is useful that Title and Description are set.




After loading the GPX file, apply Color Coding. Turbo GPX can use up to 32 colors.

To view the course by distance from the start, set [Distance Interval], for example every 10,000 m (10 km). For a stage mainly consisting of climbs, such as Stage 7, defining elevation with a user Color Coding JSON is also useful.

For the Giro d'Italia, if you assume the highest elevation is 2757 m at Passo dello Stelvio, defining colors every 100 m of elevation fits within 32 colors.

{
  "FileType": "TurboGPX.ColorRule",
  "Version": 1,
  "Name": "Elevation 100m",
  "TargetColumn": "Elevation",
  "Bins": [
    { "Min":    0.0, "Max":   99.9 },
    { "Min":  100.0, "Max":  199.9 },
    { "Min":  200.0, "Max":  299.9 },
    { "Min":  300.0, "Max":  399.9 },
    { "Min":  400.0, "Max":  499.9 },
    { "Min":  500.0, "Max":  599.9 },
    { "Min":  600.0, "Max":  699.9 },
    { "Min":  700.0, "Max":  799.9 },
    { "Min":  800.0, "Max":  899.9 },
    { "Min":  900.0, "Max":  999.9 },
    { "Min": 1000.0, "Max": 1099.9 },
    { "Min": 1100.0, "Max": 1199.9 },
    { "Min": 1200.0, "Max": 1299.9 },
    { "Min": 1300.0, "Max": 1399.9 },
    { "Min": 1400.0, "Max": 1499.9 },
    { "Min": 1500.0, "Max": 1599.9 },
    { "Min": 1600.0, "Max": 1699.9 },
    { "Min": 1700.0, "Max": 1799.9 },
    { "Min": 1800.0, "Max": 1899.9 },
    { "Min": 1900.0, "Max": 1999.9 },
    { "Min": 2000.0, "Max": 2099.9 },
    { "Min": 2100.0, "Max": 2199.9 },
    { "Min": 2200.0, "Max": 2299.9 },
    { "Min": 2300.0, "Max": 2399.9 },
    { "Min": 2400.0, "Max": 2499.9 },
    { "Min": 2500.0, "Max": 2599.9 },
    { "Min": 2600.0, "Max": 2699.9 },
    { "Min": 2700.0, "Max": 2799.9 },
    { "Min": 2800.0, "Max": 2899.9 },
    { "Min": 2900.0, "Max": 2999.9 },
    { "Min": 3000.0, "Max": 3099.9 },
    { "Min": 3100.0, "Max": 3199.9 }
  ],
  "FallbackIndex": 0
}

Display the map and turn on the elevation chart. Because Strava data does not have elevation for every point, Slope cannot be used.

Display the HUD.

• HUD (Head-Up Display)
• DTE HUD (Distance To End Head-Up Display)

DTE is the distance to the last data point, which is the finish in this example. The calculated value in Turbo GPX, accumulated from straight-line distances between points, is 244.72 km. The course profile shows 244.09 km, so the difference is 0.63 km (630 m).

There was a highlight video showing the lead group before passing the Mediolanum banner (GPM). The remaining distance was displayed as 77.7 km. Let's check it in Turbo GPX.

Click [Edit]-[Jump]-[Distance to End] on the main window.

Jump to the 77.7 km remaining point. The input unit is km, not m, so enter "77.7".

Turbo GPX jumps to the closest point around the reference point of 77.7 km. In this example, it was 77.706 km.

Use Street View in the Walk feature to check whether the location is correct. Turn StreetView ON and turn Reverse View ON because the video is facing from the front. Street View is displayed in the opposite direction of travel.

The orange-colored building visible beyond the broadcast gate also appears to be visible in the distance in Street View. Move back by one point. When Reverse View is enabled, you can move while keeping the view in the opposite direction of travel, like a rear camera.

A road sign is visible. The distinctive balcony of the building also matches. The fixed broadcast camera uses a telephoto view, so there is a compression effect.

Now zoom in on the final decisive climb, Blockhaus. Click the beginning of the climb on the elevation chart to select that point. DTE HUD shows 13.450 km.

Delete unnecessary data to make the data easier to view.

Move to the end of the data. Right-click on the list in the main window to show the menu, then select [Select]-[Distance]-[Backward].




Enter 13450 in the distance input dialog (Select by Distance). The unit is m. This selects the last 13450 m (13.450 km) from the end.




Next, right-click again to show the menu and select [Select]-[Invert Selection]. This selects everything except the last 13450 m.

Use [Edit]-[Delete] on the main window to delete the selected data. Now only the Blockhaus data remains.

You can check the route on the map in advance, or use Street View to check road width and surface conditions.


Turbo GPX can be used before, during, and after watching a cycling race 😊