The Giro d’Italia will begin overseas for the fifteenth time in its historical past—this time in Albania, the place the primary three phases will happen—and end in Rome, which can host the Grande Arrivo for the seventh time. The race spans 3,413km with 52,500m of whole elevation acquire. Riders will face 2 particular person time trials protecting 42.3km, 6 sprinter phases, 8 medium mountain phases, and 5 excessive mountain phases from Could 9 to June 1. Roughly 38 km of gravel roads will add to the problem, together with 30km of Strade Bianche within the finale of the Siena stage and eight km on the Colle delle Finestre, which would be the Giro’s Cima Coppi at 2,178m. The Montagna Pantani would be the Passo del Mortirolo, whereas the Tappa Bartali would be the Gubbio-Siena stage, culminating in a spectacular end at Piazza del Campo.
The routes of the 108th Giro d’Italia, scheduled from Could 9 to June 1, and the Giro d’Italia Girls, happening from July 6 to 13, have been introduced on the Auditorium della Musica in Rome. Una Nessuna Centomila, a basis devoted to supporting ladies who’re victims of violence and selling gender equality, would be the Charity Companion of each occasions.
The presentation occasion was hosted by Pierluigi Pardo, Barbara Pedrotti, Ignazio Moser, and Eleonora Incardona, with viewers interviews performed by RTL 102.5’s Paolo Pacchioni.
Among the many attendees have been many distinguished figures from the worlds of sports activities, leisure, establishments, and firms which might be and can proceed to be a part of the Giro d’Italia household.
On stage have been Elisa Longo Borghini, winner of the 2024 Giro d’Italia Girls, and three riders who’ve made historical past within the Corsa Rosa: Vincenzo Nibali, Alberto Contador, Paolo Bettini and Marta Bastianelli. Antonio Tiberi, winner of the final Giro d’Italia Maglia Bianca, additionally spoke throughout the presentation.
Institutional representatives have been current as effectively, together with the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Overseas Affairs, Antonio Tajani; the Minister of Agriculture, Meals Sovereignty, and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida; Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama; the President of ICE, Matteo Zoppas; the President of Enit, Francesca Priante; the President of Regione Abruzzo, Marco Marsilio; Silvia Salis, Vice President of CONI; Cordiano Dagnoni, President of Federciclismo; and Roberto Pella, President of the Lega del Ciclismo Professionistico.
The occasion was additionally attended by the Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri, the Councillor for Main Occasions, Sports activities, Tourism, and Vogue of Rome, Alessandro Onorato, RCS MediaGroup President Urbano Cairo, RCS Sports activities & Occasions Managing Director and Normal Supervisor Paolo Bellino, Giro d’Italia Director Mauro Vegni, and La Gazzetta dello Sport Director Stefano Barigelli.
Grande Partenza: Albania
Three difficult phases, together with a person time trial by way of the streets of Tirana, set the tone for the 2025 Giro d’Italia in Albania. The opening stage ends within the capital with a difficult finale that includes two steep climbs with double-digit gradients, harking back to latest city mountain phases. The time trial is adopted by a stage ending in Vlorë, that includes the ascent of Qafa e Llogarasë, the primary climb above 1,000m on this 12 months’s race.
First Week
After the primary relaxation day on Could 12, the race resumes with three phases which might be doubtless suited to sprinters, however usually are not assured to finish in bunch finishes. The peloton climbs up the peninsula, culminating within the first summit end in Abruzzo, in Tagliacozzo. After a stage end in Castelraimondo, it is going to be time for the Gubbio-Siena stage, this version’s Tappa Bartali, which options 5 sections of gravel roads (roughly 30km) earlier than ending in Siena’s iconic Piazza del Campo.
Second Week
The second relaxation day falls on Could 19. The race resumes in Tuscany with a time trial from Lucca to Pisa, a contemporary homage to Knut Knudsen’s 1977 win. The next day, the Giro returns to the San Pellegrino in Alpe climb after 25 years, built-in into a troublesome stage with a end in Castelnovo ne’ Monti.
Subsequent come three difficult however essential phases: a possible dash end in Viadana, a punchy finale in Vicenza atop Monte Berico, and a stage with a cross-border circuit in Nova Gorica/Gorizia. The week concludes with a troublesome stage to Asiago, that includes 3,900m of elevation acquire however no uphill end.
Third Week
After the ultimate relaxation day, the peloton faces a large mountain stage in Trentino: 5 grueling climbs packed right into a single day, with an uphill end at San Valentino (Brentonico) on Monte Baldo, overlooking Lake Garda.
The subsequent phases embrace a dramatic end in Bormio—that includes the Montagna Pantani, the Passo del Mortirolo—and a transition stage to Cesano Maderno.
The ultimate two phases are designed for GC contenders. The primary, from Biella to Champoluc, is brief however contains a staggering 4,950m of elevation acquire, with uninterrupted climbing by way of the Aosta Valley. The second, from Verrès to Sestrière, revisits the legendary mixture of the Colle delle Finestre (the 2025 Cima Coppi, that includes 8 km of gravel) and Sestrière, guaranteeing drama worthy of its Twentieth-anniversary look within the Giro.
The race concludes in Rome with a spectacular circuit by way of the Everlasting Metropolis.
Numbers and Statistics:
3,413km on this version
52,500m of elevation acquire (10.000 greater than within the earlier version)
15 begins from overseas for the Giro d’Italia
7 Grande Arrivo in Rome
38km of gravel on this version
42.3km of particular person time trials on this version
5 occasions the Colle delle Finestre has been climbed (for the third time as Cima Coppi of the Giro).
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