The ladies’s Corsa Rosa will kick off in Bergamo with a person time trial on July 6, and end on July 13 in Imola on the Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari. In between, some main challenges await the athletes, together with two summit finishes, with a complete elevation achieve of 14,000 m. The Passo del Tonale would be the Cima Alfonsina Strada. RTL 102.5 would be the official radio broadcaster. Una Nessuna Centomila—a basis born to help girls who’re victims of violence and to advertise girls’s rights and gender equality—is the Charity Associate of the occasion.
The curtain is lifted on the 2025 Giro d’Italia Ladies, the second version organized by RCS Sports activities & Occasions, which is able to happen from July 6 to July 13. The journey of the ladies’s Corsa Rosa resumes after an emotionally wealthy 2024 version, marked by the nail-biting duel between Elisa Longo Borghini and Lotte Kopecky and the excellent outcomes achieved when it comes to tv viewers and on-line engagement.
The presentation occasion, held on the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone in Rome alongside the 108th Giro d’Italia, 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 had been many outstanding figures from the worlds of sports activities, leisure, establishments, and corporations which can be and can proceed to be a part of the Giro d’Italia household.
On stage had been Elisa Longo Borghini, winner of the 2024 Giro d’Italia Ladies, 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 in the course of the presentation.
Institutional representatives had been current as nicely, together with the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of International 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 Common Supervisor Paolo Bellino, Giro d’Italia Director Mauro Vegni, and La Gazzetta dello Sport Director Stefano Barigelli.
The Route
939.6 km and 14,000 m of elevation achieve (1,000+ greater than within the earlier version) are on the menu of the 2025 Giro d’Italia Ladies. The race will function a person time trial, two flat phases, three medium mountain phases, and two excessive mountain phases. As in 2024, the race will begin with a race in opposition to the clock.
The 13.6 km time trial on the streets of Bergamo will set the stage for the final classification. Riders aiming for the ultimate Maglia Rosa can even must be prepared within the second stage, Clusone-Aprica. In the meantime, the Vezza d’Oglio-Trento stage may present the primary alternative for sprinters, regardless of the problem of crossing the 1,883-m Passo del Tonale, designated as this version’s Cima Alfonsina Strada.
The primary half of the Giro d’Italia Ladies will conclude with the Castello Tesino-Pianezze (Valdobbiadene) stage, the primary uphill end of this version. On the ultimate climb of this stage, the legendary Fabiana Luperini claimed her first victory within the Corsa Rosa in 1995.
The race will resume in Veneto with the stage 5, a very flat route from Mirano to Monselice, providing a closing respite earlier than a grueling closing trio of phases. The Bellaria-Igea Marina-Terre Roveresche (Orciano di Pesaro) stage will function a rolling profile and a classic-style finale, resulting in the second uphill end on Monte Nerone. The ultimate ascent, with a median gradient of over 8%, is a debut for the Corsa Rosa.
On Sunday, July 13, the Forlì-Imola stage would be the grand finale – a route with 2,200 metres of elevation achieve, which is able to embody the circuit from the 2020 World Championships, that includes the ascents of Mazzolano and Cima Gallisterna.
The Phases
Stage 1, Bergamo-Bergamo Tudor ITT, 13.6km
A completely city time trial. The race begins at Refrain Life on vast and straight roads alternating with hairpin turns and mild curves. The course passes close to the historic Città Alta with a slight uphill phase earlier than descending to the end line at Sentierone.
Stage 2, Clusone-Aprica, 99km
The stage is split into two components: a downhill part to Lovere, adopted by a gradual, gradual ascent. The riders will cross your complete Val Camonica to Edolo earlier than climbing to Aprica by way of the previous street by way of Corteno Golgi. The route options no main difficulties apart from a brief, sharp climb in Santicolo only a few kilometers from the end.
Stage 3, Vezza d’Oglio-Trento, 124km
The primary dash stage of the Giro. The stage begins with a difficult climb to Passo del Tonale (Cima Alfonsina Strada), adopted by an extended descent by way of Val di Sole and Val di Non. After Mezzolombardo, the route winds its manner by way of vineyards with mild undulations earlier than crossing the Adige River and heading for the end in Trento.
Stage 4, Castello Tesino-Pianezze (Valdobbiadene), 156km
This stage incorporates a summit end after a sequence of rolling hills within the Belluno space, with no really flat sections. The riders will descend into Val Cismon, go close to Feltre, and skirt the bottom of the Dolomiti Bellunesi to Belluno. After navigating round Nevegal and leaving Lago di Santa Croce and Vittorio Veneto behind, they’ll face the steep Muro di Ca’ del Poggio. The route then crosses the UNESCO Prosecco Hills earlier than the ultimate climb to Pianezze (11.2 km at 7%).
Stage 5, Mirano-Monselice, 108km
The final flat stage earlier than the decisive closing three phases. The solely flat route begins in Mirano and passes by way of Mira, Dolo, Piove di Sacco and Conselve. A closing circuit of 16.4 km round Monselice on vast and flat roads skirts the Euganean Hills.
Stage 6, Bellaria-Igea Marina-Terre Roveresche (Orciano di Pesaro), 144km
A rolling stage that begins out flat earlier than heading into the Romagna Apennines. The riders will climb by way of San Marino, Mondaino, Monteciccardo and Beato Sante, adopted by sections in Cartoceto, Saltara and Villa del Monte. The ultimate climb results in the primary go over the end line, adopted by a 15-km circuit with a climb to Mondavio earlier than the end.
Stage 7, Fermignano-Monte Nerone, 157km
A queen mountain stage that includes a sequence of challenges with no respite. The route begins on rolling terrain resulting in Monte Nerone, climbing its decrease slopes to Pian di Trebbio. Descending in the direction of Pianello, the riders will sort out a succession of climbs to Moria, Passo la Croce, Valico di Sitria and Valico di Croce Avellana. The ultimate stretch contains climbs to Frontone, Cagli and Secchiano, with the final 8 km averaging over 8% to the end.
Stage 8, Forli’-Imola (Autodromo E. E D. Ferrari), 138km
A demanding mid-mountain closing stage. After a flat begin, the riders will enter the 2020 UCI World Championships circuit, which incorporates the difficult climbs of Cima Gallisterna and Mazzolano. The circuit might be coated 4 instances, with the end contained in the Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola.
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