The Giro d’Italia will begin overseas for the fifteenth time in its historical past—this time in Albania, the place the primary three levels 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 complete elevation achieve. Riders will face 2 particular person time trials overlaying 42.3km, 6 sprinter levels, 8 medium mountain levels, and 5 excessive mountain levels from Might 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 Might 9 to June 1, and the Giro d’Italia Girls, going down from July 6 to 13, have been introduced on the Auditorium della Musica in Rome. Una Nessuna Centomila, a basis devoted to supporting girls 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 can 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 nicely, 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 Trend of Rome, Alessandro Onorato, RCS MediaGroup President Urbano Cairo, RCS Sports activities & Occasions Managing Director and Basic Supervisor Paolo Bellino, Giro d’Italia Director Mauro Vegni, and La Gazzetta dello Sport Director Stefano Barigelli.
Grande Partenza: Albania
Three difficult levels, together with a person time trial by 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, paying homage to latest city mountain levels. 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 Might 12, the race resumes with three levels which can be possible suited to sprinters, however are usually 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 will likely 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 Might 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 levels: a probable 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 achieve 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 following levels embody a dramatic end in Bormio—that includes the Montagna Pantani, the Passo del Mortirolo—and a transition stage to Cesano Maderno.
The ultimate two levels are designed for GC contenders. The primary, from Biella to Champoluc, is brief however includes a staggering 4,950m of elevation achieve, with uninterrupted climbing by 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 the Everlasting Metropolis.
Numbers and Statistics:
3,413km on this version
52,500m of elevation achieve (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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