The 2025 Giro d’Italia’s complete route has finally been made public. For this year, the Grand Tour will begin in Albania and end in Rome with yet another thrilling finale.
Albania will be hosting the opening stage for the first time, starting with a challenging 21-stage race with 52,500 metres of climbing, more than 10,000 metres from the previous year.
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On May 9 in Durres, the 15th Grande Partenza will be held abroad and will begin with the peloton completing three peaks on a 164-kilometre route to Tirana, the capital of Albania. Moreover, the second stage will be an individual time trial, and the third and last stage in Albania will begin and end in Vlore.
Afterwards, the peloton travels south to north across the Italian peninsula, making stops in beautiful places such as Lecce, Matera, Naples, Lucca, Pisa, and Siena. The reigning champion, Tadej Pogacar, will have a visit to his home country during a cross-border Stage 14 race from Treviso to the Slovenian town of Nova Gorica.
Furthermore, the mountain stages that precede the grandstand finish in Rome will be the centre of attention. Stage 19, which has three category one climbs between Biella and Champoluc, is also noteworthy. The penultimate stage, the Colle delle Finestre, a difficult 8 km gravel road ride, will have the greatest climb.
For three consecutive years, the final Stage 21 will take place in Rome, the capital of Italy, on June 1. From July 6-13, the 2025 Giro d’Italia Women will also start with an ITT in Bergamo, in the north, and end with a 138-kilometre Stage 8 run from Forli to Imola.
Tadej Pogacar hopes to defend his title in the men’s race, while Elisa Longo Borghini will defend her title in the women’s race.
Source: Eurosport