Monday 28 April 2025 • Blog
Tom Nederend
The Giro d'Italia 2025 starts on Friday May 9th with three days of racing in Albania, after which the peloton enters Italy. The riders will be presented with a varied menu: from flat sprint opportunities to tough hilly stages, from heroic gravel sectors to long time trials, and of course a tough final week in the mountains.
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The opening stage between Durazzo and Tirana immediately offers opportunities for the fast men, although there are plenty obstacles on the road to make surprises possible. After a short time trial in the capital Tirana, a hilly stage follows around Valona, before the Giro moves to southern Italy for a restday.
Fast stages await the sprinters in the heel of the Italian boot, but here too there are stages with an extra treacherous finale. After a visit to Naples and a series of hilly stages via the Abruzzo towards Tuscany, the famous sterrati, unpaved roads that can provide a spectacle, await in Siena.
The second restday heralds the second part of the Giro: with a long time trial between Lucca and Pisa, a number of difficult stages through the Apennines, and more opportunities for punchers and sprinters. From Veneto, the peloton slowly climbs towards the Dolomites, where the third week becomes mercilessly tough.
The final mountain stages are traditionally very tough, with high-altitude finishes in Brentonico, Bormio and Sestriere, among others. The Giro 2025 concludes on Sunday June 1st in Rome, where after three gruelling weeks there will be one last sprint for glory.
Giro d'Italia 2025 - route overview
| Etappe | Datum | Dag | Start – Finish | Afstand (km) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9-5 | Friday | Durazzo – Tirana | 164,0 | Sprint+ |
| 2 | 10-5 | Saturday | Tirana – Tirana | 13,7 | ITT (short) |
| 3 | 11-5 | Sunday | Valona – Valona | 160 | Hill |
| 12-5 | Monday | restday (transfer) | |||
| 4 | 13-5 | Tuesday | Alberobello – Lecce | 187 | Sprint |
| 5 | 14-5 | Wednesday | Ceglie Messapica – Matera | 144 | Sprint+ |
| 6 | 15-5 | Thursday | Potenza – Napels | 226 | Sprint |
| 7 | 16-5 | Friday | Castel di Sangro – Tagliacozzo | 168 | Hill (top) |
| 8 | 17-5 | Saturday | Giulianova – Castelraimondo | 197 | Hilly |
| 9 | 18-5 | Sunday | Gubbio – Siena | 181 | Sterrati |
| 19-5 | Monday | restday | |||
| 10 | 20-5 | Tuesday | Lucca – Pisa | 28,6 | ITT (long) |
| 11 | 21-5 | Wednesday | Viareggio – Castelnovo ne’ Monti | 185 | Moutain |
| 12 | 22-5 | Thursday | Modena – Viadana | 172 | Sprint |
| 13 | 23-5 | Friday | Rovigo – Monte Berico | 180 | Sprint+ |
| 14 | 24-5 | Saturday | Treviso – Nova Gorica | 186 | Sprint+ |
| 15 | 25-5 | Sunday | Fiume Veneto – Asiago | 214 | Moutain |
| 26-5 | Monday | restday | |||
| 16 | 27-5 | Tuesday | Piazzola sul Brenta – Brentonico | 199 | Mountain (top) |
| 17 | 28-5 | Wednesday | San Michele all’Adige – Bormio | 154 | Moiuntain |
| 18 | 29-5 | Thursday | Morbegno – Cesano Maderno | 144 | Sprint |
| 19 | 30-5 | Friday | Biella – Champoluc | 166 | Mountain |
| 20 | 31-5 | Saturday | Verrès – Sestrière | 203 | Moutain (top) |
| 21 | 1-6 | Sunday | Rome – Rome | 141 | Sprint |
Giro d'Italia 2025 - in figures
- Start: May 9th 2025 in Durazzo (Albania)
- Finish: June 1st 2025 in Rome (Italia)
- # stagees: 21
- #restdays: 3
- Total distance: 3.752 kilometer
- Individual Time-Trials: 2 (in total 42.3 kilometer)
- Spring stages: 6
- Sprint+ stages: 4
- Hilly stages: 3
- Sterrati-stages: 1
- Mountain stages: 5
- Mountain-top finish: 3
- Start outside of Italy: 3 stages in Albania
- Finish not in Italy: 1 stage (Nova Gorica, Slovenia)
- Longest stage: 226 kilometers (etappe 6: Potenza – Napoli)
- Shortest stage: 13.7 kilometers (stage 2: ITT Tirana – Tirana)
- Most vertical meters in one stage: close to 5.000 meters (stage 16)
Giro 2025 - stage-overview
Stage 1 – Friday May 9th: Durazzo–Tirana (164 km, Sprint+)
Stage 2 – Saturday May 10th: Tirana–Tirana (13.7 km, ITT (short))
Stage 3 – Sunday May 11th: Valona–Valona (160 km, hills)
May 12th Monday: restday (transfer)
Stage 4 – Tuesday May 13th: Alberobello–Lecce (187 km, Sprint)
Stage 5 – Wednesday May 14th: Ceglie Messapica–Matera (144 km, Sprint+)
Stage 6 – Thursday May 15th: Potenza–Napels (226 km, Sprint)
Stage 7 – Friday May 16th: Castel di Sangro–Tagliacozzo (168 km, hill (top))
Stage 8 – Saturday May 17th: Giulianova–Castelraimondo (197 km, hilly)
Stage 9 – Sunday May 18th: Gubbio–Siena (181 km, Sterrati)
May 19th – Monday: restday
Stage 10 – Tuesday May 20th: Lucca–Pisa (28.6 km, ITT (long))
Stage 11 – Wednesday 21 mei: Viareggio–Castelnovo ne’ Monti (185 km, Mountain)
Stage 12 – Thursday May 22nd: Modena–Viadana (172 km, Sprint)
Stage 13 – Friday May 23rd: Rovigo–Monte Berico (180 km, Sprint+)
Stage 14 – Saturday May 24th: Treviso–Nova Gorica (186 km, Sprint+)
Stage 15 – Sunday May 25th: Fiume Veneto–Asiago (214 km, Mountain)
May 26th - Monday: restday
Stage 16 – Tuesday May 27th: Piazzola sul Brenta–Brentonico (199 km, Moutain (top))
Stage 17 – Wednesday May 28th: San Michele all’Adige–Bormio (154 km, Mountain)
Stage 18 – Thursday May 29th: Morbegno–Cesano Maderno (144 km, Sprint)
Stage 19 – Friday May 30th: Biella–Champoluc (166 km, Mountain)
Stage 20 – Saturday May 31st: Verrès–Sestrière (203 km, Mountain (top))
Stage 21 – Sunday June 1st: Rome–Rome (141 km, Sprint)
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