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Giro d'Italia 2025: an unusual start in Albania
If you don't know what to expect from the Giro 2025, don't worry, we've got all the details on the Tour's most beautiful stages.
With 3,413km, 21 stages and a brand new start in Albania on 9 May, the 2025 Giro d'Italia promises to be a great spectacle! While we can expect a compatriot from Pogacar to take over from him, according to our Giro d'Italia 2025 prediction, there should be several highlights during the competition.
This edition of the Giro d'Italia, which starts in Albania on 9 May and finishes in Rome on 1 June, is set to be an interesting mix of sea, mountains and historical heritage.
From the first three days in Albania, the riders will be put to the test. Stage 3 around Vlorë offers the first major difficulty with the ascent of the Llogara pass (10.7km at 7.3%). The first time trial won't be long in coming, as it takes place on stage 2, around Tirana (13.7km) on 10 May.
The Giro route in Italy: first meetings for the climbers
In Italy, things get serious with the 7th stage to Tagliacozzo. This will be the peloton's first summit finish, marked by 14% gradients. Two days later, stage 9 between Gubbio and Siena will take in almost 30km of the Italian classic ‘Strade Bianche’, and could well trap some of the peloton's riders.
On stage 10, the second time trial between Lucca and Pisa (28.6km) will kick-start the race before a succession of mountain stages. The final week will be very demanding and should be decisive for the race between the favourites, with Monte Grappa (stage 15), the terrible final of San Valentino (stage 16) and the fearsome Mortirolo (stage 17).
The climax doesn't come until stage 20, with the mythical ascent of the Col du Finestre (18.5km at 9.2%), a monster partially made of earth, at an altitude of 2,200 metres. This day should put an end to the battle for the pink jersey!
Finally, the peloton will bring this Giro d'Italia 2025 to a close in Rome, an opportunity to re(discover) Italy's heritage. We can expect a final sprint past some of the most beautiful monuments in the Eternal City. This year, for Romain Bardet's last Giro, the intensity will rise to a crescendo, and the suspense should be there right to the end. In short, this Giro d'Italia is well worth the diversions!
