Giro d'Italia Women 2025
Latest News from the Race
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News
There are all the new national champions jerseys at the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia Women
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Contenders
Analysing the Giro d'Italia Women 2025 contenders – Can Elisa Longo Borghini stop Anna van der Breggen from a record-tying fifth overall victory?
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News
'Expect the unexpected' – Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto aim at GC and sprint stages at Giro d'Italia Women, but warn of unpredictability
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Date | July 6 - July 13, 2025 |
Start location | Bergamo |
Finish location | Imola |
Distance | 939.6km |
Category | UCI Women's WorldTour |
Previous winner | Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) |
2025 Giro d'Italia Women overview

The Giro d'Italia Women will embark on its 36th edition held from July 6-13, 2025. It is the second year that the event is managed by RCS Sport as the race is set to cover eight days of racing across Italy.
The official route was revealed to include an individual time trial and include two flat stages, three medium mountain stages, and two high mountain stages.
2025 Giro d'Italia Women results
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2025 Giro d'Italia Women Information
The Giro d'Italia Women is a long-running women's stage race which has carved a niche as one of the most prestigious women's events in the world. It is the only women's event that has traditionally covered 10 days of racing and includes many iconic mountain passes. The race will celebrate its 36th anniversary in 2025 and will cover eight days of racing.
La Vuelta Femenina, the Giro d'Italia Women and the Tour de France Femmes are the three biggest stage races on the Women's WorldTour calendar. The Vuelta kicks off the women's Grand Tours in May, while the Giro d'Italia will be held in early July, and the Tour de France Femmes return to its late-July spot on the international calendar.
The Giro d'Italia Women returned to the Women's WorldTour in 2022 after being downgraded in 2021 for not offering live broadcasting of the race in 2020.
The Giro d'Italia Women was organised by PMG Sport/Starlight, an organization that took over the women's stage race in 2021 and 2022 from long-time organiser Giuseppe Rivolta. However, starting in 2024, RCS Sport will take over the organization of the Giro d'Italia Donne for a four-year term ending in 2027.
The Giro d'Italia Women has been officially rebranded as the Giro d'Italia Women in its first year organised by RCS Sport 2024.
Cyclingnews will highlight key feature stories ahead of the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women that include a look at the major talking points, exclusive interviews, race reports, news, analysis and galleries. We also highlight the major contenders of the eight-day race and a look at the history of iconic ascents at the Giro d'Italia Women throughout its 36-year history.
Join Cyclingnews' coverage of the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women with race reports, results, photo galleries, news and race analysis.
2025 Giro d'Italia Women Contenders
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2025 Giro d'Italia Women Route
The Giro d’Italia Women route traditionally caters to the most powerful riders who can cover both relentlessly steep pitches to long high-mountain terrain.
RCS Sport has taken over the management of the event and announced the details of the official route in January 13.
The route will bring the peloton across 919.2km and 14,300m of elevation gain with a major mountain pass at Passo del Tonale, an ascent that will mark the Cima Alfonsina Strada, and three summit finishes at Aprica, Valdobbiadene and Monte Nerone.
Click here for the full details of the 2025 Giro d'Italia Women route with maps and profiles.
Giro d'Italia Women History
In the Giro d'Italia's more than three-decade-long history, some of the past winners include inaugural champion Maria Canins (Italy) in 1988, Catherine Marsal (France) in 1990, five-time winner Fabiana Luperini (Italy) from 1995-98 and 2008, two-time winner Joane Somarriba (Spain) in 1999 and 2000, three-time winner Nicole Brändli (Switzerland) in 2001, 2003 and 2005, Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) in 2004, and two-time winner Edita Pučinskaitė (Lithuania) in 2006 and 2007.
Americans Mara Abbott won in 2010 and 2013, and Megan Guarnier won in 2016. Now retired Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) won the race four times, in 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2021.
Two three-time winners, both from the Netherlands, are expected to be on the start this year: Marianne Vos (2011, 2012, 2014) and defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten (2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023).
In 2024, Elisa Longo Borghini became the first Italian to win the Giro d'Italia Women since five-time winner Fabiana Luperini last won the title 16 years ago in 2008, and added her name to a list of compatriots to have won the race that also includes Maria Canins, Roberta Bonanomi, and Michela Fanini.
2025 Giro d'Italia Women schedule
Date | Stage | Start time | Finish time |
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July 6, 2025 | Stage 1 | 11:35 | 14:30 |
July 7, 2025 | Stage 2 | 11:35 | 14:25 |
July 8, 2025 | Stage 3 | 11:15 | 14:30 |
July 9, 2025 | Stage 4 | 10:25 | 14:30 |
July 10, 2025 | Stage 5 | 11:30 | 14:30 |
July 11, 2025 | Stage 6 | 9:40 | 14:30 |
July 12, 2025 | Stage 7 | 10:20 | 14:30 |
July 13, 2025 | Stage 8 | 10:40 | 14:30 |
Giro d'Italia Women 2025 Teams
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Races
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Giro d'Italia Women6 July 2025 - 13 July 2025 | Italy | Women's WorldTour
- Giro d'Italia Women 2025 route reveals three summit finishes - Aprica, Valdobbiadene and Monte Nerone
- Analysing the Giro d'Italia Women 2025 contenders – Can Elisa Longo Borghini stop Anna van der Breggen from a record-tying fifth overall victory?
- Giro d'Italia Women - Past winners
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Stage 1 - Giro d'Italia Women 2025: Stage 1 preview | Bergamo - Bergamo2025-07-06 14.2km
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Stage 8 - Giro d'Italia Women 2025: Stage 8 preview | Forli - Imola2025-07-13 134km
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Iconic ascents, unpredictability and 'a little bit of craziness' - Tales from the women's Giro d'Italia
By Maria David published
From the very first winner in 1988, 'La Mamma Volante', to the latest 'amazing journey' that put Elisa Longo Borghini in the maglia rosa in her 13th participation

'If my best means I win, then that's great' - Elisa Longo Borghini targets second Giro d'Italia Women victory in 2025
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Giro d'Italia route reveal 'finally' reset for January 13 in Rome
By Jackie Tyson published
News Organisers promise to announce 'goodies' for men's and women's Grand Tours

Rescheduled route presentation date for 2025 Giro d'Italia remains undecided
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Rumours of new January 13 date not confirmed by organisers
Top News on the Race
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'Smashed it out of the park' - Neve Bradbury moves onto Giro d'Italia Women GC podium after Blockhaus victory
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