Giro d'Italia 2025
Latest News from the Race
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2025 Giro d'Italia stage 21 preview
June 1, 2025: Roma-Roma, 141km -
2025 Giro d'Italia stage 20 preview
May 31, 2025: Verrès-Sestrière, 203km -
2025 Giro d'Italia stage 19 preview
May 30, 2025: Biella-Champoluc, 166km
Date | May 9-June 1 2025 |
Distance | 3413km |
Start location | Durrës, Albania |
Finish location | Rome, Italy |
Category | UCI WorldTour/GrandTour |
Edition | 108th |
Total climbing | 52,500m of elevation gain |
Previous edition | 2024 Giro de Italia |
Previous winner | Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) |
2025 Giro d'Italia Overview
The 2025 Giro d'Italia marks the 108th edition of the Italian Grand Tour. The event is scheduled to be held from May 9 to June 1 with a Grande Partenza in Albania.
RCS Sport revealed the full route details of the 2025 Giro d'Italia which covers 3,413km in 21 days of racing with 42.3km of time trailing, six sprint stages, a final week in the mountains, 30km of strade bianche gravel roads before a long transfer to the final stage in Rome.
Cyclingnews will have live coverage of all 21 stages of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, along with race reports, galleries, results, and exclusive features and news.
2025 Giro d'Italia Route
RCS Sport, the organiser of the Giro d'Italia postponed the route announcement for the 2025 edition. However, they confirmed the first three stages would feature an Albanian Grande Partenza.
The full route details were officially announced on January 13 at a ceremony in Rome's Auditorium della Musica.
2025 Giro d'Italia start list
To be confirmed!
2025 Giro d'Italia schedule
Date | Stage | Distance | Stage Times (CET) |
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May 9, 2025 | Stage 1: Durres-Tirane | 164km | Row 0 - Cell 3 |
May 10, 2025 | Stage 2: Tirane-Tirane Tudor | 13.7km (ITT) | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
May 11, 2025 | Stage 3: Vlore-Vlore | 160km | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
May 12, 2025 | Rest Day | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
May 13, 2025 | Stage 4: Alberobello (Pietramadre) - Lecce | 187km | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
May 14, 2025 | Stage 5: Ceglie Messapica - Matra | 145km | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
May 15, 2025 | Stage 6: Potenza - Napoli | 226km | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
May 16, 2025 | Stage 7: Castl di Sangro - Tagliacozzo | 168km | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
May 17, 2025 | Stage 8: Giulianova - Castelraimondo | 197km | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
May 18, 2025 | Stage 9: Gubbio - Siena | 181km | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
May 19, 2025 | Rest Day | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
May 20, 2025 | Stage 10: Lucca - Pisa | 28.6km (ITT) | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
May 21, 2025 | Stage 11: Viareggio - Castelnovo ne' Monti | 185km | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
May 22, 2025 | Stage 12: Modena - Viadana | 172km | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
May 23, 2025 | Stage 13: Rovigo - Vicenza | 180km | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
May 24, 2025 | Stage 14: Treviso - Nova Gorica/Gorizia | 186km | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
May 25, 2025 | Stage 15: Fume Veneto - Asiago | 214km | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
May 26, 2025 | Rest Day | Row 17 - Cell 2 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
May 27, 2025 | Stage 16: Piazzola Sul Brenta - San Valentino | 199km | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
May 28, 2025 | Stage 17: San Michele all'Adige - Bormio | 154km | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
May 29, 2025 | Stage 18: Morbegno - Cesano Maderno | 144km | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
May 30, 2025 | Stage 19: Biella - Champoluc | 166km | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
May 31, 2025 | Stage 20: Verrès - Sestrière, via Lattea | 203km | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
June 1, 2025 | Stage 21: Rome - Rome | 141km | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
Giro d'Italia Records
Most overall wins: Fausto Coppi, Alfredo Binda, Eddy Merckx (five); Giovanni Brunero, Gino Bartali, Fiorenzo Magni, Felice Gimondi, Bernard Hinault (three).
Most stage wins: Mario Cipollini (42), Alfredo Binda (41), Learco Guerra (31), Constance Girardengo (30), Eddy Merckx (25) ... Mark Cavendish (16)
Most mountain classification wins: Gino Bartali (seven); José Manuel Fuentes (four); Fausto Coppi, Franco Bitossi, Claudio Bortolotto, Claudio Chiappucci (three)
Most points classification wins: Francesco Moser, Giuseppe Saronni (four); Roger De Vlaeminck, Johan van der Velde, Mario Cipollini (three)
Most starts: Wladimir Panizza (18); Pierino Gavazzi, Domenico Pozzovivo (17)
Youngest winner: Fausto Coppi, 1940 (20 years and 268 days)
Oldest winner: Fiorenzo Magni, 1955 (34 years and 180 days)
Smallest margin of victory: 11 seconds (Fiorenzo Magni, 1948)
Largest margin of victory: 1:57:26 (Alfonso Calzolari, 1914)
Fastest edition: 2024 (41.866kph)
Races
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Giro d'Italia 20259 May 2025 - 1 June 2025 | Italy | WorldTour
- Giro d'Italia 2025 route
- Giro d'Italia history
- Who will win the Giro d'Italia 2025? Analysing the favourites
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Stage 1 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 1 preview | Durazzo - Tirana2025-05-09 164km
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Stage 2 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 2 preview | Tirana - Tirana2025-05-10 13.7km
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Stage 3 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 3 preview | Valona - Valona2025-05-11 160km
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Stage 6 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 6 preview | Potenza - Napoli2025-05-15 226km
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Stage 9 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 9 preview | Gubbio - Siena2025-05-18 181km
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Stage 10 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 10 preview | Lucca - Pisa2025-05-20 28.6km
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Stage 12 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 12 preview | Modena - Viadana2025-05-22 172km
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Stage 13 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 13 preview | Rovigo - Vicenza2025-05-23 180km
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Stage 19 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 19 preview | Biella - Champoluc2025-05-30 166km
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Stage 21 - 2025 Giro d'Italia stage 21 preview | Rome - Rome2025-06-01 141km
Latest Content on the Race

2025 Giro d'Italia stage 1 preview
By Stephen Farrand published
Preview May 9, 2025: Durazzo-Tirane, 164km

Who will win the Giro d'Italia 2025? Analysing the favourites
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Former winner Primož Roglič and 22-year-old Juan Ayuso arrive as the two heavy favourites for the 108th corsa rosa

Giro d'Italia adds time bonus sprints to 19 stages of 2025 race in partnership with Red Bull to 'ignite fierce battles' in GC
By Stephen Farrand published
News New sponsorship and bonus seconds could spark more aggressive racing due to position of Red Bull KM intermediate sprints

Tour of the Alps winner Michael Storer not afraid of peaking too early ahead of Giro d'Italia GC assault
By Matilda Price published
News Australian looked to be in the form of his life in Italy and Austria, with five weeks still to go before the conclusion of the Giro

Jai Hindley all in for 'main guy' Primož Roglič at Giro d'Italia, but says team have to 'expect the unexpected'
By Matilda Price published
News Australian was 'hoping for better' from Tour of the Alps but optimistic about improvements ahead of Albania

'It takes a bit of pressure off' – Thymen Arensman to share Ineos Grenadier Giro d'Italia leadership with Egan Bernal
By Matilda Price published
News Dutchman hoping for another top-six finish as he explores post-altitude form at Tour of the Alps

Giro d'Italia: Tom Pidcock's Q36.5 team, along with Tudor, Polti and VF Group-Bardiani secure wildcard invitations
By Stephen Farrand published
News Pidcock given green light to target the Corsa Rosa alongside Swiss and Italian ProTeams

'A weird start to the season, but I'm not stressed' - Adam Yates steadily building towards Giro d'Italia
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Briton will now go to altitude for three weeks before Italian Grand Tour
Top News on the Race
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Giro d'Italia: Tom Pidcock's Q36.5 team, along with Tudor, Polti and VF Group-Bardiani secure wildcard invitations
Pidcock given green light to target the Corsa Rosa alongside Swiss and Italian ProTeams -
'A weird start to the season, but I'm not stressed' - Adam Yates steadily building towards Giro d'Italia
Briton will now go to altitude for three weeks before Italian Grand Tour -
Tour de France: Tudor, Uno-X Mobility and TotalEnergies awarded wild cards as UCI approves extra team for 2025 Grand Tours
23 teams to take the start of the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España, with wildcard spaces up for grabs at each
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Extra Tour de France wildcard invitations, test of gear restrictions approved by Pro Cycling Council
Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España could have 23 teams pending UCI approval -
'It's important he fights with the GC group' – Richard Carapaz builds to Giro d'Italia in Volta a Catalunya mountains
EF Education-EasyPost leader set for battle with Giro rivals Roglič, Ayuso, Landa, Yates twins in Spain -
Saudi Arabian PIF investment fund close to sponsoring the Giro d'Italia maglia rosa
US$930 billion Saudi sovereign wealth fund also linked to stalled One Cycling project
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Grand Tour wildcard conundrum - UCI permission for a 23rd team could resolve Tudor, Uno-X, Q36.5 battle for places
Safety and logistics a problem if UCI agree to an extra team in the peloton -
Italy turns pink as countdown to 2025 Giro d'Italia begins – Gallery
The Leaning Tower of Pisa and Piazza Navona in Rome illuminated to celebrate hosting stages of the Corsa Rosa -
Richard Carapaz targets the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2025
Ecuadorian calls on federation to rethink scoring system ahead of Rwanda World Championships
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