Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements

[pastronef]

They should pay them to stay away

THIS. THIS. ABSOLUTELY THIS

 

[Peyroteo94]

How likely is having both Vingo and Pogi next year?

 

[Froome]

The Giro is so back, corruption and incompetence is deeply embedded within the history of this great race, and only adds to the intrigue and spectacle.

The Giro will be back when they comeback with the mythical climbs of the past. The Giro is getting too soft plus the incompetence.

 

[Berniece]

How likely is having both Vingo and Pogi next year?

2025? 0.01%

 

[scribers]

So you’re telling me there’s a chance.

YES!!

 

[E_F_]

I don't think my silly patriotic heart could take watching Pogi destroy Jonas in a Grand Tour twice in one year.

 

[Rob5091]

After their 2024, I think Visma will keep Vingegaard in cotton wool until the Tour next year. So we could see the likes of Vlasov versus Ayuso for the Giro.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Besides all the drama there are new rumours about the Trentino stage, a MTF on San Valentino from Mori, before that you have Santa Barbara from Acro.
So this climb

Right before a MTF in San Valentino, this climb until 4.5kms to go:

Could also be this side until 4.5kms to go, but I doubt it:

Source: https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article...ro-italia-2025-tappa-san-valentino-brentonico

 

[RedheadDane]

You know what could be fun?
If instead of having a big fancy presentation, they just casually publish the road book.

 

[Mayomaniac]

You know what could be fun?
If instead of having a big fancy presentation, they just casually publish the road book.

Yeah, but they want the media buzz, a "big" presentation with big names attending and everything.
A guy from my hometown who I ride with was actually send their by my hometown when we hosted the start of the 2017 Piancavallo stage as our official representative, he had the time of his life.

 

[RedheadDane]

Just email it to Devil's Elbow who publishes it on CN so the gang gets to whine about it before all the lame ass journalists get their "very difficult route" chat gpt articles out.

Well, the people who need to get it first are actually:

1: The people directly involved with the race.
2: The people who might need to find an alternative route to work.

 

[E_F_]

Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino, but fun:

Piazzola sul Brenta - San Valentino

201.9 km, +5016 m. Bike ride in Piazzola sul Brenta, Veneto

ridewithgps.com

 

[OlavEH]

My golly

That's just such a poor choice of MTF.

Just finish in Mori after Santa Barbara and put like Bondone before SB and you have fairly simple, but very solid mountain stage.

Or the previous rumour about finishing in Torbole. Monte Fae followed by Barbara and then a descent finish to Torbole. That is a very nice combo of climbs.

But the current fits the pattern. The later years they've had several MTFs in the same area. Sega di Ala in 21, Lavarone 22 and Monte Bondone in 23.

 

[Netserk]

My hope was Brentonico. Almost.

At least it's not San Valentino from the main side.

 

[Netserk]

Latter.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I do think the race benefits from a Mtf the day before the Bormio stage.

 

[OlavEH]

I do think the race benefits from a Mtf the day before the Bormio stage.

You're probably right about that. But that is still better than them pulling some opposite horseshite, like a stage after the Bormio stage, starting in Bormio, directly into Stelvio and then a loooooong valley before a MTF somewhere in the Merano area.

 

[Netserk]

I do think the race benefits from a Mtf the day before the Bormio stage.

As the only "big" MTF, it still is as good as such one gets (if from Mori), more or less. I doubt they'll do Bondone, and I can imagine that they'll go past Torbole, so my hope is Valbona and Bordala first.

And yeah, before Bormio and after the rest day is an excellent spot. So the overall structure is still superb.

 

[Kyllingen86]

This might be slightly offtopic but what happened to the early rumors with Col Druscie?

That aside there are a lot of things I like about the rumoured route. First week is more or less perfect but the second week could be better. Third week is very, very promising compared to recent years.

 

[Mayomaniac]

This might be slightly offtopic but what happened to the early rumors with Col Druscie?

That aside there are a lot of things I like about the rumoured route. First week is more or less perfect but the second week could be better. Third week is very, very promising compared to recent years.

Too many construction works for the Olympics in Cortina atm (last time I counted 20 cranes) and the whole mess that is the construction of the bobsleight track, riding though Cortina and finishing up there is a mess/a logistic nightmare. Apparently they did a recon and said that it was not possible/realistic.

 

[JReed27]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853042977242780043

A few intersting things from this post

Stage 15: Descending the north side of Grappa which leads to a slighlty longer (although hillier) valley road before an easy final climb compared to the 2017 finish. Only benefit would be that the run in after the final climb looks a bit more interesting

Stage 16: A really difficult selection of climbs before san valentino probably making it the queen stage

Stage 17: A shorter easier stage before the normal edolo side of the mortirolo than previously suggested. This information comes from the same article as the news about the stage 16 finish although that article had no mention of which side of the mortirolo was going to be used

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853042977242780043

A few intersting things from this post

Stage 15: Descending the north side of Grappa which leads to a slighlty longer (although hillier) valley road before an easy final climb compared to the 2017 finish. Only benefit would be that the run in after the final climb looks a bit more interesting

Stage 16: A really difficult selection of climbs before san valentino probably making it the queen stage

Stage 17: A shorter easier stage before the normal edolo side of the mortirolo than previously suggested. This information comes from the same article as the news about the stage 16 finish although that article had no mention of which side of the mortirolo was going to be used

At least Vegni is encouraging long range attacks

 

[JReed27]

At least Vegni is encouraging long range attacks

It's not looking quite as good as I had hoped from some rumours but it's not bad. I don't think we will know what side of the mortirolo they are using until they route presentation but based on everything else I think it will be the easier side as they like to have 1 medium mountain stage for breakaways in the 3rd week a bit like the stage to sappada this year

 

[zlev11]

now THIS is a friggin route. doesn't even include the strade bianche stage.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853159359578358252

View: https://x.com/LasterketaBurua/status/1853159359578358252

 

[OlavEH]

A few intersting things from this post

Stage 15: Descending the north side of Grappa which leads to a slighlty longer (although hillier) valley road before an easy final climb compared to the 2017 finish. Only benefit would be that the run in after the final climb looks a bit more interesting

Stage 16: A really difficult selection of climbs before san valentino probably making it the queen stage

Stage 17: A shorter easier stage before the normal edolo side of the mortirolo than previously suggested. This information comes from the same article as the news about the stage 16 finish although that article had no mention of which side of the mortirolo was going to be used

All in all, it is pretty good, but still there are some annoying choices. Longer valley after Grappa. San Valentino and not Bormio as a queen stage. That combo of climbs in Aosta on a rather short stage and the day before Finestre. That combo should rather been saved for a proper tappone on a later occasion adding for example and at least Saint Panthaleon at first.