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

[YavorD]

The environment goes out the window when money's involved.
Tbf it's a pretty short boat trip from Albania to Italy, not that bad a transfer as far as foreign starts go.

Isn't it something like 7-8 hours Ferry-ride?
I don't think that's optimal foar a transfer during a GT.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Isn't it something like 7-8 hours Ferry-ride?
I don't think that's optimal foar a transfer during a GT.

Ok it's slightly longer than I thought lol, but I was comparing it to other foreign starts such as Isreal, Netherlands, Belfast ect.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Ok it's slightly longer than I thought lol, but I was comparing it to other foreign starts such as Isreal, Netherlands, Belfast ect.

According to the published route map they are flying.

Only a few more years of doing it I guess, UCI regs state teams have to reduce their emissions by 50% by 2030 or lose their licenses.

 

[ashhutch1997]

According to the published route map they are flying.

Only a few more years of doing it I guess, UCI regs state teams have to reduce their emissions by 50% by 2030 or lose their licenses.

Nah they'll definitely keep doing it, transfers are getting longer and longer, look at the 2025 TDF route.
I don't want to get into politics, but the second money is involved, the environment is forgotten about, not just with cycling but all sports, like F1, football ect. Heck, the 2026 world cup is being hosted all across north America, that's not exactly environmentally friendly..

 

[Rob5091]

Of course big money, talks ...
2030 soccer World cup is going to be in no less then 6 countries spread across three continents!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup

2034 is of course being held in the home of oil and Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia.

 

[Netserk]

Nah they'll definitely keep doing it, transfers are getting longer and longer, look at the 2025 TDF route.
I don't want to get into politics, but the second money is involved, the environment is forgotten about, not just with cycling but all sports, like F1, football ect. Heck, the 2026 world cup is being hosted all across north America, that's not exactly environmentally friendly..

When money is involved, people have to be serious, shut up and calculate. Cheap talk isn't swayed by the math, but real action is.

 

[Netserk]

If I were uninterested in hearing the opinions of others, I wouldn't provide my own on the topic to start with.

 

[ashhutch1997]

When money is involved, people have to be serious, shut up and calculate. Cheap talk isn't swayed by the math, but real action is.

Not sure if this is aimed at me, but I was just saying my opinion. Let's stick to the route anyway 👍

 

[Rob5091]

The Italians seem determined to go ahead with the Albanian plans so I assume that's why the first 3 stages have been released -
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...novative-solutions-curb-migration-2024-12-23/

Last week, the Italian Supreme Court said the government had the right to say which countries can be listed as safe for repatriation. Meloni said the ruling strengthened the government's conviction the Albanian scheme would go ahead. At Monday's meeting she informed ministers of "the strong consensus" over the need for new strategies to tackle immigration that emerged during a meeting with other EU nations in Brussels last week, the statement from her office said.

 

[staubsauger]

Those 3 stages in Albania frankly look like the best Giro d'Italia start in ages!

 

[ashhutch1997]

Those 3 stages in Albania frankly look like the best Giro d'Italia start in ages!

I would go as far as saying it's the best designed foreign start the Giro has ever produced.

 

[ashhutch1997]

If Giro builds a mediocre route as well 2025 may have the worst GT routes.

2009 says hi

 

[Peyroteo94]

2009 says hi

Touché. Giro didn't have a proper mountain stage, however it had the best TT in a long long time.
Tour was a joke, even worse than 2012.
Finally Valverde won a GT in 2009. This says a lot about Vuelta's route. That third week is probably the worst third week I ever saw in my life.

 

[houtdffan]

Touché. Giro didn't have a proper mountain stage, however it had the best TT in a long long time.
Tour was a joke, even worse than 2012.
Finally Valverde won a GT in 2009. This says a lot about Vuelta's route. That third week is probably the worst third week I ever saw in my life.

the 7 and a half hour slog through the Apennines was a real mountain stage. There hasn't been a stage like that since in any GT

 

[ashhutch1997]

Touché. Giro didn't have a proper mountain stage, however it had the best TT in a long long time.
Tour was a joke, even worse than 2012.
Finally Valverde won a GT in 2009. This says a lot about Vuelta's route. That third week is probably the worst third week I ever saw in my life.

I'll give the Giro credit for that year, they tried to do something original, it just didn't work, especially considering it was the centenary edition.
Whats funny is that the Giro and TDF that year both had really good queen stages, the Giro had an awesome stage to Monte Petrano (I'd love to see that as a stage 10 or early in the second week), and the TDF had the fabulous stage to LGB with the Romme/ Colombier combo.

 

[ashhutch1997]

the 7 and a half hour slog through the Apennines was a real mountain stage. There hasn't been a stage like that since in any GT

Giro 2011 stage 15 to Gardeccia? That stage is legendary on this forum, how could you forget!
But I agree, it was a really nice stage and I wish they'd go back to that area.

 

[Peyroteo94]

the 7 and a half hour slog through the Apennines was a real mountain stage. There hasn't been a stage like that since in any GT

In 2009? I don't remember... I'm getting old mate

 

[houtdffan]

Giro 2011 stage 15 to Gardeccia? That stage is legendary on this forum, how could you forget!
But I agree, it was a really nice stage and I wish they'd go back to that area.

stage 16 2009 to Mt Petrano. 240km mountain slog. Looks to have been slightly harder than the 2011 stage

Froome actually wasnt his normal useless self that stage

 

[Rob5091]

Only a week until we get the promised full route ...popcorn at the ready!

 

[Eshnar]

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That's all we know, and tbf it's more than usual. But then again this is a weird edition, rumours-wise.
Some specific stage routes are still mostly guesswork though.

If our sources are correct, Siena, Champoluc are gonna be great. Bormio and Asiago just bad.
And whatever you guys say, if stage 11 is like that I'm gonna look forward to it...

 

[Red Rick]

Champoluc is 100% mid and I'm not remotely gonna pretend otherwise. Is there one climb that's a 6.5% grinder that's delivered as a penultimate climb outside of Morcuera which in turn has a harder final 5km and isn't the day before Finestre.

 

[OlavEH]

Champoluc is 100% mid and I'm not remotely gonna pretend otherwise. Is there one climb that's a 6.5% grinder that's delivered as a penultimate climb outside of Morcuera which in turn has a harder final 5km and isn't the day before Finestre.

I've been waiting for several years for a finish in Champoluc and use of climbs like Joux and Zuccore. But when that stage first comes it's both bad sequence of the stages (the day before Finestre) and wrong sequence of the climbs. The order of the climbs should be Arlaz-Zuccore-Joux-Champoluc......

 

[Red Rick]

I've been waiting for several years for a finish in Champoluc and use of climbs like Joux and Zuccore. But when that stage first comes it's both bad sequence of the stages (the day before Finestre) and wrong sequence of the climbs. The order of the climbs should be Arlaz-Zuccore-Joux-Champoluc.....

Yes, that sequence, while less climbing overall than this, is much better.

Also - with the way the overall Giro is shaking up, simply putting a proper cat 1 finish the day before Finestre ain't bad either.

 

[houtdffan]

Yes, that sequence, while less climbing overall than this, is much better.

Also - with the way the overall Giro is shaking up, simply putting a proper cat 1 finish the day before Finestre ain't bad either.

what would be better is to put a proper cat one as climb before the Finestre on the same stage as the Finestre.

stop doing a flat run in to the Finestre

 

[Peyroteo94]

Very backloaded but at least we have 3 or 4 mountain stages really good! And we can add a fantastic gravel stage. A solid 6 IMHO

SPOILER, Atto finale: il percorso del Giro d'Italia 2025 in anteprima

Due cronometro, tre soli arrivi in salita, ma comunque tante salite: ecco in pillole il Giro d'Italia 2025 che sarà presentato tra una settiman

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