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

[SafeBet]

Hirschi has been taken off the start list by Tudor due to bad shape. So it's rather a penalty for him than an offense for the Giro d'Italia!

Tudor's team looks pretty good if you ask me: Storer might be one of the top climbers in the race, Pluimers and Zijlaard for the sprints, Brenner for a stage win from the break.
Plus, Hirschi hasn't ridden a GT in almost three years and his last two (Tdf 21 and TdF 22) were dreadful.

 

[Cycling111]

Let's make predictions. Let's see if we get any right.

Roglic will win the Giro.

Ayuso will be second but not as good as expected.

Landa third.

The Yates brothers will be disappointing.

Carapaz won't even be top 5.

Best domestiques: Pellizzari and Del Toro.

Pedersen Ciclamino.

Van Aert will have a good Giro like the 2024 Vuelta.

 

[AmRacer]

Let's make predictions. Let's see if we get any right.

Roglic will win the Giro.

Ayuso will be second but not as good as expected.

Landa third.

The Yates brothers will be disappointing.

Carapaz won't even be top 5.

Best domestiques: Pellizzari and Del Toro.

Pedersen Ciclamino.

Van Aert will have a good Giro like the 2024 Vuelta.

Mad Mads vs Wout Van Aert II battle for Ciclamino will be fun to watch, I hope.

 

[Breh]

Do we expect A. Yates or Ayuso to be the highest finisher for UAE?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Do we expect A. Yates or Ayuso to be the highest finisher for UAE?

Del Toro

 

[Red Rick]

Meanwhile Vicenza might actually be the first proper sprint between old mates Roglic and Van Aert.

 

[Red Rick]

Asiago stage having an intermediate sprint in Possagno, where Bocca di Forca starts - pisses me off an unreasonable amount.

Bocca di Forca - Grappa - Bassano -Foza - is an absolute nobrainer here.

 

[YavorD]

Asiago stage having an intermediate sprint in Possagno, where Bocca di Forca starts - pisses me off an unreasonable amount.

Bocca di Forca - Grappa - Bassano -Foza - is an absolute nobrainer here.

It's okay, they added a Red Bull kilometer instead, so the battle for the Pink jersey will be "even more fierce farce."

 

[Netserk]

I haven't seen a betting market on the Maglia Ciclamino, so is there someone I'm overlooking as potential/better poll option?

Van Aert
Kooij
Groves
Pedersen
Bennett
Magnier
Pluimers
Moschetti
Fretin
Other/Vino

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Magnier has already said he's unlikely to finish the race, Pluimers has Zijlaard ahead of him for the flat sprints. Obviously it's marginal in the second half of the poll but I would have Kanter (you can bet Astana will try to get UCI points for the points classification) and Strong in there.

 

[pastronef]

I think I'll be so pissed with the Rogla pancartazos sprints and WVA beating riders I like

 

[Netserk]

Magnier has already said he's unlikely to finish the race, Pluimers has Zijlaard ahead of him for the flat sprints. Obviously it's marginal in the second half of the poll but I would have Kanter (you can bet Astana will try to get UCI points for the points classification) and Strong in there.

The only recent interview I've seen with Magnier is:

Top talent Magnier made deliberate choice ahead of Giro d’Italia: "And I think it was definitely the right one"

Paul Magnier will start his first Grand Tour on Friday in Albania. The Frenchman from Soudal Quick-Step is widely regarded as a rising star, and he lines up at the Giro d’Italia with that reputation —...

www.idlprocycling.com

“Whether I finish the Giro, we don’t know yet. That partly depends on how things go, especially because the final week is very tough. We’ll decide that when the time comes.”

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The only recent interview I've seen with Magnier is:

Top talent Magnier made deliberate choice ahead of Giro d’Italia: "And I think it was definitely the right one"

Paul Magnier will start his first Grand Tour on Friday in Albania. The Frenchman from Soudal Quick-Step is widely regarded as a rising star, and he lines up at the Giro d’Italia with that reputation —...

www.idlprocycling.com

I thought I'd seen an interview where he said he would prioritise the French nationals (they are back in the Vendée this year, great route for him) but I can't find it now so don't quote me on that.

 

[P4rthen0n]

Tudor's team looks pretty good if you ask me: Storer might be one of the top climbers in the race, Pluimers and Zijlaard for the sprints, Brenner for a stage win from the break.
Plus, Hirschi hasn't ridden a GT in almost three years and his last two (Tdf 21 and TdF 22) were dreadful.

Storer looked really impressive to me during the Tour of the Alps.
However, according to the data available at Watts2win, Storer's performances do not seem impressive, at all.
Storer (2025): https://watts2win.eu/cyclist/1375/performance

They actually look like Adam Yates' data (and we all agree that he's not having a good season so far): https://watts2win.eu/cyclist/819/performance

 

[Malathion]

I only heard that they started working on the road last month, so I figured it was way too late for this edition.

Will you do a preview this year?

 

[Netserk]

Will you do a preview this year?

No. @Eshnar did his last one in 2023. @Devil's Elbow did it last year, and he has said he will do it again this year. But RCS has been very slow with the publication of the official information, so it's delayed.

13 days before the race starts and we still don't have the roadbook, climb profiles or finish maps (and it's not remotely likely we will be getting them today or tomorrow either). Unlike last year I've started working on the stage host introductions in advance which should help, but it's still going to be a hectic week and a bit to get the stage by stage analysis done in time...

If stage 1 is ready, I think it'd be good to post that thread before the full analysis.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If stage 1 is ready, I think it'd be good to post that thread before the full analysis.

I had arrived at that conclusion too, I will be lucky to finish tomorrow night and Wednesday is too late to get the stage threads going for sure.

 

[Malathion]

I had arrived at that conclusion too, I will be lucky to finish tomorrow night and Wednesday is too late to get the stage threads going for sure.

Thanks for the quick reply. Would still be looking forward to an analysis!

 

[Netserk]

I had arrived at that conclusion too, I will be lucky to finish tomorrow night and Wednesday is too late to get the stage threads going for sure.

Nice. It will be Christmas once again.

 

[Red Rick]

Nice. It will be Christmas once again.

Petulant Whiners Unite - this weeki

 

[Mayomaniac]

Petulant Whiners Unite - this weeki

Still not at Tour presentation levels...

 

[ashhutch1997]

Asiago stage having an intermediate sprint in Possagno, where Bocca di Forca starts - pisses me off an unreasonable amount.

Bocca di Forca - Grappa - Bassano -Foza - is an absolute nobrainer here.

Would still have to go up the 'meh' side of Grappa no? I'm pretty sure they are doing the route they are doing due to financial reasons, I could be wrong..

 

[E_F_]

Would still have to go up the 'meh' side of Grappa no? I'm pretty sure they are doing the route they are doing due to financial reasons, I could be wrong..

Hm... There are plenty of very non-meh sides of Grappa if you can live with narrow roads.

 

[Red Rick]

Would still have to go up the 'meh' side of Grappa no? I'm pretty sure they are doing the route they are doing due to financial reasons, I could be wrong..

No, Bocca di Forca joins this side of Grappa. The top of BdF is very close to the first peak of the Grappa profile below, which would can used as the descent of BdF. It joins the classical side just under the top.

https://www.cronoescalada.com/tracks/view/139511

 

[CyclistAbi]

So podium sweep by Red Bull, UAE or some other team possible?