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

[ashhutch1997]

It got the most important things right, and it would have been even better with the original route. 49 km out of 65 km of ITT was before the biggest mountain stages, the first of which was the only hard MTF of the race. Etna on day three was from the best side yet and delivered maximally. The two big mountain stages that favoured long-range action were the last two of the race, and both of them were individually very nicely done. It had a grand total of two simple, boring flat stages (and one of the two had echelons).

It wasn't even particularly back-loaded for a Giro, but I agree that simply postponing the last rest day one day would have been good. It could have been even better, and it could easily have been made harder. But measured against other actual routes, it was good.

They paid for Evenepoel. Dunno about Rogla.

I disagree personally, the original route was even worse, as far as I remember the first weekend stages (8 and 9) would've been a flat 200+ flat stage to Brindisi followed by a meh stage to Vieste, hardly entertaing stuff for a Saturday and Sunday. The stage to Madonna di Campiglio would have been ok if they did the Passo Daone like 2015, but regardless given what was to come the next day nobody would've been willing to attack far out anyway.

 

[Netserk]

I disagree personally, the original route was even worse, as far as I remember the first weekend stages (8 and 9) would've been a flat 200+ flat stage to Brindisi followed by a meh stage to Vieste, hardly entertaing stuff for a Saturday and Sunday. The stage to Madonna di Campiglio would have been ok if they did the Passo Daone like 2015, but regardless given what was to come the next day nobody would've been willing to attack far out anyway.

Sorry, I meant original as of the start of the race. I had forgotten that Hungary was originally planned for 2020.

 

[OlavEH]

My personal request for the Giro would be as many of these combos as possible in ranked order:

1. Finestre - Sestriere
2. Mortirolo - Aprica
3. Stelvio - Torre di Fraele
4. Fedaia - Pordoi (MTF)/Fedaia - Sella - Selva
5. Stelvio - Bormio 2000/Stelvio - Solda/Gavia - Bormio 2000
6. Giau - Falzarego/Col Druscie
7. San Pellegrino in Alpe - Abetone.

 

[Netserk]

I hope that the next time we'll see Stelvio, it will be with an uphill finish to Santa Caterina or all the way up to the top of Gavia.

If they need to have a stage start from Livigno after this year's debacle, they might as well use the same beginning to the stage:

Livigno > Santa Caterina di Valfurva

143.0 km, +4230 m. Bike ride in Comune di Livigno, Lombardia

ridewithgps.com

 

[Remy55]

My personal request for the Giro would be as many of these combos as possible in ranked order:

1. Finestre - Sestriere
2. Mortirolo - Aprica
3. Stelvio - Torre di Fraele
4. Fedaia - Pordoi (MTF)/Fedaia - Sella - Selva
5. Stelvio - Bormio 2000/Stelvio - Solda/Gavia - Bormio 2000
6. Giau - Falzarego/Col Druscie
7. San Pellegrino in Alpe - Abetone.

Like every year I will hope for the Penser Joch-Jaufenpass combo, but I am not sure I will see it in my lifetime

 

[ashhutch1997]

I'd love to see a Fedaia/ Pordoi combo, such a classic stage finish that hasn't been done for years.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Like every year I will hope for the Penser Joch-Jaufenpass combo, but I am not sure I will see it in my lifetime

Jaufenpass - Passo Rombo - Rettenbachferner (I know, altitude makes it unlikely, but Hochsölden would be doable)...
Fauniera/Esischie - Sampeyre - Pontechianale
Manghen - Pampeago
San Marco - Foppolo
Würzjoch - Kronplatz
San Valentino Brentonico - Polsa
Croce Domini - Tremalzo

 

[pastronef]

Jaufenpass - Passo Rombo - Rettenbachferner (I know, altitude makes it unlikely, but Hochsölden would be doable)...
Fauniera/Esischie - Sampeyre - Pontechianale
Manghen - Pampeago
San Marco - Foppolo
Würzjoch - Kronplatz
San Valentino Brentonico - Polsa
Croce Domini - Tremalzo

I'm Italian (Piedmont) and I'd be able to point on a map just the bolded ones. shame on me

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Double Finestre madness? Time to collectively get our hopes up to unreasonable levels.

https://torinocronaca.it/news/sport...d-italia-2025-si-contendono-il-sestriere.html

 

[OlavEH]

Double Finestre madness? Time to collectively get our hopes up to unreasonable levels.

https://torinocronaca.it/news/sport...d-italia-2025-si-contendono-il-sestriere.html

That would be a-okay! The best climb and combo of climbs (Finestre-Sestriere) in the cycling world.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Double Finestre madness? Time to collectively get our hopes up to unreasonable levels.

https://torinocronaca.it/news/sport...d-italia-2025-si-contendono-il-sestriere.html

I would’ve preferred a Giro stage with two times Finestre and then finish in Sestriere

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So third year in a row without Sicily and Calabria? Did all the covid money only reach the north?

Welcome to Italian history.

 

[xuziqiangnuctech@outlook.]

I would’ve preferred a Giro stage with two times Finestre and then finish in Sestriere

I think what the news told is both Giro and Tour may use Finestre.
A single stage in GT with 2×Finestre? No way

 

[Netserk]

Double Finestre madness? Time to collectively get our hopes up to unreasonable levels.

https://torinocronaca.it/news/sport...d-italia-2025-si-contendono-il-sestriere.html

Col Drusciè!

My only fear is that they'll want to go through Cortina, so that it'll be Tre Croce > Cortina > Col Drusciè rather than Giau > Col Drusciè.

It could be the last stage in the second week or the first in the third:

Udine > Cortina d'Ampezzo (Col Drusciè)

182.0 km, +4347 m. Bike ride in Passons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

ridewithgps.com

 

[Rob5091]

So we are still at this stage of the guess the parcours for next year's GTs.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Col Drusciè!

My only fear is that they'll want to go through Cortina, so that it'll be Tre Croce > Cortina > Col Drusciè rather than Giau > Col Drusciè.

It could be the last stage in the second week or the first in the third:

Udine > Cortina d'Ampezzo (Col Drusciè)

182.0 km, +4347 m. Bike ride in Passons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

ridewithgps.com

You also used the worst possible climb before Tre Croci, with something more it's an acceptable stage.
Not sure if there is enough space at Col Drusciè to host a MTF, there is a parking lot, but the parking lot seems big enough.

 

[gavia88]

Lads

We're still on for Finestre in every Grand Tour in 2025

I thought that Prudhomme already mentioned that the tour 2025 will be on France territory only

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Col Drusciè!

My only fear is that they'll want to go through Cortina, so that it'll be Tre Croce > Cortina > Col Drusciè rather than Giau > Col Drusciè.

It could be the last stage in the second week or the first in the third:

Udine > Cortina d'Ampezzo (Col Drusciè)

182.0 km, +4347 m. Bike ride in Passons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

ridewithgps.com

If they need to go through Cortina, they can simply come from Giau, then leave the main road near the ski lifts at Lacedel to descend through either Mortisa or Meleres, which leaves the section of main road you need to get to Drusciè available to climb. In fact, from satellite images it looks like part of those roads have been repaved very recently, perhaps in anticipation of the 2025 Giro?

Like this.

 

[OlavEH]

Col Drusciè!

My only fear is that they'll want to go through Cortina, so that it'll be Tre Croce > Cortina > Col Drusciè rather than Giau > Col Drusciè.

It could be the last stage in the second week or the first in the third:

Udine > Cortina d'Ampezzo (Col Drusciè)

182.0 km, +4347 m. Bike ride in Passons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

ridewithgps.com

If they start in Udine and finish at Col Drusice, the only option should be to cross Giau. And do as many climbs before that within a reasonable length of the stage.

 

[Mayomaniac]

If they start in Udine and finish at Col Drusice, the only option should be to cross Giau. And do as many climbs before that within a reasonable length of the stage.

Pura-Sella Razzo-Tre Croci would still be somewhat acceptable, but clearly not on the same level.

 

[OlavEH]

Pura-Sella Razzo-Tre Croci would still be somewhat acceptable, but clearly not on the same level.

Putting Tre Croci as the penultimate climb when you could use Giau would feel as a major disappointment.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Why not go through Cortina earlier in the stage and do a Cortina-Falzarego-Caprile-Giau-(Drusciè instead of Cortina) loop like in the 2008 Giro but in reverse?

 

[Netserk]

You also used the worst possible climb before Tre Croci, with something more it's an acceptable stage.
Not sure if there is enough space at Col Drusciè to host a MTF, there is a parking lot, but the parking lot seems big enough.

I went for the most plausible option from Udine.

But you can easily imagine the stage to start in Veneto, and then a loop like @Libertine Seguros mentioned can come in play.

 

[pastronef]

I'm absolutely in awe about the way you remember year by year stages and climbs, wow

 

[OlavEH]

I went for the most plausible option from Udine.

Why ist that the most plausible option? Regional borders? Length? Going through Cortina? Something else?