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

[Rob5091]

According to -
https://www.nordest24.it/giro-d-italia-2025-due-tappe-friuli-venezia-giulia/#google_vignette

The Giro d'Italia 2025 promises to give emotions also in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, with two stages that will enrich the 108th edition of the historic pink race. However, the long-awaited big departure from Trieste has now faded. Paolo Urbani's latest statements, which took place during the inscription of Enzo Cainero's name in the memorial cemetery of Udine, made it clear that the start of the 2025 Giro will probably take place from Albania or southern Italy.

and apparently no TT? Sounds odd as Ganna's always the reason why they have a TT in the Giro.

 

[yaco]

It didn't happen in all three GT's in 2024.

I am confusing the 2023 Giro with the 2024 edition. Anyway, the point stands there is little GC action with an ITT in stage 21.

 

[tobydawq]

I am confusing the 2023 Giro with the 2024 edition. Anyway, the point stands there is little GC action with an ITT in stage 21.

Yeah, I don't know what to tell you, but the 2023 Giro also didn't finish with a TT.

 

[houtdffan]

According to -
https://www.nordest24.it/giro-d-italia-2025-due-tappe-friuli-venezia-giulia/#google_vignette



and apparently no TT? Sounds odd as Ganna's always the reason why they have a TT in the Giro.

no TT = not a grand tour

 

[ashhutch1997]

No ITT is a farce, the one thing I'll give the Giro credit for in 2023/24 was the respectable amount of ITT km.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Yeah, I don't know what to tell you, but the 2023 Giro also didn't finish with a TT.

I think he's on about the stage 20 TT up Monte Lussari, which absolutely suffocated the racing in the stages prior. Watching Ineos tempo up the Giau/ Tre Cime was pretty depressing.

 

[search]

According to -
https://www.nordest24.it/giro-d-italia-2025-due-tappe-friuli-venezia-giulia/#google_vignette



and apparently no TT? Sounds odd as Ganna's always the reason why they have a TT in the Giro.

the article is about the stages in Friuli, so I would think "no ITT" also only refers to those - meaning there will be no ITT in Friuli, while the initially planed Grande Partenza in that region would probably have included one.

 

[Netserk]

the article is about the stages in Friuli, so I would think "no ITT" also only refers to those - meaning there will be no ITT in Friuli, while the initially planed Grande Partenza in that region would probably have included one.

What a shame. I had hoped that the Gorizia stage would be an ITT.

 

[Netserk]

Regarding the Col Drusciè, the Giro has actually finished there back in 1977. I also heard some rumors off Le Gruppetto that the final weekend would have a stage in the Aoste Valley, followed by Finestre/ Sestriere, similar to 2015. Then a final TT in Rome starting in the Vatican.
I don't know how true this is, maybe some of you on here ITK could help.

I think the finish was a bit lower then than what it will be next year.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I think he's on about the stage 20 TT up Monte Lussari, which absolutely suffocated the racing in the stages prior. Watching Ineos tempo up the Giau/ Tre Cime was pretty depressing.

But that TT very much doesn't qualify as having little GC action, which was the thing @yaco was complaining about. In other words, they simply are wrong.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I think the finish was a bit lower then than what it will be next year.

From the elevation, it looks like they finished at the finish area of the ski races. TBF it would thematically make sense if they did the same next year.

 

[tobydawq]

No ITT is a farce, the one thing I'll give the Giro credit for in 2023/24 was the respectable amount of ITT km.

A farce and also never going to happen.

 

[tobydawq]

I think the finish was a bit lower then than what it will be next year.

That profile looks to be from before the invention of the bike...

 

[OlavEH]

So; at the moment we're talking about Col Druscie, (Stelvio)-Bormio and Finestre-Sestriere? Would be freaking great if this came through. Just trying not to get my hopes up too much.

 

[Netserk]

That profile looks to be from before the invention of the bike...

I think the original layout was like the below:

A style that I'm quite fond of.

 

[tobydawq]

Can't wait for another Cervinia MTF!

Too bad it can't be chained with Montevergine Di Mercogliano and Planche des Belles Filles.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Can't wait for them to announce stelvio or agnello 45km into a 190km stage that will no doubt be neutralized and turned into a 50km mountain sprint during the race

 

[ashhutch1997]

Can't wait for them to announce stelvio or agnello 45km into a 190km stage that will no doubt be neutralized and turned into a 50km mountain sprint during the race

It's sad because it's true

 

[ashhutch1997]

Too bad it can't be chained with Montevergine Di Mercogliano and Planche des Belles Filles.

In all fairness I don't mind Montevergine Di Mercogliano in the first week, it's the classic easy first week MTF.

 

[OlavEH]

In all fairness I don't mind Montevergine Di Mercogliano in the first week, it's the classic easy first week MTF.

Awful climb. Even though I don't expect Finestre during the first week, it should be something more than a climb where 20+ riders are still gathered with 1 km left.

 

[tobydawq]

In all fairness I don't mind Montevergine Di Mercogliano in the first week, it's the classic easy first week MTF.

To be fair, the same could be said for Planche des Belles Filles which is also always used in the first half of the race when it has been a road stage. Yet people hate it (probably because it has been used very frequently).

 

[Netserk]

To be fair, the same could be said for Planche des Belles Filles which is also always used in the first half of the race when it has been a road stage. Yet people hate it (probably because it has been used very frequently).

My impression is that people mostly hated the Super version. I don't think its inclusions in 2014 and 2017 were particularly ill-received.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

To be fair, the same could be said for Planche des Belles Filles which is also always used in the first half of the race when it has been a road stage. Yet people hate it (probably because it has been used very frequently).

I think you are either conflating the gravel ramp version with the normal version, or Libertine's semi-tongue-in-cheek opinion with majority opinion on here.

 

[houtdffan]

Awful climb. Even though I don't expect Finestre during the first week, it should be something more than a climb where 20+ riders are still gathered with 1 km left.

put a couple of the aliens in the field and there won't be 20 riders together at the finish.

There are 20 riders because nobody is good enough to launch a real attack

 

[tobydawq]

I think you are either conflating the gravel ramp version with the normal version, or Libertine's semi-tongue-in-cheek opinion with majority opinion on here.

Dear @Red Rick , do you love La Planche des Belles Filles with all your heart?