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.