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

[Tim Cahill]

Only Alberto Contador could inspire an outraged several paragraph defence of his Giro win in an unrelated thread 10 years later, they don't make them like him anymore.

Contador did had Igor Anton helping

Was quite a few along with Anton iirc. That stage like Fuente De was a brilliant example of how Contador understood the game of cycling, years of him being a generous and gracious cyclist, letting breaks go, giving away stages coming back around with multiple willing to help following Katusha/Astana's attempted mugging. If Pogacar or Vingegaard ended up in the same situation they would get laughed at.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Only Alberto Contador could inspire an outraged several paragraph defence of his Giro win in an unrelated thread 10 years later, they don't make them like him anymore.



Was quite a few along with Anton iirc. That stage like Fuente De was a brilliant example of how Contador understood the game of cycling, years of him being a generous and gracious cyclist, letting breaks go, giving away stages coming back around with multiple willing to help following Katusha/Astana's attempted mugging. If Pogacar or Vingegaard ended up in the same situation they would get laughed at.

Yeah I could see this coming back to bite Pogacar in the future. You need your friends in cycling.

 

[Onizuka999]

This year it's almost sure that there will be five wild cards so I think the two Italian pro teams and the two from Switzerland will participate. I think we will see Tom Pidcock and Marc Hirschi

 

[Mayomaniac]

This year it's almost sure that there will be five wild cards so I think the two Italian pro teams and the two from Switzerland will participate. I think we will see Tom Pidcock and Marc Hirschi

Italian media are reporting the same.

 

[pastronef]

Saudi Arabian PIF investment fund close to sponsoring the Giro d'Italia maglia rosa

US$930 billion Saudi sovereign wealth fund also linked to stalled One Cycling project

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Onizuka999]

Saudi Arabian fund PIF will be the new main sponsor of the Pink Jersey. On the jersey you will find two writings: One Cycling and SURJ Sports Investment. Next week RCS will announce the wildcards and it seems they will be four.

 

[pastronef]

Saudi Arabian fund PIF will be the new main sponsor of the Pink Jersey. On the jersey you will find two writings: One Cycling and SURJ Sports Investment. Next week RCS will announce the wildcards and it seems they will be four.

WOW
I think RCS knows the Saudi money is huge and they'll be the first to sell out to them

 

[Onizuka999]

Yes absolutely

 

[pastronef]

Yes absolutely

and if they do sell, One Cycling chances will get suddenly better (and as posted in the One Cycling thread, Flanders Classics owner just waits to get the Saudi money too)

 

[Mayomaniac]

WOW
I think RCS knows the Saudi money is huge and they'll be the first to sell out to them

How long until the Giro get's dakared and moved to Arabia? Ok, the can do that with the first half of the race if they include one of those 4-5 harder than the Zoncolan climbs that Saudi Arabia has every year.

 

[pastronef]

How long until the Giro get's dakared and moved to Arabia? Ok, the can do that with the first half of the race if they include one of those 4-5 harder than the Zoncolan climbs that Saudi Arabia has every year.

not moved, but a start from there will come sooner than we might think. when I heard the Saudis were ready to splash big money the first word that came to my mind was -RCS-

 

[Mayomaniac]

not moved, but a start from there will come sooner than we might think. when I heard the Saudis were ready to splash big money the first word that came to my mind was -RCS-

There were rumours about a Giro start there already for this year, so it's gonna happen in the next few years...

 

[ashhutch1997]

All sport is going there, I wouldn't be suprised if they tried to do a grand Tour there in the future. At the end of the day if they are offering huge money I don't blame the organisers.

 

[E_F_]

A season finale winter grand tour in Saudi Arabia... Except it's 35 stages or something...

 

[Mayomaniac]

A season finale winter grand tour in Saudi Arabia... Except it's 35 stages or something...

I mean, they do have stuff like this that is paved and on nice roads...

 

[pastronef]

goat tracks Vuelta style

 

[Onizuka999]

I think we will see a departure from Saudi Arabia in the next years but I imagine that it won't be in may because the climate is too warm. Flanders Classics are in total agreement with the One Cycling Project and we will see the reaction of ASO. I bet in the next years the Tourcentrism will be in real danger...

 

[pastronef]

I think we will see a departure from Saudi Arabia in the next years but I imagine that it won't be in may because the climate is too warm. Flanders Classics are in total agreement with the One Cycling Project and we will see the reaction of ASO. I bet in the next years the Tourcentrism will be in real danger...

the most followed races outside our little niche of cycling fans are Roubaix and the TDF. the ASO-centrism will go on, thank god

 

[yaco]

There were rumours about a Giro start there already for this year, so it's gonna happen in the next few years...

They wanted to start the race around the Alula precinct, however, they do not yet have the infrastructure.

 

[Onizuka999]

I'm pretty sure they will announce Bardiani Polti Tudor and Q36.5.

 

[Netserk]

I'm pretty sure they will announce Bardiani Polti Tudor and Q36.5.

Confirmed.

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[Onizuka999]

This year there won't be the usual two intermediate sprints and the intergiro, instead there will be the new Red Bull KM sprint where the first will take 6" the second 4" and the third 2". There will be one RBKM for each stage except for the two ITTs obviously.

 

[Red Rick]

"Rogla you can't forget about this bonus sprint this time"

"Why not ah?"

"Sponsor obligations"

"I thought I was supposed to sell kitchens, not this sprinting ***"

 

[search]

This year there won't be the usual two intermediate sprints and the intergiro, instead there will be the new Red Bull KM sprint where the first will take 6" the second 4" and the third 2". There will be one RBKM for each stage except for the two ITTs obviously.

I guess it'll nonetheless be three sprints per stage. Can't make it too easy for the Eurosport commentators.

 

[Netserk]

No Recta Contador despite rumours: