2025 Giro d’Italia Full Analysis: Schedule, Key Stages, Star Riders and Road to the Championship

Event Overview
The 2025 Giro d’Italia will be the 108th edition of the event, opening in Albania for the first time and ending in Rome. It will last for 24 days, with a total of 21 stages and a mileage of approximately 3,413 kilometers. The three major rest days are reasonably set, and the schedule is compact and challenging.

Route Design Detailed Explanation

Starting point: It will start from Grande Partenza in Albania, and it will stay in the eastern neighbor for three days, interspersed with a 13.7-kilometer time trial and two hilly stages.
Midway: Race highlights include the ninth stage from Gubbio to Siena, which includes five gravel sections, three classified climbs, and the sprint finish at Santa Muro and Piazza del Campo. Riders will experience the Strade Bianche in the scenic Tuscany area.
The most intense competition was left to the last week, especially the peak showdown of the total results on stages 19 and 20. Both days provided riders with about 5,000 meters of climbing and ended at Champoluc and the iconic Sestriere Pass on the French border.

There are 6 sprint stages in this Giro d'Italia, three of which are concentrated in the first week: Return to Italy
It is worth noting that the remaining two rest days of this Giro d'Italia are on May 19 and 26. There will be no competition on May 12 because the transition from Albania to Italy takes too long.

Finish: Rome, Italy - where history and modernity meet, the season-ending sprint.

Stage categories:

Flat stages: 6
Hill stages: 8
Mountain stages: 5
Individual time trials (ITT): 2, totaling 42.3 km
Special gravel road section: Stage 9, determining the tactical direction
⛰️ In-depth analysis of key stages
Stage 2, May 10, Technical individual time trial
Stage 9 May 18 Gubbio to Siena, including 30 km of gravel road
Stages 16-17 May 27-28 Plateau showdown, Stelvio Pass challenge the limit
Stage 20 May 31 Key mountain sprint, determining the pink jersey
Stage 21 June 1 Rome sprint glory moment

Star driver lineup

2023 champion Primož Roglič (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) is the favorite to win
Second is Spanish genius Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates is also a strong opponent, and will compete with British teammate Adam Yates.

Wout Van Aert of Team Visma–Lease a Bike has confirmed his debut.

The favorites confirmed so far for the 2025 Giro d’Italia (partial):
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe: Primož Roglič, Jai Hindley
UAE Team Emirates: Juan Ayuso, Adam Yates, Isaac del Toro
Team Visma–Lease a Bike: Wout Van Aert, Simon Yates, Olav Koolj
Soudal–Quick-Step: Mikel Landa
Movistar Team: Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
Bahrain Victorious: Pello Bilbao, Antonio Tiberi
XDS Astana Team: Alberto Bettiol
Team Picnic PostNL: Romain Bardet
EF Education–EasyPost: Richard Carapaz
Israel–Premier Tech: Derek Gee

Overall championship suspense

The mountain stages and gravel roads will be the key to victory or defeat. Weather changes and tactical execution may also affect the final ranking. The opportunity for young riders to break through should not be ignored.

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