Famous Mortirolo Pass expected to come back at Giro d'Italia Women 2025 after nearly a decade of absence

The Giro d'Italia Women's route has yet to be officially announced, but one stage seems certain: Aprica will host the finish of one of the Giro's stages in 2025. That means the Mortirolo should return to the Giro d'Italia Women itinerary after a nine-year absence.

Aprica is a village near the Mortirolo Pass. Usually, an arrival in Aprica means that the Mortirolo has to be climbed beforehand. This also happened in the 2022 Giro d'Italia and the 2020 U23 Giro. The last time the Mortirolo was part of the route of the women's Giro was in 2016, when Mara Abbott won the stage. Marianne Vos won a stage that went over this climb all the way back in 2011.

Sondrio province president Davide Menegola told La Gazzetta Dello Sport that the information is still not final, with only formal confirmation missing: "But I think I can say with great certainty that Aprica will also be involved in the 2025 Giro d'Italia for women as a stage destination," Menegola said.

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