Profiles & Route 2025 Giro d'Italia - Albania start confirmed; rumours of 'mini Strade Bianche', Passo dello Stelvio and Colle delle Finestre

From the 10th of May to the 1st of June 2025 we will have the first Grand Tour of the season: the Giro d'Italia. The 'Corsa Rosa' will start in Albania in 2025 and the profiles of the first three stages are already known. We take a look at some of the other rumours of the route as well.

After several months of difficulties and postponing the route presentation that was initially set for early November, on the 23rd of December the Grande Partenza was officially confirmed in Tirana, Albania. This is the capital of Albania, a country that will host a Grand Tour start for the first time in it's history. The rescheduled route presentation will take place on the 13th of January.

We also present a list of rumours that have been gathered over the past few months.

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Stage 1

Durazzo - Tirana, 164 kilometers. @StefanoRizzato

The first stage of the race will take place between Durazzo and Tirana. There will be three categorized climbs, one long one in the middle of the stage and two ascents of the Surrel ascent. There will then be a downhill into the finish, a day that could potentially see many different riders succeed.

Stage 2 (ITT)

Tirana - Tirana, 13.7 kilometers. @StefanoRizzato

The second day of the race will be an individual time-trial and an interesting one. 13.7 kilometers in distance and it will not be flat, as in the city of Tirana there will be an explosive ascent halfway through.

Stage 3

Valona - Valona, 160 kilometers. @StefanoRizzato

Stage 3 is another very open day. The first half of the stage is not too difficult but there are some hard climbs on the second half that may see some GC fighting, a breakaway battle, outsider attacks or some sprinter teams trying to control the peloton as best as possible.

Stage 4

Rumour: Bari - Brindisi

Stage 5

Stage 6

Rumour: ? - Napoli

Stage 7

Stage 8

Rumour: ? - Tagliacozzo (Summit finish)

Stage 9

Rumour: ? - Siena (Piazza del Campo)

Stage 10

Rumour: ITT Lucca - Pisa

Stage 11

Rumour: Viareggio - Castelnuovo Ne Monti

Stage 12

Rumour: Piazzola dul Brenta - San Valentino di Brentonico

Stage 13

Rumour: Fiume Veneto - Asiago

Stage 14

Rumour: ? - Nova Gorica (Slovenia)

Stage 15

Rumour: ? - Cortina d'Ampezzo

Stage 16

Rumour: ? - Bormio

This stage would include the ascent to the Passo dello Stelvio or possible Umbrailpass before a downhill finish into Bormio.

Stage 17

Rumour: ? - Cesano Maderno

Stage 18

Rumour: ? - Asti

Stage 19

Rumour: ? - Ayas (Summit Finish)

Stage 20

Rumour: ? - Sestriere (Summit Finish)

This stage should include the Colle delle Finèstre-Sestriere finale, as was the case in 2015 and 2018 in recent years.

Stage 21

Rumour: ITT Roma - Roma