"We have never officially confirmed that" - Giro d'Italia organisers remain secretive over 2025 route

The Giro d’Italia route presentation has been delayed from November until January, as the organisers are facing some difficulties regarding the proposed start in Albania. But are there any updates as to what stages will feature on the first grand tour of 2025?

The director of the race Mauro Vegni spoke in an interview with Radio Corsa about the plans for the race, "You, the media, have said that the start is in Albania. We have never officially said or confirmed that.

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“At the same time, he left the door ajar: "This does not mean that the start is not in Albania, but it does not mean that it is there either."

The GM of the RCS, Paolo Bellino, also spoke to Radio Corsa about the Giro’s opening stage, "There is no change in plans, nor any problem with Albania. The press conference in Rome has been postponed only because of a technical problem on our side.”

"My team is already doing inspections. Tomorrow we will be in Trentino, and then those inspections will be finished too," he continued. But this begs the question, why hasn’t the route for 2025 been announced?

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This delay in getting the route confirmed cannot be positive for the Giro’s organisers hopes of drawing Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic. Pogacar and Roglic have won the race before, and there have been rumours that Vingegaard and Evenepoel may take on the Giro-Tour double next year.

Next year’s Giro d’Italia will coincide with the Jubilee Year, a religious festival in Italy, and Vegni said, "It is a special year, and there will be many gems that will be revealed in January.”

Ultimately, the reason for the delay in announcing the Giro route for 2025 is still unclear. Whilst there have been some rumours about the climbs the riders will take on, the peloton and fans will have to wait a littler longer before they find out the official route.

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