After two months of waiting, the presentation of this 108th edition of Tour of Italy took place on Monday January 13, 2025, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone in Rome. If we already knew that the Grand Départ would be given from Albania, the rest of the route has been revealed… 52,500 meters of positive altitude difference, 38 kilometers of white paths on the Siena stage, 42 kilometers of counter- the individual watch and legendary passes to climb, like the Colle delle Finestre, it is a difficult course that awaits the runners. Alberto Contador, Vicenzo Nibali et Paolo Bettiniall three ambassadors RCSreacted to this journey.
Video – The route of the Tour of Italy 2025
“The Siena stage, spectacular and important”
“This edition hides many challenges from the first stages. I think that the uphill finish in Tagliacozzo will be a first indicator of the ambitions of the best competitors, but there are many mountains, especially during the third week, where the differences can be done. Each step has its own little challenges and could be an opportunity to attack.explain Vicenzo Nibali, winner of the Tour of Italy one in 2013 and one in 2016.
“The route seems demanding, especially the end of the stage in Siena. It will be spectacular and an important test. The time trial in Tuscany and the finishes in Champoluc and Sestriere will also be key moments”continues Alberto Contador. “I like the course, especially the first stage. If I was running, I would have tried to wear the first Pink Jersey”, add Paolo Bettinitwice winner of the points classification of the Tour of Italy (2005, 2006).
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