The journey of The Return 2025 was officially presented this Thursday! The organizers have lifted the veil on the route of the 80th Tour of Spainwhich is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. An exceptional edition which will start from Piedmont, Italy, on August 23, and which will arrive in Madrid on September 14. On the program for these three weeks of racing, 5 plain stages, 3 hilly stages, 6 medium mountain stages, 5 high mountain stages, 1 individual time trial and 1 team time trial, for a total of 3,265 kilometers at travel… with a trip to France!
Video – The route of the 80th edition of La Vuelta
Ten arrivals at the summit… and a stopover in France
The 80th edition of The Return will set off from Italy, in Piedmont, with a departure in Turin and an arrival at the summit in Limone Piemonte on the second day, on moderate terrain. After crossing the Alps and a stopover in France at Voiron (Isère), the peloton will reach Spain on the 5th day for a decisive sequence: a team time trial in Figueras (20 km) and two mountain stages with summit arrivals in Andorra, in Pal and Cerler.
From there, the route will concentrate in the north of Spain, chaining difficulties in Asturias, the Basque Country and Galicia, with ten summit finishes. Highlights include Valdezcaray, Larra Belagua, and an intense day around Bilbao with the fearsome Pike Coast. Next up is the legendary Angliru, followed by Farrapona and Morredero. If that is not enough to decide between the favorites, a second time in Valladolid (26 km) and a double final ascent in Navacerrada and Bola del Mundo (2258 m) should seal the race before the finish in Madrid.
Stage profiles
– Saturday August 23 – Step 1 : Turin-Reggia Di Venaria – Novara (Italy) / 183 km
– Sunday August 24 – Step 2 : Alba – Limone P.Te (Italy) / 157 km
– Monday August 25 – Step 3 : San Maurizio C.se – Ceres (Italy) / 139 km
– Tuesday August 26 – Step 4 : Susa (Italy) – Voiron (France) / 192 km
– Wednesday August 27 – Step 5 : Figueres – Figueres / 192 km team time trial
– Thursday August 28 – Step 6 : Olot – Pal. Andorra / 170 km
– Friday August 29 – Step 7 : Andorra La Vella (Andorra) – Cerles Huesca La Magia / 187 km
– Saturday August 30 – Step 8 : Monzon Templario – Saragossa / 187 km
– Sunday August 31 – Step 9 : Alfaro – Valdezcaray Ski Resort / 195 km
– Monday September 1st – Repos
– Tuesday September 2 – Step 10 : Sendaviva Nature Park – El Ferial Larra Belagua / 168 km
– Wednesday September 3 – Step 11 : Bilbao – Bilbao / 167 km
– Thursday September 4 – Step 12 : Laredo – Los Corrales de Buelna / 143 km
– Friday September 5 – Step 13 : Cabezon de la Sal – L’Angliru / 202 km
– Saturday September 6 – Step 14 : Avilés – Alto de la Farrapona Lagos de Somiedo / 135 km
– Sunday September 7 – Step 15 : A Veiga/Vegadeo – Monforte de Lemos / 167 km
– Monday September 8 – Repos
– Tuesday September 9 – Step 16 : Poio – Mos.Castro de Herville / 172 km
– Wednesday September 10 – Step 17 : The Valdeorras Boat – Alto de el Morredero Ponferrada / 137 km
– Thursday September 11 – Step 18 : Valladolid – Valladolid / individual watch race of 26 km
– Friday September 12 – Step 19 : Rueda – Guijuelo / 159 km
– Saturday September 13 – Step 20 : Robledo de Chavela – Bola del Munda Puerto de Navacerrada / 156 km
– Sunday September 14 – Step 21 : Alalpardo – Madrid / 101 km
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