Giro d’Italia 2025 route, schedule, odds and how to watch ...Middle East

They must cover more than 2,000 miles over the course of 21 stages, mostly in Italy, including some challenging mountainous terrain.

Five former winners will be at the start line, Primož Roglič (2023), Jai Hindley (2022), Egan Bernal (2021), Richard Carapaz (2019) and Nairo Quintana (2014).

Albania’s capital Tirana is decorated ready for the Giro d’Italia (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty)

When is the 2025 Giro d’Italia?

The Giro d’Italia starts in Durres, Albania on Friday 9 May and finishes three weeks later on 1 June in the Vatican Gardens, Vatican City, Rome.

Here is the full schedule:

Stage 1 – Friday 9 May – Durazzo to Tirana – 160km Stage 2 – Saturday 10 May – Tirana – 13.7km Stage 3 – Sunday 11 May – Valona – 160km Stage 4 – Tuesday 13 May – Alberobello (Pietramadre) to Lecce – 189lm Stage 5 – Wednesday 14 May – Ceglie Messapica to Matera – 151km Stage 6 – Thursday 15 May – Potenza to Naples – 227km Stage 7 – Friday 16 May – Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo – 168km Stage 8 – Saturday 17 May – Giulianova to Castelraimondo – 197km Stage 9 – Sunday 18 May – Gubbio to Siena – 181km Stage 10 – Tuesday 20 May – Lucca to Pisa – 28.6km Stage 11 – Wednesday 21 May – Viareggio to Castelnovo ne’ Monti – 186km Stage 12 – Thursday 22 May – Modena to Viadana – 172km Stage 13 – Friday 23 May – Rovigo to Vicenza – 180km Stage 14 – Saturday 24 May – Treviso to Nova Gorica/Gorizia – 195km Stage 15 – Sunday 25 May – Fiume Veneto to Asiago – 219km Stage 16 – Tuesday 27 May – Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino – 203km Stage 17 – Wednesday 28 May – San Michele all’Adige (Fondazione Edmund Mach) to Bormio – 115km Stage 18 – Thursday 29 May – Morbegno to Cesano Maderno – 144km Stage 19 – Friday 30 May – Biella to Champoluc – 166km Stage 20 – Saturday 31 May – Verrès to Sestrière (Vialattea) -205km Stage 21 – Sunday 1 June – Rome – 143km

What is the Giro d’Italia route?

Once on Italian soil, cyclists will travel from Alberobello in Puglia in southern Italy to Matera over stages four and five.

Stages 9, 10 and 11, will see them travel though Tuscany visiting Siena, Lucca, Pisa and Viareggio.

Staying in the Veneto region, stages 14 and 15 will go from Treviso to Asiago via Nova Gorica.

Stage 16 starts in Piazzola sul Brenta, west of Venice and ends in San Valentino in the mountains, from there the competitors will remain in mountainous terrain until the final stage (21) when they are in the capital Rome.

This is the route of the 2025 Giro d'Italia! Questo è il Giro d'Italia 2025!#GirodItalia pic.twitter.com/cVT1Msio3u

— Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) January 13, 2025

Each stage will be broadcast in full, accompanied by The Breakaway, a pre- and post-stage show hosted by Orla Chennaoui, featuring expert analysis and guest appearances throughout the three weeks.

To stream TNT Sports online and through mobile devices in the UK, you will need Discovery+.

Fans will also be able to follow the race through the Giro d’Italia website, app and social media platforms.

British cyclist Adam Yates is among the favourites to win the Giro d’Italia (Photo: Szymon Gruchalski/Getty)

Who are the favourites to win?

At the moment, the competitor tipped for overall winner is Primoz Roglic, the Slovenian cyclist who won the race in 2023. The 35-year-old has odds of 11/8 to win this year.

Second favourite for overall winner is Spanish cyclist Juan Ayuso at 5/2 and British cyclist Adam Yates has made it into the top three with odds of 9/1 on him triumphing in three weeks time.

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