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Giro d'Italia 2025

The latest news and race results from the Giro d'Italia, including race reports, expert analysis, start lists, video highlights and previews.

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Dates: May 9 to June 1
Stages: 21
Rest days: 2
Length: 3,413.3 km (2,121 mi)
Edition: 108th
Time trial kilometers: 42.3km
Start: Durazzo (Albania)
Finish: Rome (Italy)

Latest Giro d'Italia News

6 years ago

Aru pulls plug on Giro to undergo surgery

Surgery to improve blood flow in left leg expected to sideline Sardinian for several months.


6 years ago

Hot off Tirreno nail-biter, Roglic ready to soar at Giro

Jumbo-Visma brass say that Roglic is an astute student of the sport, progressing rapidly despite a lack of experience as a junior or under-23 rider.


6 years ago

VeloNews and RCS Sport extend Giro d’Italia Guide agreement for 2019

The season's first grand tour, the Giro d'Italia, is expected to be another thrilling race, and American fans can follow all the action on VeloNews.com.


6 years ago

Tour champion Thomas won’t race Giro d’Italia

Geraint Thomas confirms he will forgo another run at the pink jersey as he targets the Tour de France as defending champion.


6 years ago

‘Giro route was too good to pass up’ for Dumoulin

After Tour de France organizers throw a curveball, Dutch time trial star Tom Dumoulin plans return to Giro d'Italia to aim for second maglia rosa.


6 years ago

Giro invites Israel Cycling Academy and three Italian wildcard teams

Giro d'Italia organizers invite Israel team for second year in a row, alongside three Italian Pro Continental teams.


6 years ago

Giro not on Sagan’s radar — yet

The Italian grand tour's spot on the season schedule is not ideal for Peter Sagan, who says he'd like to race it at least once.


6 years ago

Change of plans? Report says Thomas may race Giro

The 32-year-old may race the Giro after all this year, according to an Italian newspaper report.


6 years ago

Moscon to make Giro debut in May

The 24-year-old Italian will ride a slate of classics and short stage races ahead of the Giro d'Italia.


6 years ago

Israel team eyes return to Giro before run at Tour

After a successful debut in the 2018 Giro, Israel Cycling Academy hopes to make the wildcard list again, and in 2020, the Tour de France is its goal.


7 years ago

Ambitious Ewan plans Giro and Tour after grand tour drought

Lotto-Soudal team wants to give its young Aussie sprinter plenty of opportunities in 2019, and he is keen for a return to the grand tours.


7 years ago

Dumoulin confirms Giro-Tour double bid for 2019

After taking runner-up honors in both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, Tom Dumoulin will again race the double in 2019.


7 years ago

With Roglic, Mollema, 2019 Giro field just keeps getting better

After wowing fans with his attacking style and fourth-place overall result at the Tour, Primoz Roglic will race for pink in 2019.


7 years ago

VeloNews Awards 2018: Giro stage 19, race of the year

We interview the main protagonists to re-create the spectacular stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia when Chris Froome seized the GC lead.


7 years ago

Dumoulin, Simon Yates commit to racing Giro in 2019

The pair will target the general classification in the Italian grand tour, which kicks off May 11 in Bologna.


7 years ago

Don’t expect many Giro-Tour double attempts in 2019

With less recovery time between the Giro and Tour in 2019, it is unlikely any heavy hitters will try to win the overall in both.


7 years ago

Landa aims for Giro-Tour double in 2019

Movistar will discuss Landa's racing schedule at an upcoming team meeting.


7 years ago

VeloNews Show: 2019 Giro route

The Giro d'Italia route has been unveiled! Will the three time trials outweigh the big mountain stages? Who can win the pink jersey in 2019?


7 years ago

Podcast: SRAM’s 12-speed eTap; Kabush wins Iceman on gravel bike?

The bike industry is buzzing about SRAM's new 12-speed group that was seen in spy shots this weekend. Plus, Giro route takes!


7 years ago

Commentary: The 2019 Giro d’Italia’s five must-watch stages

Now that the route of the 2019 Giro d'Italia has been revealed, we can start getting excited about some of the big stages on tap.


7 years ago

Froome uncertain of Giro d’Italia title defense

Defending champion Chris Froome says he likes the look of the Giro's tough time trial stages but remains undecided on 2019 plan.


7 years ago

Mountainous 2019 Giro d’Italia route bookended by time trials

The 2019 Giro d'Italia route will feature seven summit finishes, but it's not just for climbers, with three pivotal time trials as well.


7 years ago

2019 Giro rumors: 3 TTs, gravel, lots of climbing

News leaks suggest the Italian grand tour will focus on showcasing the country's high mountain passes in the north.


7 years ago

2019 Giro d’Italia to start in Bologna

The 2019 Giro d'Italia will begin in Bologna with a short time trial. The Italian tour will have two more stages in Emilia-Romagna as well.


7 years ago

Finding a solution to the bike helmet paradox

Why do you wear a helmet when riding your bike? For the vast majority of cyclists the answer is simple: safety.


7 years ago

Team Sky releases Chris Froome’s data from key points of Giro d’Italia victory

Team Sky released data from Chris Froome's Giro d'Italia victory that outlines the power of his attack and mid-race diet to lose weight.


7 years ago

Giro Photo Essay: A final week, a final dramatic twist

The 2018 Giro d'Italia will be remembered for its crazy final week when Chris Froome took the pink jersey in a daring attack.


7 years ago

VN podcast, ep. 96: Making sense of Froome’s Giro win

Rivals crumbled, fans freaked out, and lots of people have opinions about Froome's impressive victory. So let's make sense of it all.


7 years ago

Dumoulin happy with Giro second, doesn’t want court-assisted win

Tom Dumoulin said he'd rather not be awarded the Giro win if Chris Froome is stripped of his pink jersey because of his anti-doping case.


7 years ago

Froome prepares Tour defense as lawyers battle Salbutamol case

After winning Giro, Chris Froome readies to race for a fifth yellow jersey, but behind the scenes his Salbutamol case is unresolved.


7 years ago

Five highlights of Froome’s ‘brutal’ Giro d’Italia

The five key stages that led Chris Froome to victory in the Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

Pinot suffering from lung infection

Thibaut Pinot has been discharged from hospital but is suffering from a lung inflammation.


7 years ago

Hansen ends grand tour streak in Rome

Adam Hansen is calling time on his grand-tour streak of starting and completing 20 grand tours in a row.


7 years ago

Pinot hospitalized following Giro stage

Thibaut Pinot was taken to the hospital following his implosion on stage 20 and is expected to abandon the race.


7 years ago

Dumoulin ‘proved himself a big champion’

Tom Dumoulin proved himself to be a 'big champion' with his impressive second place ride at the 2018 Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

Froome: ‘My results will stand’

Chris Froome insists his stunning attack on Friday's stage 19 will stand the test of time.


7 years ago

Froome’s pink raid exposes cycling’s divided house

The parallel universes that have been running side-by-side throughout the 2018 Giro d’Italia collided Friday with Chris Froome’s race-breaking solo attack.


7 years ago

Sky confirms Froome’s Tour approach: lots of rest and no racing

Chris Froome will be resting plenty and taking part in no racing in his preparation for the 2018 Tour de France.


7 years ago

Emergency Giro podcast: Froome’s gamble for pink pays off

We recap Giro d'Italia stage 19, hear from Froome after the race, and have some takes and analysis about his performance.


7 years ago

After ‘hardest day of his life,’ Yates promises to return and win Giro

After leading the Giro for weeks and collecting three stage wins, Simon Yates crumbles, but he insists he has no regrets.


7 years ago

Dumoulin pessimistic, second to Froome with one chance left

After failing to keep Chris Froome's long attack in check, defending Giro champ Tom Dumoulin has only a single climbing stage left.


7 years ago

Giro Roundtable: Believing in Froome’s raid

Froome’s raid today is the greatest Grand Tour performance since...? Why is it believable? Could Dumoulin have done anything differently? Let's roundtable!


7 years ago

VeloNews Show: Owning up to our bad Giro takes

We have to admit, we got a few things wrong in our predictions for this Giro d'Italia. Time to pick apart oru garbage takes.


7 years ago

Giro fireworks: Froome attacks, Yates falls out of pink in stage 19

Chris Froome attacked on the Colle delle Finestre in Friday's stage 19 at the Giro d'Italia, upending the general classification.


7 years ago

Are Froome and Sky plotting an ambush to win Giro?

With two big mountain stages remaining in the Giro d'Italia, Team Sky is setting up a new strategy to ambush Yates for the win.


7 years ago

Yates hopes stage 18 crack isn’t the start of a crumble

Giro d'Italia leader Simon Yates under pressure as final mountain stages ramp up, but he's still in pink with two big days remaining.


7 years ago

Meet Sam Bewley, the tall Kiwi helping defend Giro pink

One of the keys to Simon Yates's success so far in the Giro has been steady support by tough domestiques like Sam Bewley.


7 years ago

Breakaways struggle at fast, furious Giro d’Italia

Through 17 stages of racing, the Giro has yet to see a breakaway successfully make it to the line. No one’s seen anything like it.


7 years ago

Meintjes withdraws from Giro d’Italia

Citing illness, Dimension Data's Louis Meintjes pulls out of the Giro d'Italia


7 years ago

VN pod, ep. 95: Tuft on Yates’s ascension to world-beater, California wrap-up

We hear from Svein Tuft on how Orica developed from an upstart team into world-beaters, plus MTB and California run-downs.


7 years ago

Prato Nevoso looms: Yates shifts into defense mode

The Giro's three final mountain stages are opportunities for GC rivals to attack, but Yates's defense may be too strong for them.


7 years ago

Froome racing to spoil Yates’s pink Giro dream

Team Sky and Chris Froome are willing to take risks in the Giro's final stages for a chance at dethroning pink jersey Simon Yates.


7 years ago

Viviani: ‘The more they test us the better’

Saying that his bike has been checked multiple times for a hidden motor, sprinter Viviani is entirely supportive of the UCI's controls.


7 years ago

Chasing the Giro: A ride in Bora’s TT team car

We take a ride in the Bora-Hansgrohe team car for a first-hand experience of Davide Formolo's time trial race at the Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

Yates hoping to weather storm all the way to Rome

After a surprisingly good performance in the Giro TT, Simon Yates remains wary of GC rivals through the Giro's final week.


7 years ago

Aru among six riders penalized in Giro TT

Fabio Aru was among six riders penalized for slipstreaming in Tuesday’s stage 16 time trial at the Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

Pinot: ‘Yates is stronger than Quintana last year’

Thibaut Pinot says pink jersey Simon Yates is “untouchable” as Giro heads into final gauntlet of mountain stages.


7 years ago

Giro Photo Essay: Zoncolan caps off week two

From oceanside sprints to the precipitous Zoncolon, the Giro's second week had it all.


7 years ago

Chaves still can’t explain Giro collapse

Colombian Esteban Chaves was riding strong at the Giro d'Italia until he had two bad days in a row, sending him out of GC contention.


7 years ago

Giro Roundtable: Where does Froome finish overall?

The Giro d'Italia reaches its climax with a decisive time trial and three brutal mountain stages. What can Froome do?


7 years ago

Calm, cool Yates is ready for Giro’s final week

The Giro's final time trial could put Simon Yates on the ropes, but he's content with his haul of three stage wins so far.


7 years ago

Will wind direction crown Giro champ? TT duel sets tone for final week

Giro hopefuls Tom Dumoulin and Simon Yates are anxiously watching the weather forecast for the Giro's crucial time trial stage.


7 years ago

Weary, reflective Froome admits Giro ambitions bleak entering week 3

Chris Froome is nearly 5 minutes out of first place entering the final week of the Italian grand tour.


7 years ago

Zoncolan fun? Forget Froome, Bennett ruled

It was not Chris Froome, but Sam Bennett, who seemed to enjoy the most feared climb in the Giro d'Italia, the Monte Zoncolan.


7 years ago

Giro d’Italia tech gallery: In the pits for stage 15

Photo gallery highlighting the cutting-edge tech on display at stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

Aru continues to struggle at Giro

Fabio Aru still got big cheers outside the UAE-Emirates team bus Sunday morning, but he’s done little to excite the tifosi so far during the race in this Giro d’Italia.


7 years ago

Yates bullish on team support as he consolidates pink jersey lead

Simon Yates is confident in his Mitchelton-Scott team as the Giro d’Italia pedals into the decisive final week.


7 years ago

Dumoulin blasts squabbling rivals as Yates rides away

Tom Dumoulin blasts squabbling rivals following Simon Yates's stage 15 win at the Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

Giro d’Italia Tech Gallery: In the pits for stage 14

Photo gallery featuring the bikes and tech from the 14th stage of the 2018 Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

VN podcast, ep. 94: GC showdowns from Tahoe to Zoncolan

The Tour of California GC stars go head to head on the road to Lake Tahoe as the Giro arrives at Monte Zoncolan. Hear from Egan Bernal, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Katie Hall, and Chris Froome in the latest episode of the VeloNews podcast.


7 years ago

Yates widens gap in Dumoulin duel

Simon Yates's quest to conquer a grand tour took a big step ahead with his pink jersey ride up the famous Monte Zoncolan pass deep in the Italian Dolomites.


7 years ago

Zoncolan delivers pain, gains and dancing dinosaurs

Chris Froome had to do a double-take early on Europe’s hardest climb as he slipped past a dancing dinosaur.


7 years ago

Zoncolan zoom: Froome surges back into the GC frame

Chris Froome stormed back into contention on the brutally steep slopes of the Monte Zoncolan during stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

Giro mechanics take to motos for Zoncolan’s final kilometers

The pitches of Monte Zoncolan are so steep, and the road so narrow, that mechanics must take to the backs of motos to carry spare bikes for the riders.


7 years ago

Woods lights up Zoncolan with big attack

The distinctive fluorescent EF-Drapac jersey was even easier to pick out of the crowd Saturday when Michael Woods bolted clear midway up Europe’s steepest climb.


7 years ago

Insiders say it’s time for Sagan to race the Giro

With Sagan struggling to snag a win at California, Giro d'Italia insiders say it is time for him to race Italy's grand tour.


7 years ago

Wellens abandons Giro prior to stage 14

Belgian rider Tim Wellens has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia before Saturday's 14th stage to the summit of Monte Zoncolan because of a fever.


7 years ago

Monte Zoncolan Preview: The Giro’s race-breaker, or maybe not

Will the legendary ramps up Monte Zoncolan, the hardest climb in Europe, decide the 2018 Giro d’Italia?


7 years ago

The Zoncolan is D-Day for Froome’s Giro hopes

Tomorrow's stage up the fearsome Monte Zoncolan climb will be a critical point for Chris Froome's Giro d'Italia.


7 years ago

Monte Zoncolan: Cycling’s hardest climb

Chris Case examines the brutality of Monte Zoncolan, a 10km ascent at an average of 11.5 percent gradient. It's even harder than it sounds.


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Giro d'Italia Writers

Andrew Hood

Andrew Hood, aka “EuroHoody,” is European editor for Velo. Since joining the title in 2002, he’s been chasing bike races all over the world. He’s covered dozens of editions of the spring classics and the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España, as well as numerous world championships in road, track, and mountain biking. He’s also covered six Olympic Games and reported on bike races across six continents. Beyond the Outside cycling network, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Outside, SKITraveler Magazine, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, and Denver Post. He’s a voting member of the Velo d’Or prize committee, and he’s appeared on CNN, NBC, NPR, and BBC. Chances are, if there’s a bike race, EuroHoody’s been to it, or will be going soon.

Jim Cotton

Jim is a UK-based editor and reporter focusing on road racing, training, and nutrition. He’s developed a bank of experience working on the ground at all three grand tours, Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianche, road worlds, and many more prestigious races. Additionally, Jim writes the ‘Behind the Ride’ series of features that digs into how riders in the pro peloton have become the best in the world. It’s a wide-ranging column that’s covered diet, training, recovery, altitude camps, and a lot more. And when he’s not working? After a few decades of mostly dismal results, he’s hung up the wheels on his bike racing career. Instead, now, he’s a trail / ultra racer… but don’t hold that against him.

Shane Stokes

Shane Stokes has written about pro cycling for over 25 years, covering grand tours, world championships, Classics and other major events during that time. He’s been the Irish Times cycling correspondent for over two decades, appeared regularly on that country’s national broadcaster RTE in analyzing the sport, and contributed to Velo and many of the sport’s international outlets. When not writing about cycling he’s happiest in nature on a sunny day, particularly with a dog or two in tow.

Alvin Holbrook

Alvin is a tech editor for Velo, where he covers road, gravel, and e-bikes after nearly a decade in the bike industry. In addition, he uses his background in urban planning to cover stories around active transportation, policy, tech, and infrastructure through the Urbanist Update series. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife and an ever-growing stable of bikes and kitchen utensils. Meet Alvin

Will Tracy

Will Tracy is a San Francisco based editor interested in all things cycling. Since getting his start in cycling journalism with Peloton Magazine, he has reported from the Tour de France; the Taipei Cycle, Eurobike, and Sea Otter trade shows; and covered the biggest events in gravel racing including Unbound and SBT GRVL. When not biking, he stays active with climbing and running and likes to take photos, cook, and serially dabble in new hobbies.

Josh Ross

Josh hails from the Pacific Northwest but when it’s time to ride, hot and dry is better than cold and wet. He will happily talk for hours about the minutiae of cycling tech but understands most people just want things to work. He is a road cyclist at heart and doesn’t care much if those roads are paved, dirt, or digital. Although he rarely races, if you ask him to ride from sunrise to sunset, and beyond, the answer is always yes.

Giro organizers are promising the most comprehensive coverage in race history this month across various platforms, including TV, streaming, social media, and live updates. Here’s the updated list of TV and streaming access: USA: The race will be carried on Max. Canada: FloBikes will stream the full race. UK: Eurosport and Discovery+ will carry the race. South America: Live on DirecTV and Claro, and in Colombia with live broadcasts via Caracol and RCN Television. Europe: RAI, SRG in Switzerland, EITB in the Basque Country, and VRT, VTM and RTL in Belgium will offer through-the-air broadcasts, plus Eurosport, Eurosport Player, and Discovery+. Australia: SBS broadcast the Giro live and on demand, with daily highlights. The Giro can also be followed on Strava, will official routes and segments on key stages. Tadej Pogačar, Filippo Ganna, Romain Bardet, and Tim Merlier are among the riders sharing data on Strava during the race.