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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

3 years ago

Arnaud Démare relishes Giro d’Italia win after Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan dropped

Groupama-FDJ help tow the big French sprinter over the stage's hard climb that proved too much for several key rivals.


3 years ago

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl breaks down the Mark Cavendish no-show in stage 5 sprint

Cavendish: 'We knew that was going to happen. It was a bonus if we could sprint today but we had to try.'


3 years ago

Vincenzo Nibali and an end of an era in Italian cycling

The 'Shark of Messina' won all three grand tours and is the only rider to stop the Sky machine at its peak.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Vincenzo Nibali announces retirement at end of 2022

Two-time Giro d'Italia winner confirms the news at the end of stage 5.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Arnaud Démare wins stage 5 in Messina

Frenchman takes top honors as Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan get distanced on day's climb.


3 years ago

How Groupama-FDJ’s fridge-sized fastmen survive the mighty mountains of the Giro d’Italia

Groupama-FDJ took a true gang of giants to the Giro to launch Arnaud Démare to sprint success. The problem with being massive? All those mountains.


3 years ago

Mark Cavendish set to continue racing for at least another season

British rider links up with a new agent as he weighs up his options in the transfer market.


3 years ago

3 years ago

From Alberto Contador to Juanpe López, Spain back in pink at Giro d’Italia

Trek-Segafredo snatches the pink jersey after Spanish rider jumps into early breakaway and fends off the GC group.


3 years ago

‘Tendon inflammation’ sees Miguel Ángel López abandon fourth grand tour in succession at Giro d’Italia

Team releases further information about López's latest grand tour disaster: ‘Today I just could not push the pedals normally’


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia 2022 stage 4 video highlights

Lennard Kӓmna takes victory as Juan Pedro López moves into the race lead. Tom Dumoulin and Vincenzo Nibali are dropped on Etna.


3 years ago

Breakaway king Lennard Kämna makes good on Bora-Hansgrohe faith at Giro d’Italia

Kämna kicks to second grand tour win as he reaps rich run of form after a 2021 derailed by health problems: 'I'm even better than I expected myself'


3 years ago

Dan Martin’s Giro d’Italia analysis: Avoiding the burden of the maglia rosa

The Ineos game plan will be to stay safe and start creating fatigue in their competitors in the hope Carapaz is the strongest in week three.


3 years ago

Joe Dombrowski on Astana-Qazaqstan GC reshuffle: ‘There will be more opportunities later in the Giro d’Italia’

Astana reeling after early exit for López and losses for Nibali in first mountain summit of the Giro d'Italia.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Which GC contenders lost time on stage 4 Etna mountain finish

Dumoulin and Nibali see their GC hopes slip away as Yates and Carapaz hold fire on the first summit finish.


3 years ago

Richie Porte on Giro d’Italia show of force: ‘We did what we had to do’

Ineos Grenadiers revives its mountain express and buries rivals to put Richard Carapaz into ideal position.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Tom Dumoulin’s GC hopes sunk on Mount Etna, Tobias Foss slips back

The Dutchman loses over 6:30 to the other overall contenders after being dropped with just over 8km to go.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia stage 4: Lennard Kämna fastest up Mount Etna

Juan Pedro López takes the pink jersey as Tom Dumoulin's GC hopes shatter in Sicily.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates crashes but rejoins peloton on key mountain stage to Mount Etna

British rider back on his bike but needs medical attention to his right knee.


3 years ago

3 years ago

Miguel Ángel López sees Giro d’Italia podium dream in limbo on Etna

Colombian climber under pressure to claw back GC time and keep top-three goal alive on high-stakes fourth stage summit finish.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Mattias Skjelmose waiting in the wings should Giulio Ciccone falter

'Mattias has full focus here and we’ll go all in for a GC and we’ll see where he is after the three weeks,' says Rast.


3 years ago

Giro di Hoody: Mark Cavendish having the last laugh at Giro d’Italia

Giro d'Italia lands back in Italy, Mark Cavendish's media snub, and why the peloton loved the ‘big start’ in Budapest.


3 years ago

Startt gallery: Giro d’Italia ‘Grande Partenza’ in Budapest Hungary

A historic start in Budapest saw Mathieu van der Poel wear the leader's jersey in another grand tour, and Mark Cavendish again won a sprint finish.


3 years ago

Norwegian ace Tobias Foss: ‘Winning the Tour de France is what I am working on every day’

Budding Jumbo-Visma star hoping to top ninth in 2021 as well as help teammate Tom Dumoulin race for pink at Giro d'Italia.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates eyes aggressive Etna stage and danger from the break

‘We are still at the beginning of the Giro with minimal gaps, but I still expect an aggressive race,’ says Giro d'Italia contender.


3 years ago

Power analysis: Mathieu van der Poel on stages 1 and 2 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia

A look at power numbers from Mathieu van der Poel at the Giro d’Italia.


3 years ago

Gallery: Olympic champion Richard Carapaz’s Pinarello Dogma F Disc

Golden touches for the Olympic road champion Richard Carapaz, who is racing for the overall win at the Giro d'Italia.


3 years ago

Romain Bardet sees Tour of Alps assault convert to Giro d’Italia promise

‘We have something to build on.’ Bardet comes out of Budapest test in range and looking for more in pink jersey push.


3 years ago

3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Alejandro Valverde targets stage victory on Mount Etna

Alejandro Valverde hoping to say ‘adios’ in final Giro d'Italia with at least one stage win.


3 years ago

Lawson Craddock on Giro d’Italia: ‘We’re hoping to do something special with Simon Yates’

US rider is a key part of Yates' support at BikeExchange-Jayco: 'I expect to take a lot of wind in the next three weeks.'


3 years ago

BikeExchange-Jayco boss Gerry Ryan: There is no finishline

Exclusive interview with the man who built two Australian WorldTour teams and shows no sign of stepping away.


3 years ago

Robbie McEwen: Ineos has to keep Richie Porte in Giro d’Italia GC contention

'I think that it’s important for them to not only look after Carapaz but to keep Richie Porte on board as a GC contender,' says Australian.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia 2022 stage 3 video highlights

Watch Mark Cavendish kick to his 16th Giro win in the last of the race's three Hungarian openers.


3 years ago

Fernando Gaviria ‘content’ with third at Giro d’Italia sprint

Colombian encouraged by strong showing behind Mark Cavendish after a string of COVID infections during the past two seasons.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Ineos sport director ‘very happy’ with team’s opening few days

Matteo Tosatto relishing outcome of Budapest start as stack of team riders sit poised in GC contention.


3 years ago

Mathieu van der Poel on Giro d’Italia: ‘I’m going to try pick up more stages’

Van der Poel on pink jersey: 'Normally it’s impossible for to me to keep the jersey on Mount Etna.'


3 years ago

Mark Cavendish on Giro d’Italia win: ‘You don’t have to be the strongest to win’

British star returns to the Giro for the first time since 2013, and dashes to his 16th career win in the first bunch sprint in the 2022 Giro.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish wins stage 3 sprint in Balatonfüred

The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider takes his first win at the Giro d'Italia since 2013.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Colombian climbers looking to Etna to make up time trial losses

The Giro's first mountain summit at Mount Etna on Tuesday gives Iván Sosa and Miguel Ángel López their first chance to recapture time trial losses.


3 years ago

Richard Carapaz: ‘The balance is good for us’ after Giro d’Italia opening stages

Ineos Grenadiers puts four riders into the top-20 in Saturday's TT as Carapaz braces for Mount Etna: 'The whole Giro is still ahead of us.'


3 years ago

Tactical analysis: With Etna looming, what’s next for Simon Yates in the Giro d’Italia?

Simon Yates could take the pink jersey soon after the race arrives in Italy. How will his BikeExchange-Jayco team play it tactically?


3 years ago

Joe Dombrowski on Giro d’Italia role: ‘The first priority is the GC’

American climber won a breakout stage in last year's Giro and isn't closing door on a repeat even with larger goal of working for team's GC ambitions.


3 years ago

Richie Porte blog: Chapeau to Simon Yates but this Giro d’Italia is just getting started

An early crash hasn't dampened the Australian's spirits as he looks ahead to the summit finish at Etna.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia 2022 stage 2 video highlights

Catch up on an action-packed day that saw the GC contenders go head-to-head.


3 years ago

Startt Gallery : Giro d’Italia stage 2 time trial

Highlights from the time trial on stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia.


3 years ago

Vincenzo Nibali ‘satisfied’ with 12th place in stage 2 but reluctant to disclose GC ambitions

Two-time Giro champ plays down expectations: 'It is still very early to talk about any goals in this race.'


3 years ago

Simon Yates on Giro d’Italia stage win: ‘It was my best time trial ever’

Fresh investments in time trial training pays off for Yates, who moves into pole position going into Mount Etna next week.


3 years ago

Ben Tulett: ‘I just went out and had fun’ as Ineos rider takes fifth in Giro d’Italia time trial

Ineos Grenadiers post four riders inside the top-20 but Carapaz loses time to Yates.


3 years ago

Mathieu van der Poel defends Giro d’Italia lead: ‘Better than I expected’

Dutch star nearly wins a second straight stage to defend pink, but admits he will lose it on Mount Etna.


3 years ago

Tom Dumoulin despondent with third in Giro d’Italia TT: ‘Obviously I wasn’t good enough’

'I blew myself up.' Dutch TT ace misses the win but sits perfectly poised on GC, within range of closest rivals Van der Poel and Yates.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Which GC contenders lost time to Simon Yates on the stage 2 time trial

Richard Carapaz gives up 28 seconds to the British climber as Vincenzo Nibali and Tom Dumoulin shine.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia stage 2: Simon Yates blitzes Budapest TT, Mathieu van der Poel defends pink

Overnight GC leader Van der Poel finishes second on the stage to retain maglia rosa.


3 years ago

Caleb Ewan on Giro d’Italia crash: ‘I just clipped it and that was all over’

Australian sprinter ace rues 'perfect opportunity' for the pink jersey that was dashed after he clipped a wheel and crashed heavily.


3 years ago

Who starts when? Giro d’Italia stage 2 time trial start times

From Mathieu van der Poel and Biniam Girmay to Tom Dumoulin and Richard Carapaz – here's when riders roll down the ramp for Budapest TT.


3 years ago

Giro di Hoody: Big crowds ‘save’ Budapest, rumors of ‘big start’ in Turkey

Thomas De Gendt's been ‘racing’ non-stop for a year straight, Drone Hopper doesn't disappoint, and Mathieu van der Poel avoids close call with cork.


3 years ago

Will Barta on Giro d’Italia TT: ‘I will give it full gas and let it rip’

Will Barta will break out of helper's role at Movistar in Saturday's 9.2km time trial.


3 years ago

Getting the shot: Caleb crashes on stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia!

A strange sense of déjà vu, from stage 3 the 2021 Tour de France, which also saw the Lotto-Soudal sprinter on the ground.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Five favorites for stage 2 time trial

Saturday's tight, technical TT could see a whole host of riders in the frame for the stage win and the second pink jersey of the race. Here's our picks.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Stage 2 time trial set to leave its mark on general classification

Matt White and TT expert Marco Pinotti share their insight into the nature of the all-important 9.2km test.


3 years ago

Mathieu van der Poel on Giro d’Italia win: ‘There was no energy left to put the hands in the air’

Dutch superstar buries himself to deliver scintillating victory to open the 2022 Giro d'Italia with a bang.


3 years ago

Biniam Girmay: ‘I was on the limit, Mathieu van der Poel was just stronger’

The Eritrean sprinter finished second to Mathieu van der Poel on the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Which GC contenders lost time on the stage 1 uphill finish

The time gaps are small but every second counts at this stage in the Giro d'Italia.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Caleb Ewan crashes in sprint finish

Australian hits the deck after a touch of wheels, and Lotto-Soudal officials confirm he will start Saturday's time trial.


3 years ago

Thomas de Gendt: Chasing breakways, points, and a contract at Giro d’Italia

Belgian escape artist will use all of his skills in the art of the breakaway to make sure none of them arrive to deprive teammate Caleb Ewan a chance at victory.


3 years ago

What is a grand tour without Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič? A Giro d’Italia poised for pure thrills

Roglič and Pogačar won five of the seven past grand tours. Without them, the Giro could be faster and more frenetic than ever before.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Biniam Girmay ready to make history again

Eritrean sprinter is looking for stage victories as Domenico Pozzovivo aims to get back into the GC top-10.


3 years ago

Caleb Ewan confirms he will quit the Giro d’Italia early to focus on the Tour de France

'It is not possible to finish the Giro if you also want to be in top form at the start of the Tour de France,' says Lotto-Soudal sprinter.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Mathieu van der Poel’s custom-painted Canyon Aeroad

The aero road bike with pink and green highlights that will be raced by the Dutch rider in his quest to wear the race leader's pink jersey.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia stage 1 preview: Who will win the first pink jersey?

A short but steep finale will set the stage for a tug-of-war between the sprinters and the 'puncheurs' for the first maglia rosa of the 105th Giro.


3 years ago

Tom Dumoulin: ‘I am unsure how I will go’ in the Giro d’Italia

Tom Dumoulin also confirmed he's not planning on racing either the Tour de France or Vuelta a España later this season, so it's all in for the Giro.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Andy Schleck ranks the top 10 contenders

From Carapaz to Carthy, Andy Schleck rates 10 potential contenders for the Giro d'Italia.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Tom Dumoulin’s Cervélo P5 disc time trial bike

Custom colors — and 11-speed shifters — for the winner of the 2017 maglia rosa, and recent Olympic silver in the time trial.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia: Bahrain Victorious brings Mikel Landa, Pello Bilbao in one-two GC punch

The Spanish tandem hopes to go into the final week with all GC options still in play.


3 years ago

Richard Carapaz very clear on ambitions: ‘I want to win the Giro d’Italia’

Ecuadorian returns to the Giro d'Italia backed by Ineos Grenadiers as a 'very different rider' from his breakout 2019 raid.


3 years ago

Giro d’Italia 2022 start list

Giro d'Italia releases the official start list for the first grand tour of the 2022 season.


3 years ago

3 years ago

Simon Yates says ‘patience’ key to battling for pink jersey at Giro d’Italia

BikeExchange-Jayco sport director Matt White signals Ineos Grenadiers and Richard Carapaz as the clear favorites for the 2022 pink jersey.


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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.