Giro 2025: Favourites
fotobureau Cor VosPrimoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso were tipped as the main contenders for the 2025 Giro d’Italia, but neither reached the finish. Isaac Del Toro led the race for eleven stages, before Simon Yates seized the pink jersey in the final mountain stage. Mads Pedersen was the most prolific stage winner with four victories, while Olav Kooij claimed two bunch sprints. All other stages were won by different riders.
Read about the pre-race favourites or click on the links in underneath table for the favourites per stage. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).
Giro d'Italia 2025 - stages
| start - finish | km | type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9-5 | Puncher's sprint for pink | 160 | hills |
| 2 | 10-5 | Chrono specialists to the fore | 13.7 | ITT |
| 3 | 11-5 | Breakaway day | 160 | hills |
| 13-5 | rest day | |||
| 4 | 13-5 | For fast men #1 | 189 | flat |
| 5 | 14-5 | For fast men #2 | 151 | hills |
| 6 | 15-5 | Hilly race with flat finale | 227 | hills |
| 7 | 16-5 | First mountain top finish | 168 | hills |
| 8 | 17-5 | Attackers in the Apennines | 197 | hills |
| 9 | 18-5 | Strade Bianche alla Giro | 181 | hills |
| 19-5 | rest day | |||
| 10 | 20-5 | For pure time trialists | 28.6 | ITT |
| 11 | 21-5 | Attackers in promising finale | 186 | hills |
| 12 | 22-5 | For fast men #3 | 172 | flat |
| 13 | 23-5 | Puncheurs at Monte Berico | 180 | hills |
| 14 | 24-5 | For fast men #4 | 195 | flat |
| 15 | 25-5 | Attackers at high altitudes | 219 | mountains |
| 26-5 | rest day | |||
| 16 | 27-5 | GC showdown at high altitudes | 203 | mountains |
| 17 | 28-5 | Raising hell on the Mortirolo | 155 | mountains |
| 18 | 29-5 | For fast men #5 | 144 | flat |
| 19 | 30-5 | King Climbers in Queen Stage | 166 | mountains |
| 20 | 31-5 | GC battle on the Finestre | 205 | mountains |
| 21 | 1-6 | For fast men #6 | 143 | flat |
GC Favourites
Who are the top contenders to win the Giro d'Italia? Primoz Roglic and Juan Ayuso stand out as the pre-race favourites, but with a field that also includes Richard Carapaz, the Yates brothers, Jai Hindley, Antonio Tiberi, Thymen Arensman, Derek Gee, and Egan Bernal, nothing is set in stone. It wouldn’t be the first time the Giro delivers a surprise winner.
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Puncher's sprint for pink
Right from day one, the Giro d’Italia serves up a tasty route. Punchy riders with descending skills and a sharp sprint to top it off are the top contenders for the first maglia rosa.
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Chrono specialists to the fore
A time trial course of roughly 14 kilometres with long straights and a short 1.2 kilometre climb at 5.7% halfway through. Perfect for specialists who love to power along in the big ring and aren’t put off by a few uphill metres.
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Breakaway day
Is that right? Will it be a day for the breakaway? Hard to tell in advance, but we expect Lidl-Trek to throw everything at reclaiming the maglia rosa, while race leader Primoz Roglic is likely to sit back and let them do the work.
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For fast men #1
Stage 4 of the Giro covers 189 kilometres and barely 800 metres of elevation, so it's a golden opportunity for the sprinters. On your marks, get set, go!
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More articles
For fast men #2Hilly race with flat finale
First mountain top finish
Attackers in the Apennines
Strade Bianche alla Giro
For pure time trialists
Attackers in promising finale
For fast men #3
Puncheurs at Monte Berico
For fast men #4
Attackers in the high mountains
GC showdown at high altitudes
Raising hell on the Mortirolo
For fast men, or breakaways
King Climbers in Queen Stage
GC Battle on the Finestre
For fast men