Giro 2025 Route stage 7: Castel di Sangro - Tagliacozzo

After 2021, Castel di Sangro serves as a stage start in the Giro for the second time in its history. This year’s route begins with the climb to Roccaraso. It’s a 7.4-kilometre ascent with an average gradient of 6.4%, peaking at 11% halfway up.

After moving through Roccaraso, the riders stay at altitude in the Apennines for around 15 kilometres. A long descent takes them to the valley floor near, and in Pretola Peligna the road begins to rise again. Shortly, the riders face the climb to Monte Urano, a short but gruelling ascent of 4.5 kilometres at 9.4%. This leg-burning climb makes its Giro debut.

From Monte Urano, the riders head westward toward the Vado della Forcella. At 21.6 kilometres, this climb is much longer than Monte Urano, but the gradients are the opposite – just 3.6%. After 14 kilometres of climbing, there’s even a short descent to break up the ascent.

There’s still over 60 kilometres to race at the summit of the Vado della Forcella. Around 45 kilometres of this is a descent with some minor uphills in between. After a short stint on the flat, a narrow two-lane road snakes uphill toward the village of Marsia from Tagliacozzo. This 11.9-kilometre ascent averages 5.5% and is making its first appearance in Giro history. The climb becomes progressively steeper, with gradients hitting double digits in the final 2 kilometres.

The final intermediate sprint comes at the foot of the finishing climb, 155.2 kilometres into the race, with 6, 4, and 2 bonus seconds up for grabs; the first three riders on the line bag 10, 6, and 4 seconds.

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Giro d’Italia 2025 stage 7: routes, profiles, videos

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