Tour of the Alps 2025: The Route
The Austrian-Italian five-day race is one of the most mountainous events on the cycling calendar, and the 2025 edition was no different. Riders tackled 14,700 metres of elevation gain over a route totalling 739 kilometres.
The 1st stage features 2,600 metres of climbing over a 143-kilometre course. The finish line is set on a 2-kilometre climb with an average gradient exceeding 6%.
At 178 kilometres, stage 2 is the longest of the Tour of the Alps. The route includes 3,750 metres of elevation gain, while the final climb – 4.2 kilometres at 7% – comes 12 kilometres before the finish line. The first half of the remaining section is a descent, while the second half is flat.
The 3rd stage covers 145 kilometres with 2,750 metres of climbing. The finale is similar to the day before, as a 5.9-kilometre climb at 7.1% is crested with 11 kilometres remaining.
Stage 4 is a 160-kilometre race featuring 3,200 metres of elevation gain. In the final 40 kilometres, riders will tackle two steep walls and a climb of 7.6 kilometres at 5.9%, with the last 600 metres ramping up to 9.3%. Once over the top, 7 kilometres remain to the finish.
The final stage includes 2,400 metres of climbing over a 113-kilometre course. The last climb, a brutal 3.1-kilometre ascent at 12.3%, is crested 9 kilometres from the finish line.
Tour of the Alps 2025: route, profiles, more
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