Organisers of the thirty sixth Giro d’Italia Women, RCS Sport, revealed the small print of this yr’s race that can start in Bergamo on July 6 and conclude on the Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola on July 13.
The route will convey the peloton throughout 939.6km and 14,000m of elevation acquire with a serious mountain cross at Passo del Tonale, an ascent that can mark the Cima Alfonsina Strada, and three summit finishes at Aprica, Valdobbiadene and Monte Nerone.
The race will start with a person time trial and embrace two flat phases, three medium mountain phases, and two excessive mountain phases.
The route doesn’t embrace the famed Mortirolo, which was rumoured to make a potential comeback to the Giro d’Italia Girls.
The offocial Giro d’Italia Girls’s route was offered on the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone in Rome on January 13, alongside the 108th Giro d’Italia.
The 2024 Giro d’Italia winner was on stage to touch upon the route saying that it was open to completely different eventualities and potential general winners.
Stage 1: Bergamo – Bergamo (ITT), 13.6km
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The race will start with an undulating 13.6km time trial on the streets of Bergamo, which can set the tone for the early normal classification.
The route will supply some technical qualities, hairpin turns and corners. Riders will race by the historic Città Alta with a slight uphill section earlier than descending to the end line at Sentierone.
Stage 2: Clusone – Aprica, 99km
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The climbing will start on the second day of racing on the comparatively brief 99km race from Clusone to a hilltop end in Aprica.
A profile of the stage seems to point out two elements of the race: a downhill part from the beginning line into Lovere, adopted by a gentle, gradual ascent.
The peloton will cross all the Val Camonica to Edolo earlier than climbing to Aprica through the outdated highway via Corteno Golgi. The route will finish with a brief, sharp climb in Santicolo only a few kilometres from the end.
The close by Mortirolo ascent isn’t included on this yr’s occasion.
Stage 3: Vezza d’Oglio – Trento, 124km
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The peloton will likely be climbing straight out of the gates on stage 3’s 124km race from Vezza d’Oglio to Trento.
They may attain the height of the Passo del Tonale (Cima Alfonsina Strada) on the 19km mark after which gently descend the rest of the stage via Val di Sole and Val di Non, and right into a flat closing 40km into Trento.
Stage 4: Castello Tesino – Pianezze (Valdobbiadene), 156km
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The peloton will face a second summit end on stage 4’s 156km race from Castello Tesino to Pianezze (Valdobbiadene).
The riders will tackle an undulating and hilly stage the place there are not any flat sections. The riders will descend into Val Cismon, cross close to Feltre, and skirt the bottom of the Dolomiti Bellunesi to Belluno.
After navigating round Nevegal and leaving Lago di Santa Croce and Vittorio Veneto behind, they’ll face the steep Muro di Ca’del Poggio.
The route then crosses the UNESCO Prosecco Hills earlier than the ultimate climb to Pianezze (11.2km at 7%).
Stage 5: Mirano – Monselice, 108km
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Stage 5 is one for the sprinters with a flat 108km from Mirano into Monselice. It’s going to mark a reprieve from the climbing, earlier than the descisive closing three phases.
Stage 6: Bellaria – Igea Marina, 144km
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It is again to climbing on stage 6 for a 144km race from Bellaria to Igea Marina.
A rolling stage that begins out flat earlier than heading into the Romagna Apennines. The riders will climb via San Marino, Mondaino, Monteciccardo and Beato Sante, adopted by sections in Cartoceto, Saltara and Villa del Monte.
The ultimate climb results in the primary cross over the end line, adopted by a 15-km circuit with a climb to Mondavio earlier than the end.
Stage 7: Fermignano – Monte Nerone, 157km
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The peloton will sort out the queen stage and a 3rd summit end on stage 7’s 157km race from Fermignano to Monte Nerone.
The route begins on rolling terrain main towards Monte Nerone, climbing its decrease slopes to Pian di Trebbio. Descending in direction of Pianello, the riders will sort out a succession of climbs to Moria, Passo la Croce, Valico di Sitria and Valico di Croce Avellana.
The ultimate stretch contains climbs to Frontone, Cagli and Secchiano, with the final 8km averaging over 8% to the end at Monte Nerone.
Stage 8: Forli – Imola (Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari), 138km
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The peloton will attain the ultimate stage with 138km from Forli to Imola. It is not going to be a straightforward conclusion to this Giro d’Italia Girls because the peloton will race alongside a demanding mid-mountain closing course.
After a flat begin, the riders will enter the location of the 2020 UCI World Championships circuit, which incorporates the difficult climbs of Cima Gallisterna and Mazzolano.
The circuit will likely be coated 4 occasions, with the end contained in the Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola the place the general winner of the 2025 Giro d’Italia Girls will likely be topped.
