2025 Giro d'Italia stage 1 preview
By
Stephen Farrand
published
May 9, 2025: Durazzo-Tirane, 164km

Climbs
- Gracen (cat. 2) km. 83.7 (13.5km avg. 5.2%, max 11%)
- Surrel (cat. 3) km. 130.5
- Surrel (cat. 3) km. 152.7
Sprints
- Sprint 1 - Paper, km. 57.9
- Sprint 2 - Elbasan, km. 67
- Time bonus sprint - Sauk, km. 112
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Stephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.
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