The stage
Stage 1 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia was a medium mountain stage that took place on .
The stage started in Durazzo (Durrës) and finished in Tirana (Tiranë)
, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 43 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 159.9 km. The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 1608 m, and a total descent of 1500 m.
Map and Profile
Points of interest
The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s).
Paper
Paper is a Sprint at 57.9 km (101.9 km to go).
Elbasan
Elbasan is a Sprint at 67 km (92.9 km to go).
Gracen
Gracen is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 68.1 km (91.7 km to go) and ends at 81.1 km (78.8 km to go). It has total distance of 13 km, and an average gradient of 5.1%, going from 106 to 773 meters of altitude.
Sauk
Sauk is a Reb Bull Km at 112 km (47.8 km to go).
Surrel
Surrel is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 121 km (38.8 km to go) and ends at 126.4 km (33.5 km to go). It has total distance of 5.4 km, and an average gradient of 5%, going from 174 to 445 meters of altitude.
Surrel
Surrel is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 143.1 km (16.7 km to go) and ends at 148.5 km (11.4 km to go). It has total distance of 5.4 km, and an average gradient of 5%, going from 174 to 445 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 156.9 km, has an average gradient of -0.9%, reaching 110 m of altitude.