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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.
The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 2 intermediate sprint(s).
Paper is a Sprint at 57.9 km (102 km to go).
Elbasan is a Sprint at 67 km (92.9 km to go).
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 is a Reb Bull Km at 112 km (47.8 km to go).
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 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.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 156.9 km, has an average gradient of -0.9%, reaching 110 m of altitude.