Vuelta 2025: The Route (Rumours)

The 2025 Vuelta a España kicks off on Saturday 23 August in northern Italy. The following three stages also start in the Piemonte region before the race traverses the French Alps for a Grenoble finish. The 5th stage takes the riders back to Spanish soil.

The first three stages have been confirmed. The rest of the route will be revealed on Thursday, 19 December.

The red caravan sets off at the Palazzo di Venaria Reale in Turin, mirroring the Giro’s Grande Partenza of 2024. Last May, the finish was in Turin after a punchy finale won by Jhonatan Narváez. This time, the race is set to finish in Novara, where the fast men are expected to fight for the first pink jersey.

The 2nd stage traverses flat roads until the final 7.6 kilometres rise at 5.4% to the finish line in Limone Piemonte.

The Vuelta serves up nearly 2,000 metres of climbing in the 3rd stage. The route is lumpy, with five notable uphill sections. Midway through the race, the Puerto Issaglio serves up 6.4 kilometres of ascending at 6%. Immediately after the descent, riders face a 2.6-kilometre climb at 5.3% up to Prascorsano. At 35 kilometres from the finish, they will pass through Corio after an uphill of 1.8 kilometres at 5.7%. Following the descent, the road transitions into a long section of false flat before the final 2.2 kilometres climb at 4.2% to the finish line.

The 4th stage starts in Susa, Italy, and reportedly finishes in Grenoble, France. Along the way, the riders are expected to traverse the French Alps.

The 5th stage will be the first on Spanish soil. The riders are likely to face an individual time trial around Figueres, Catalonia. La Vuelta will also pass through Andorra in the first week, possibly with a mountain top finish at the Port de Cabús or Collado de la Botella.

The rugged mountains of Asturias will be included at the end of the second week, either on Friday and Saturday or on Saturday and Sunday. The Angliru and La Farrapona are mentioned as potential finish locations.