Vuelta 2025 Route stage 1: Turin – Novara

Turin hosted both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France last year, and now it welcomes the Vuelta a España. That’s all three Grand Tours within 18 months – a true treat for cycling fans in northern Italy’s second-largest city.

Strictly speaking, the start takes place in Venaria Reale, a suburb of Turin. The riders face an easy day in the saddle, racing on flat to rolling roads towards the day’s only challenge. The Puerto Bienca-Tomalino is a 6.8-kilometre climb at 5.1%, with its summit coming just before kilometre 65. After that, the route reverts to its earlier profile: flat to gently undulating.

Two-time Giro winner Giuseppe Saronni was born in finishing town Novara.

A sprinter seems the most likely candidate to don the first red jersey of this year’s Vuelta. The final 2.7 kilometres are straight and flat.

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