La Vuelta 25 will begin from Piemonte, at the foot of the mountains and with the Alps as a stunning backdrop, in a very special edition that celebrates the 90th anniversary of the race. The Italian region will host the first three stages in their entirety, starting on August 23, before the peloton returns to Spain.
The announcement was made official this morning at an event held in Turin, attended by Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Turin; Alberto Cirio, President of the Piemonte Region; Marina Chiarelli, Councillor for Tourism, Culture, and Sport in the Piemonte Region; and Javier Guillén, General Director of La Vuelta.
The opening stage of La Vuelta 25 will depart from Torino - Reggia di Venaria and head to Novara on a 183-kilometer route featuring a climb over the Bienca-Tomalino Pass. The second stage will begin in Alba and, 157 kilometers later, finish in Limone Piemonte, marking the race’s first summit finish. The third stage in Italian territory will cover 139 kilometers between San Maurizio Canavese and Ceres, including a climb over the Issiglio Pass. The fourth stage will start in Susa.
La Vuelta’s start in Piemonte—a region rich in mountains, history, and natural beauty—adds to the list of international destinations visited by the Spanish Grand Tour a new country. It also strengthens the ties between Europe’s leading cycling nations. Over its nine decades of history, La Vuelta has crossed into countries with strong cycling traditions, such as France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Italy is undoubtedly a country that has left its mark on the history of La Vuelta. Italian riders have secured 187 stage wins in the Spanish tour, making Italy the third nation with the most stage victories, after Spain and Belgium. As for the general classification, six Italian cyclists have claimed overall victory: Fabio Aru (2015), Vincenzo Nibali (2010), Marco Giovannetti (1990), Giovanni Battaglin (1981), Felice Gimondi (1968), and Angelo Conterno (1956).
In recent years, the region of Piemonte has also been closely linked to world-class cycling. Most notably, its capital, Turin, hosted the finish of the third stage of the 2024 Tour de France, which saw Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay take the victory.
The 2025 edition of La Vuelta will mark the sixth time the race starts abroad and the first time it departs from Italy, following Lisbon (1997), Assen (2009), Nîmes (2017), Utrecht (2022), and Lisbon-Oeiras-Cascais (2024). Added to this is the already announced official departure from Monaco in 2026.
