2025 Giro d'Italia Stage 9 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
The Strade Bianche is part of the Giro d’Italia! The 9th stage stretches 181 kilometres and includes five gravel sections before concluding in Siena’s famous Piazza del Campo. The final kilometre has an incline of 12.4% before easing towards the finish.
Though this stage has fewer gravel sectors than the traditional Strade Bianche, which typically features around fifteen, the Giro has reduced it to five. Yet, the ending mirrors that of the renowned spring classic.
From 4 kilometres remaining, the road dips down before climbing again in the last 1.7 kilometres. It starts off gently, but as riders approach Siena’s old town, the grades become steeper. On the rugged cobblestones of Via Santa Caterina, the ascent is 500 metres at 12.4%, with a tough segment reaching 16%. Riders then make a sharp right turn, followed by a left and another right before crossing the finish line at Piazza del Campo.
The journey begins in Gubbio, a medieval town located in Umbria. The initial 50 kilometres are relatively simple, allowing riders to warm up. This is followed by La Cima, a 4.3-kilometre climb at 7.5% that prepares the climbing muscles. The terrain then becomes more undulating, highlighted by the Poggio del Castagnolo, a 3.6-kilometre hill averaging a 4.7% gradient.
The first gravel section, Pieve a Salti, comes 70 kilometres from the finish. This 8-kilometre stretch mixes climbs and descents, including a 1.8-kilometre segment averaging a 5.3% gradient midway through. After some tarmac, the 9.3-kilometre Serravalle sector begins with a brief descent and a steep downhill, transitioning into flat terrain. Almost without interruption, riders move into San Martino in Grania, another 9.3-kilometre stretch, primarily uphill. This gravel section features an early 660-metre ramp at 9.1% and finishes with a 1-kilometre ascent at 7%. There are still 34 kilometres left to race upon reaching the summit.
The fourth gravel sector may be short but is demanding – an 800-metre stretch with steep inclines. Soon after, riders face the Strade di Colle Pinzuto, a dusty 2.4-kilometre stretch filled with challenging ramps.
After leaving the last gravel sector, riders have 14 kilometres to go. The varied terrain leads them to the thrilling conclusion described earlier.
Last year, the Giro also included a stage with some gravel sections, though it was less challenging than this one. It still delivered a lot of excitement, with Pelayo Sánchez securing victory in a close contest against Julian Alaphilippe and Luke Plapp to the finish.
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