2025 Giro d'Italia S14-S21 stage report

June 5, 2025

As of June 2, 2025, the 2025 Giro d'Italia has ended, and we already know who will win the jerseys. This year's Giro d'Italia is very exciting, and you will never guess the answer until the last moment. Let POFENG review the subsequent development of this competition with you!

S14: An accident happened, and Kasper Asgreen won strongly

The race is 195.8 kilometers long, riding from TREVISO all the way east to NOVA GORICA GORIZIA. There are three Level 4 climbing points and two sprint points along the way. The sprint leaders of each team may usher in a sprint battle.

At the beginning of the race, Kasper Asgreen (EF) led 3 players to break through for a long distance, and a round of crashes occurred in the large group on the way, causing chaos.

With this chaos, the breakaway rider Asgreen launched an attack, and relied on his tenacious will and strong time trial ability to win the race, and turned the chasing group behind him into a winning background.

S15: First victory in life, Carlos Verona fought hard to win

The race is 219 kilometers long, passing through 2 sprint points and 2 difficult climbing points. Since this is the last day of the second week of this event, the team in the overall score will go all out to compete for the second climbing point, and strive to send their main player to the best position to achieve the goal.

At the beginning of the race, each team took turns to launch a breakaway attack until they passed the 1st level climbing point on the way and differentiated into a stable breakaway group.

Carlos Verona (TREK) in the breakaway attacked alone for 43 kilometers and won the first Tour of Italy championship in his career by himself.

Primož Roglič (BORA) in the big group was ruthlessly "pulled" by his opponent due to poor condition and almost withdrew from the overall score after the race.

S16: XDS-Astana's first World Tour victory! CHRISTIAN SCARONI climbs to the top

The race is 203 kilometers long, from PIAZZOLA SUL BRENTA to SAN VALENTINO
The players will climb 4 mountains, and the total climb will reach 5,000 meters. This may cause a major reshuffling of the overall score list for the teams in the overall score. The breakaway players have the opportunity to establish enough leading advantages through long-term breakaway attacks to ensure winning the stage championship.

It rained heavily at the beginning of the race, and 6 players took the opportunity to break away successfully. After entering the mountainous area, players in the big group joined the breakaway group one after another. The stronger breakaway group once led the big group of the pink jersey player by more than 8 minutes.

The breakaway group split up several times during the high mountains. CHRISTIAN SCARONI and LORENZO FORTUNATO (XDS-ASTANA) both crossed the finish line first, helping the team win the stage championship and the blue jersey of the climbing king. The pink jersey player, Isaac del Toro, performed poorly, and his overall lead was in jeopardy. We will review this game below.

S17: Responding to controversy, del Toro returns strongly

The race is 155 kilometers long, and the players start from SAN MICHELE ALLADIGE to BORMIO.
There are 3 climbing points and 2 sprint points. The first two mountains have become the target of the breakaway players. However, as the S16 stage has the battle line for the overall score, the variables have increased, prompting each team to remain vigilant and catch up with them at the third mountain before the finish line, striving to establish a certain lead before going downhill to change the overall score situation.

The race ended. A large-scale breakaway group formed in the mid-term climbing stage, but the large group defeated them 13 kilometers before the finish line.

Bardet took the lead in the attack, followed by Del Toro and Carapaz. Isaac del Toro launched a general attack 2 kilometers before the finish line and won the race alone. We will review this race below.

S18: After a long drought, Dents won his first victory solo

The race was 144 kilometers long. The players started from MORBEGNO and headed south, passing through 3 climbing points and 2 sprint points until CESANO MADERNO. Since the climbing section of this race was concentrated in the first half, the second half was basically flat until entering the city of Cesano Marno, and then two city laps were carried out to decide the winner. For each team, it was possible to send role players to break out during the climbing period, and the overall score line within the large group might choose to stay put. It is expected that the breakout group may usher in a small-scale sprint duel.

As each team ushered in the two-day alpine stage test, a large-scale breakout group was formed in the middle of the race. Then the large group entered the fishing mode and let them break out happily. The breakout group split several times after arriving in the plain area.

Dents launched a solo attack in the last 20 kilometers to win the race. This was also the first victory of BORA after 17 games without any harvest.

S19: Rabbit Carnival, Prodhomme Proud of the Mountain

Race route. This race is 166 kilometers long and passes through 4 mountains. From the beginning, there is a Class 3 slope, followed by 2 Class 1 climbs. A large number of breakout players will emerge here, but the overall score team will launch a counterattack at the last combined slope. A total score player may overtake the breakout player to win the race, or the best of the breakout players may fly solo to the end.

After the start of this race, 4 players launched a breakout attack. During the process, more and more players launched attacks from the large group to catch up with the breakout players in front. The team on the overall score line chased frantically during the three big mountain climbs on the way and once caught up with most of the breakout players in front. Among the breakout group, Prodhomme launched a solo attack in the last 28 kilometers to win the race.

This is also the first victory of the AG2R team after 18 games without any results. In the overall score line, Del Toro and Carapaz continue to be far ahead of other players. The overall champion is very likely to be between the two of them. Let's review this game below.

2025 Giro d'Italia S20: Chris Harper wins the Queen's Stage, Adam Yates reverses and wins the pink jersey

The race is 205 kilometers long, starting from VERRES and ending at SESTRIÈRE Via Lattea. It is the "Queen's Stage" that determines the overall standings of this event. For the teams in the overall standings, the real battle is the climb of Mount Finestre (18.5 kilometers, average slope 9.2%) at 161 kilometers. It will be the ultimate showdown. For Adam Yates in 2018, the 8 kilometers of gravel road before the top of the mountain was a lesson he would never forget. And today he realized his Giro d'Italia redemption!

After the start of this race, several breakaway players launched a breakaway attack and once led the large group behind them by 10 minutes. All teams wanted to enter the aerial refueling tactic. It is worth noting that Wout van Aert was among them.

First, the EF team started the mountain train. Under the rapid acceleration, only 3 overall scorers and breakaway riders were left. Adam Yates and Richard Carapaz attacked each other, while Isaac del Toro defended. In a key climb, Adam Yates took the lead by swinging his bike, and Richard Carapaz was always close to catching up. Isaac del Toro refused to participate in the rotation, which also laid the groundwork for the subsequent development.

The variation of the game came to a one-and-a-half-second gap. Isaac del Toro found that the situation was not going well and joined the pursuit, but obviously, Richard Carapaz was very dissatisfied with his previous behavior and refused to cooperate, resulting in low efficiency in the pursuit. The most important thing was that Adam Yates waited for Wout van Aert, and his crazy acceleration steadily widened the gap. In the place where he once lost the Giro d'Italia championship, Adam Yates chose a more appropriate method and finally reversed to win the pink jersey.

Harper, who broke through the group, won the game.

S21: The final chapter of the Giro d'Italia, Olav Kooi sprints to Rome, Adam Yates holds the Endless Cup

The 2025 Giro d'Italia S21 (Rome City Circuit Race) has come to an end. The race is 143 kilometers long. After 20 days of competition, the players finally ushered in the finale of the Rome showdown. Starting from the Euro, the players rode to the seaside of Ostia and turned back to enter the city of Rome to "circle". The "circle" stage is 9.5 kilometers and a total of 8 laps, passing through landmark buildings such as the Colosseum, the Imperial Forum, and St. Peter's Basilica. Finally, the players launched the final sprint duel on Imperial Avenue, and will also witness the birth of the champion of this event.

After the start of this game, several breakaway players launched a breakaway. On the way, the big group gradually caught up with them and started a slow uphill duel on Imperial Avenue. Olav Kooi won the final battle cleanly under the escort of the Visma sprint train. His teammate, Adam Yates, successfully held up the Endless Cup symbolizing the championship. Isaac del Toro was second, and Richard Carapaz was third.