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Giro d'Italia 2025Preview stage 9: Siena gravel spectacle

Thomas Goldmann

 · 06.05.2025

Elevation profile of the 9th stage
Photo: RCS Sport
From 9 May to 1 June, the Giro d'Italia 2025 is on the pro riders' calendar. The 21 stages of the 108th edition will take the riders from Durrës in Albania to Rome. This is the 9th stage.
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The most important information on stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia 2025

Route of the 9th stage of the Tour of Italy 2025

Elevation profile of the 9th stagePhoto: RCS SportElevation profile of the 9th stage

The 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025 promises to be a special challenge for the riders. On the route from Gubbio to Siena, the pros have to cover a total of 181 kilometres, with around 29 kilometres on unpaved gravel roads. This route is reminiscent of the famous Strade Bianche and will demand a lot from the participants. The route first takes the riders via Cortona and Sinalunga towards the region around Siena. After San Giovanni d'Asso, the first unpaved section awaits the peloton with the Pieve a Salti sector. This eight-kilometre section is demanding, undulating and winding. After a second passage through Buonconvento, two more gravel sectors follow: Serravalle with a length of 9.3 kilometres, which leads directly into the 9.4 kilometre long San Martino in Grania sector. Although the Monteaperti sector is short at 600 metres, it has a double-digit gradient. After a short asphalt section, the Colle Pinzuto (2.4 kilometres, maximum gradient of 15 per cent) is the last gravel section before heading to Siena.

The 9th stage on the mapPhoto: RCS SportThe 9th stage on the map

The final in Siena

The last kilometres of the stage promise an exciting finale. Initially, the route outside Siena leads along wide roads that initially descend and then climb again two kilometres before the finish. The route leads the riders up the Via Esterna di Fontebranda (gradient of up to 9 per cent) and through the Porta di Fontebranda 900 metres before the finish, where the cobblestones begin. The gradient is over 10 per cent and peaks at 16 per cent around 500 metres before the finish in Via Santa Caterina. A sharp right-hand bend leads into Via delle Terme, followed by Via Banchi di Sotto, where there is a slight downhill from 300 to 150 metres before the finish. A final right turn into Via Rinaldini leads to Piazza del Campo. The last 30 metres descend at 7 per cent.

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The finale of stage 9Photo: RCS SportThe finale of stage 9

The ballast sectors at a glance

  1. Pieve a Salti | kilometre 113.3 | length: 8.0 kilometres | difficulty: ****
  2. Serravalle | kilometre 126.8 | length: 9.3 kilometres | difficulty: ***
  3. San Martino in Grania | kilometre 137.6 | length: 9.4 kilometres | difficulty: *****
  4. Monteaperti | kilometre 160.3 | length: 0.6 kilometres | difficulty: **
  5. Colle Pinzuto | kilometre 164.7 | length: 2.4 kilometres | difficulty: ****

Sporting assessment of the 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025

Gravel specialist: Tom Pidcock won Strade Bianche 2023 and was second in 2025Photo: Getty Images/Paolo Giuliani/NurPhotoGravel specialist: Tom Pidcock won Strade Bianche 2023 and was second in 2025
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The 9th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2025 represents a special challenge for the riders. With a total of around 29 kilometres on gravel roads and a demanding finale in Siena, not only the classics specialists but also the overall classification riders will be challenged here. The undulating profile with its numerous short but sometimes steep climbs offers scope for attacks and could lead to a selection in the peloton. The final kilometres in Siena in particular, with their steep ramps and technically demanding passages, could be decisive. Riders with good puncheur qualities will have an advantage here. It is quite possible that a small group or even a soloist will break away from the peloton and decide the stage win among themselves. This stage could already point the way for the overall standings, as time losses on this terrain are difficult to make up.

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