Giro d'Italia Women 2025Preview stage 4: Mountain finish in Pianezze

Leon Weidner

 · 09.07.2025

Elevation profile of the 4th stage
Photo: RCS Sport
From 6 July to 13 July, the Giro d'Italia Women 2025 is on the pro riders' racing calendar. The 8 stages will take the riders from Bergamo to Imola. This is the 4th stage.

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The most important information about stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia Women 2025

Route of the 4th stage of the Tour of Italy 2025

Elevation profile of the 4th stagePhoto: RCS SportElevation profile of the 4th stage

The fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia Women 2025 from Castello Tesino to Pianezze promises to be a real challenge for the riders. On the way through the Belluno region, the athletes can expect constant ups and downs with numerous climbs. After the start in Castello Tesino, the route first leads past Feltre and then circles Belluno. The peloton then passes Lago di Santa Croce and Vittorio Veneto before tackling the steep climb to Muro di Ca' del Poggio. The finale leads through the Prosecco hills, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, before the decisive final climb to Pianezze begins.

The 4th stage on the mapPhoto: RCS SportThe 4th stage on the map

Sporting assessment of the 4th stage

The ascent to the Muro di Ca' del Poggio could provide such pictures again with its 12.2% averagePhoto: Getty Images/Luc ClaessenThe ascent to the Muro di Ca' del Poggio could provide such pictures again with its 12.2% average

The steep climb to the Muro di Ca' del Poggio in particular is likely to be the first selection in the peloton. Strong climbers could try to break away from the peloton here. However, there are still 40 kilometres to the finish and one last hurdle awaits the riders. The long final climb to Pianezze is likely to be decisive for the stage win.

This one has it all: over a distance of 11.2 kilometres, the riders have to tackle an average ascent of 7 percent. It gets particularly steep in the final kilometres. Shortly before the Flamme Rouge, ramps with gradients of up to 11 per cent await the athletes. This is where the overall classification riders are likely to play to their strengths and try to gain crucial seconds. The wide mountain road has numerous hairpin bends, which could favour attacks.

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Leon Weidner

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Leon Philip Weidner is from Cologne, follows professional cycling closely and is a passionate road cyclist himself. In addition to long kilometres in the saddle of a road bike, he also regularly rides a time trial bike - always with his eye on the next triathlon. His expertise combines sporting practice with knowledge of the scene.

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