The most important information about stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia Women 2025
- Sunday, 13 July: Forlì - Imola (Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari) (wavy)
- Length: 134 kilometres
- Altitude metres: 2200
- Start time: 10:40 am
- Arrival at the finish: approx. 14:30
- Livestream from 12:50 pm on Discovery Plus
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Route of the 8th stage of the Tour of Italy 2025
The final stage of the Giro d'Italia Women 2025 from Forlì to Imola promises to be a worthy finale to the tour. After a short, flat start, only one category 3 climb awaits the riders before they take on the Formula 1 circuit. A circuit that has to be completed a total of four times. With a total distance of 134 kilometres and around 2,200 metres of climbing, the athletes are in for another challenging day in the saddle.
At the centre of the circuit are two challenging climbs that have to be mastered per lap. The climb to Cima Gallisterna stretches over 2.7 kilometres and has an average gradient of 6.4 percent. The steepest ramps reach gradients of up to 14 per cent. This is immediately followed by the ascent to Mazzolano, which is also selective with a length of 2.4 kilometres and an average gradient of 5.6 per cent.
Sporting assessment of the 8th stage
The last day of the women's Tour of Italy is definitely not a day for resting and putting your feet up. On the one hand, the many short climbs offer opportunities for attacks and gaining time advantages. On the other hand, the flat finale on the wide race course also allows smaller groups to come together. The decisive factor will be how the teams organise their forces and whether they go for a bunch sprint or individual riders try to decide the race on the climbs. Whether a breakaway can prevail in the end, a sprinter triumphs on the race course or the overall leader crowns her success with a stage win remains to be seen until the last metre.
Leon Weidner
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