Vuelta a España 2025: Preview stage 3: Chance for the breakaway group

The most important information about stage 3 of the Vuelta a España 2025

• Monday, 25 August: San Maurizio Canavese - Ceres
• Length: 134.6 kilometres (hilly)
• Altitude metres: 1996
• Sharp start: 14:27
• Arrival at the finish: ~17:22-17:39
• TV broadcast: 14:00-18:00 Eurosport 1
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Route of the 3rd stage of the Tour of Spain 2025

After the flat start, the first challenge is the climb to Issiglio, a 5.5 kilometre long climb with an average gradient of 6.5 per cent, which is classified as a second category climb. The undulating route continues with the climb to Corio. After the subsequent descent, the riders are back close to the starting point around 30 kilometres before the finish. However, instead of returning to San Maurizio Canavese, the route continues in a westerly direction.

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The finale of the third stage promises to be exciting, as the last 2.6 kilometres lead up to Ceres with an average gradient of 3.6 per cent. This final climb is not extremely steep, but could still be decisive, especially if the peloton arrives at high speed.

Sporting assessment of stage 3 of the Vuelta a España 2025

The third stage of the Vuelta 2025 offers different types of riders the chance to win the stage. The climbs in the second half of the stage and the uphill finale are likely to make it difficult for pure sprinters. Instead, the profile favours classics specialists who are good on medium-difficulty climbs and still have explosiveness in the uphill finale. An escape group also has a realistic chance of getting through, especially if it includes strong climbers who are already behind in the overall standings and are therefore left behind by the peloton. This stage will probably not result in any decisive time gaps for the overall classification riders, but they will have to remain alert so as not to be surprised by any attacks. The short distance of only 135 kilometres could also ensure a high pace and aggressive racing style, which makes the stage unpredictable despite the moderate level of difficulty.