Giro d’Italia 2025: Today stage 16 - gripping duel in the high mountains!

Giro d’Italia 2025: Today stage 16 - gripping duel in the high mountains!

Piazzola sul Brenta, Italien - The tension in international cycling today reaches a new highlight with the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia 2025. This Tuesday, May 27th, the drivers will compete from Piazzola Sul Brenta to San Valentino , which extends over 199 kilometers and four challenging climbs comprised with a total of almost 5,000 meters of altitude. The transfer takes place live to Eurosport 1 , starting at 3:00 p.m.

The Giro d’Italia 2025, the 9. May in Durrës, Albania started and on 1. June ends in Rome , is an important stage race with over 20 stages throughout the course. This is the first time in the history of the race that the start is outside of Italy. The event includes 21 stages and a total length of 3,443.3 kilometers . This year 23 teams take part with a total of 184 drivers , including 10 German drivers .

overall ranking and favorites

to stage 15 , which took place on May 25th, Isaac del Toro from UAE Team Emirates leads the overall ranking with a time of 55:54:05 hours . In places two and three follow Simon Yates (Team Visma/Lease A Bike) with +1: 20 minutes and Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) with +1: 26 minutes behind. In the driver's ranking, the main actors, such as the previous year's winner Tadej Pogačar , are very in focus, which is one of the favorites for the overall victory.

The German drivers particularly stand out. Brenner, reigning German road bike master, has been particularly motivated on his first three-week tour since 2022. Together with his teammate Michael Storer , he plans to go on stages when the opportunity is offered. Steinhauser, who won a stage victory in the high mountains last year, has decided to compete again in order to compete again while he also supports established captains such as Richard Carapaz.

racing format and evaluations

The evaluations follow the regulations of the Union cycist international and RCS Sport. The leader of the overall ranking bears the Maglia Rosa , inspired by the Gazzetta Dello Sport. In the stages, time bonifications for the first three targets (10, 6 and 4 seconds) are awarded, and intermediate sprints also increase the attractiveness of the race. There are numerous points in the mountain ranking, depending on the difficulty of the climbs. The Azurblue jersey for the leader in the mountain ranking was introduced in 2012 and replaces the previously green jersey.

In addition to the individual overall ranking, there are also special ratings, such as the Maglia Ciclamino for the best sprinter, the white jersey for the best young driver under 25 years, as well as various combination and team ratings. The different jersey colors are not only decorative, but also reflect the different disciplines that can be mastered in this prestigious stage race.

fans can be excited to see how the last stages of the Giro d’Italia 2025 will develop, especially today on the 16th stage, which is a decisive challenge for many drivers.