The routes for the Giro d'Catalonia 2025 are finally known!
7 challenging stages. From Catalan flat roads to the real Pyrenees. Everything is included. The contenders of the Sammareta Blava can fight our their battles on the slopes of challenging hills like the climb up to Panta Foix, Port d'Rojals, Coll del Bruc, Coll de la Creueta, La Molina, Tibidabo and many others. The 'sprinters' get their chances at the end of the stages in order to win the amazing Sammareta Taronja. Yes, you can take the jersey home if you win it!
Sunday 11/5. Stage 1: Hilly time trial: Vilanova i la Geltru-L'Arboç. 15.55km, 263m^ L'Arboç 4th cat.
Monday 12/5. Stage 2: Calafell-Montblanc-Calafell. 157.4km, 2171m^. Coll de Bonastre 3rd cat. Port d'Rojals 2nd cat.
Tuesday 13/5. Stage 3: Calafell-Manresa. 137.1km, 2502m^. La Talaia 3rd cat. Camp d'Ases 4th cat. Les Llambardes 3rd cat. Coll del Bruc +
Can Massana 3rd cat. Monasterio de Montserrat 4th cat. Marganell 4th cat.
Wednesday 14/5. Stage 4: Barcelona-Girona. 165.2km, 1388m^. Mirador de Tossa de Mar 4th cat. Subida de Tossa 4th cat. Xaloc 4th cat.
Thursday 15/5. Stage 5: Queen's Stage Ripoll-Ripoll. 171.9km, 3187m^. Coll d'Canes 2nd cat. Coll d'Santigosa 4th cat. Merola 3rd cat.
Coll de la Creueta HC. La Molina (official Volta a Catalunya finish) 1st cat. Collada de Toses 4th cat
Friday 16/5. Stage 6: Calafell-Reus. 75.9km, 526m^. Only smaller hills. Only sprintpoints at the end.
Saturday 17/5. Stage 7: Calafell-Barcelona Arc de Triomf. 154.6km, 2115m^. Panta Foix 4th cat. Alto Maladona (Costa Garraf) 4th cat.
Coll de San Climent i Sant Boi 4th cat. Coll d'Santa Creu d'Olorda 2nd cat. Tibidabo 2nd cat. Montjuich 3rd cat.
How do the points work? Quite simple. For the 4th cat climbs the fastest rider gets 1 point.
For the 3rd cat. The first rider get's 2p and the 2nd get's 1p.
2nd cat.= 4 for the first rider, 3 for the second, 2 for the third and 1 point for the fourth fastest rider.
For the toughest climb, the Coll de la Creueta it's 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points.
The rider with the highest amount of points wins the Sammareta Blava as the winner of the GC!
For stages 2-7 there is also a sprint classification. For the final sprint there are 3, 2 and 1 points to be won. In case that the fastest climber is also the fastest sprinter, the nr 2 on the sprinters classification will win the Sammareta Taronja.
Important information: We will ride the stages en group. Only on the categorized climbs it is as fast as you can go.
Please note that the roads are not closed for traffic and thus we strictly advice you to stick to the traffic rules.
