Albania will host the start of next year’s Giro d’Italia. Race organizers say the first three stages will be held in Albania from May 9-11.

The 2025 Giro d’Italia will start in Albania, the organisers of the Grand Tour event confirmed on Monday. The Giro will begin on May 9 next year, starting with three testing stages in Albania before moving on to southern Italy. There will be an early rest day in Puglia on May 12, with the remaining 19 stages taking place in Italy.

Two road stages and a time trial will open the 108th edition of the 'corsa rosa.' Remainder of Giro route will be disclosed by next month.

Albania will host the opening three stages of the race, which begins on 9 May, with the first one taking the riders from Durres to Tirana, before an individual time trial in the capital city and the third stage begins and ends in Vlore.

As previously mentioned, the Giro d'Italia will start in Albania in 2025. The first grand tour of the year postponed its route presentation in November by a month, after which the rumors exploded for weeks.