Turin start for 2025 Vuelta a Espana
Italy's Piedmont region will host the first three stages of next year's Vuelta a Espana to mark the race's 90th edition, organisers announced on Monday.
๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ will host the grand departure of La Vuelta 25 ๐ค๐ผ
โ La Vuelta (@lavuelta) December 2, 2024
๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ serรก sede de la salida oficial de La Vuelta 25 ๐ค๐ผ#LaVuelta25 | @regionepiemonte pic.twitter.com/xraZvZ2cPb
"Italy is a country that has undoubtedly marked the history of the Vuelta," organisers said of the race in which Italian riders have won 187 stages and the overall title six times.
"Surrounded by mountains, history and natural beauty, (Italy) extends the list of international locations visited by the Spanish race and further strengthens the links between the great countries of European cycling," organisers added.
The three first stages of #LaVuelta25 in Piemonte ๐๐ฎ๐น
โ La Vuelta (@lavuelta) December 2, 2024
Las tres primeras etapas de #LaVuelta25 en Piemonte ๐๐ฎ๐น pic.twitter.com/N1Zy3y1cBY
The first stage starts at Turin's Royal Palace on 23 August with the next two getting under way in Alba and San Maurizio Canavese respectively in north-western Italy.
The remainder of the three-week route will be unveiled on 19 December.
๐จ ยก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐! ๐จ
โ La Vuelta (@lavuelta) November 7, 2024
๐๏ธ December 19: #LaVuelta25ยดs route will be revealed ๐๐ฅ
๐ฃ Mark your calendar!
๐๏ธ 19 de diciembre: Ha llegado el dรญa de conocer el recorrido de #LaVuelta25
๐ฃยกReserva la fecha! pic.twitter.com/hhe3rk43nW
Since 1935, the Vuelta a Espana has visited several countries with strong cycling traditions such as France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The 2025 edition will be the sixth foreign start after Lisbon (1997), Assen (2009), Nimes (2017), Utrecht (2022) and Lisbon-Oeiras-Cascais (2024).
Monaco will host the 2026 start.
Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic won the Vuelta a Espana for a record-equalling fourth time in September.
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