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.
🇮🇹 𝙋𝙞𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚 will host the grand departure of La Vuelta 25 🤌🏼
— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) December 2, 2024
🇮🇹 𝙋𝙞𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚 será sede de la salida oficial de La Vuelta 25 🤌🏼#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 🍝🇮🇹
— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) December 2, 2024
Las tres primeras etapas de #LaVuelta25 en Piemonte 🍝🇮🇹 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.
🚨 ¡𝓐𝓣𝓣𝓔𝓝𝓣𝓘𝓞𝓝! 🚨
— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) November 7, 2024
🗓️ December 19: #LaVuelta25´s route will be revealed 👀🔥
📣 Mark your calendar!
🗓️ 19 de diciembre: Ha llegado el día de conocer el recorrido de #LaVuelta25
📣¡Reserva 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.