Giro d'Italia 2025: last stage in Rome dedicated to Pope Francis

The Giro d’Italia 2025 will end in Rome for the seventh time in its history and the third consecutive time. At the presentation of the last stage in the Eternal City, scheduled for June 1, the route of the stage was revealed, which will pass through the Vatican Gardens exiting through the Porta del Perugino in front of Santa Marta, being transferred, while the starting point will be at the Terme di Caracalla. The finish will be at the Circus Maximus, after 143 km and 8 final laps of circuit in which all the most characteristic areas of Rome and the Vatican will be touched.

“We are happy and proud to welcome for the third consecutive year the arrival of the Giro d’Italia in Rome, the grand finale in pink that all lovers of the great bike race can no longer do without. It is a presence that is renewed this year with an exciting symbolic departure from the Vatican City: a tribute to Pope Francis, his figure and his message of hope precisely in the’year of the Jubilee”.

“It will be an unforgettable eve of the Feast of the Republic, a day that will combine sporting passion and universal values, in a route that will touch the heart of the Great Beauty to end at the Circus Maximus. The Giro d’Italia will give the world a spectacular finale, and Rome will once again be at its side to make it a new unforgettable postcard”.

RCS Mediagroup President Ubano Cairo: “It is an honor to celebrate the Grand Arrival of the Giro in the heart of Rome, paying homage to Pope Francis and his message of hope. In such an important year, that of the Jubilee, having the support and thoughts of Pope Francis gives an even higher value to our event. It will be an unforgettable stage in which sports and culture will be intertwined in a unique setting. Next June 1 will undoubtedly be a day to remember”.