technical info

The route is largely flat in the first half, before turning rolling and more selective in the second, with several notable climbs.
The race starts in Rho and heads across the upper Po Valley on flat roads through the rice fields, passing Magenta, Novara and Vercelli before pointing towards the River Po, slicing through the plains in completely flat terrain. A more undulating section follows on wide, mostly straight roads, gradually leading the peloton towards the decisive finishing circuit.
After San Mauro Torinese, the route runs alongside River Po along Corso Casale before tackling the climb to the Basilica of Superga for the first time (diverting 600 metres before the finish line). A demanding descent towards Rivodora brings the riders back to San Mauro, from where they climb once again towards the finish, gradients kicking up beyond 10% in places.
 
Final kilometers
The final 5 kilometres – to be tackled twice, except for the last 600 metres – begin in Turin on Corso Casale, where the climb to the Basilica of Superga starts in earnest. The ascent averages 9.1%, with a brutal ramp of around 14% midway up and sustained stretches at 10%, making it a true leg-breaker.
With 600 metres remaining, the riders take a sharp U-turn to the left to tackle an additional ramp at 8.2%, before the final corner comes just 50 metres from the line on 7-metre-wide tarmac. A punishing uphill drag to the finish that leaves no room for hesitation.