The profile is mainly flat with some intermediate repeches, highlighting a third category port in the Serra, in addition to several intermediate sprints that will give points for the classification of regularity.
Photo: EFE – Javier Lizón
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The 90th edition of the return to Spain officially starts this August 23, 2025 With an unusual scenario: Italia. After the presentation of teams in Turin, the runners throw themselves to the road with a tour of 186.7 kilometers between Torino and Novaraa layout that will mark the start of three intense weeks in the Iberian Round.
Although the stage is cataloged as woolIt is not a simple walk for sprinters. On the way the Serra third category port: 6.5 km at 5.2 % of average slope. It is not an insurmountable obstacle, but the first filter that the group can break if the rhythm is high.
In addition, the Sprint Bonifiable in Valdengo It will be a hot point for teams that want to scratch seconds from the beginning. With this, the day is emerging as a tactical pulse between early leaks and the iron control of the sprinters trains. Everything points to a Massive sprint in Novaraalthough the tension of a first stage opens the door by surprises.
Tour and Altimetry of stage 1 in the Tour of Spain
Colombians in Action
Colombia will be represented with Seven cyclists In this edition.
- Egan Bernal and Brandon Rivera (Ineos Grenadiers)
- Harold Tejada and Sergio Higuita (Astass of AStasta)
- Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious)
- Esteban Chaves and Juan Guillermo Martínez (Team Picnic PostNL)
Among them, all eyes perch on Egan Bernalwho arrives with positive sensations after preparation. “I feel better than before the turn, the numbers are good and I have confidence, but you will have to run with intelligence and calm,” said the 2019 Tour champion and 2021.
Favorites and context
The return of the return is usually ground for sprinches, but the great focus will be in the general candidates:
- Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease to Bike), double champion of the Tour de France,
- João Almeida y Juan Ayuso (UAE Emirates), which arrive with ambition,
- And, further back, a Bernal who could aspire to top-3 If you maintain your progression in the last week.
Time and where to see stage 1 of the return to Spain
- Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025
- Route: Turin – Novara, 186.7 km
- Profile: Llano with a third category port
- Departure time: 7:00 a. m. (Colombia)
- Transmission: ESPN, Disney+, Caracol Sports, Ditu and RCN
The return 2025 opens with a tour that combines show and strategy. The terrain favors fast men, but with sufficient traps so that no one goes down the guard. It will be the first photograph of a platoon that will seek to leave its mark on a special edition of the Iberian Round, the number 90, which promises emotion until the last day.
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