The first week of the 2025 Giro d'Italia will reach its crescendo on stage 9, with the gravel roads of Italy's most beautiful one-day race, Strade Bianche, set to paint the Giro white and strike fear into the GC contenders.
Gravel stages have featured sporadically throughout the Corsa Rosa's recent history, honouring the great Eroica rides and changing the picture of the overall race at the same time, with its two most notable recent appearances in 2010 and 2021.
