Giro d'Italia 2025 LIVE: Stage 11 updates, route and results as race returns to mountains

The 2025 Giro d'Italia heads back into the hills with a tough outing in the Apennines, which could yet see a further shakeup of the general classification.
It's officially classed as a 'hilly' rather than mountainous stage, but the 186km run from Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monti features 3,850m of elevation and gain and a behemoth of a climb in the category one Alpe San Pellegrino, which last featured in the Giro 25 years ago.
The stage comes after an intriguing battle on stage 10's time-trial, in which Daan Hoole took a maiden Grand Tour stage victory, denying Josh Tarling a double against the clock after winning stage two's shorter contre-la-montre in Albania.
The GC contenders struggled in wet conditions later on but Primoz Roglic, having slipped to 10th on Sunday, made up more than a minute of his time deficit to reignite his bid for a second maglia rosa after victory in 2023.
Good morning
Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia!
With all the time-trialling out the way after stage 10, today the race heads back into the mountains (technically it's hilly, but there's an Alpe on the parcours today, so that feels a bit of an understatement).
We'll have all the build-up and action right here.
Flo Clifford21 May 2025 09:30

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