Course and results Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2025 | Ewan celebrates victory on his INEOS debut

“Who does not honor small things is not worthy of great things,” we say, and for a good reason. Everyone wants the biggest and the best, but who should win the lower-level races? The Coppi e Bartali is a typical race that, for years, has passed by somewhat anonymously, without TV broadcasts or big stars at the start. In 2025, the race has gained popularity and is the race for up-and-coming talent. IDLProCycling.com gives you a detailed preview!

The Coppi e Bartali, officially the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a five-day stage race in the northeast of Italy. We start on Tuesday, March 25, in Ferrara and finish on Saturday, March 29, in Forli. The organization can count on an outstanding field of participants, including UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Visma | Lease a Bike, and INEOS Grenadiers.

Koen Bouwman, representing Visma, won the Italian stage race last year | Lease a Bike. Last winter, the Dutch rider transferred to Jayco-AlUla, where he is not (yet) on the start list. Great names like Jay Vine (UAE), Christian Scaroni (Astana), Caleb Ewan (INEOS), and Jørgen Nordhagen (Visma) have been confirmed. Cian Uijtdebroeks should also be starting, but it is questionable whether the Belgian will be there after his injury in the Tirreno-Adriatico.

Latest winners Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali

2024 Koen Bouwman
2023 Mauro Schmid
2022 Eddie Dunbar
2021 Jonas Vingegaard
2020 Jhonatan Narváez
2019 Lucas Hamilton
2018 Diego Rosa
2017 Lilian Calmejane
2016 Sergey Firsanov
2015 Louis Meintjes

Koen Bouwman won the Coppi e Bartali in 2024

Route, stage favorites and times Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2025

Stage 1, Tuesday, March 25, 2025: Ferrara - Bondeno (174.5 km)

The Coppi e Bartali is usually a race for punchers and climbers, but on day 1, the sprinters on duty will have a chance to win the stage and the first leader's jersey. The stage is completely flat, so the teams should prepare accordingly.

Winner:
Caleb Ewan (INEOS Grenadiers)

Stage 2, Wednesday, March 26, 2025: Riccione - Sogliano al Rubicone (163.9 km)

That's how we like it! Day 2 is a wonderful stage, with all-day climbing and descending and an uphill finish in Sogliano al Rubicone. The final climb has an average gradient of 6.6 percent over 2.6 kilometers before it becomes much steeper in the final kilometer, with sections up to 18 percent!

Favorites
Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers)
Ben Tulett (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Alexey Lutsenko (Israel-Premier Tech)

Times
Start: 05:55 AM EST
Finish: around 10:06 AM EST

Stage 3, Thursday, March 27, 2025: Riccione - Cesena (142.1 km)

It's a shorter stage but no easier. We will again go up and down all day, with another brutal finale. On a local lap, we will do the 1.4-kilometer climb to Sorrivoli three times, at an average of 10.6 percent. After an incredibly steep climb in the final phase with gradients above 8 percent, the finish line will be after the descent.

Favorites
Simone Velasco (XDS-Astana)
Brandon Rivera (INEOS Grenadiers)
Felix Engelhardt (Jayco AlUla)

Times
Start: 06:25 AM EST
Finish: around 09:56 AM EST

Stage 4, Friday, March 28, 2025: Brisighella - Brisighella (150.4 km)

Punchers, take note: this is your chance! After climbing from the start and doing a longer local lap twice, we turn to a smaller, more explosive circuit in the final. This is where the Rio Chié climb is, a kilometer at 7.4 percent, which is a bump for most. More interestingly, the finish is uphill after about 400 meters of punching hard.

Favorites
Pascal Eenkhoorn (Soudal Quick-Step)
Alberto Bettiol (XDS-Astana)
Alessandro Covi (UAE Emirates-XRG)

Times
Start: 06:18 AM EST
Finish: around 09:53 AM EST

Stage 5, Saturday, March 29, 2025: Brisighella - Forli (132.5 km)

A short ride on the final day that could shake up the GC. We will climb four times, with the length of the climbs a bit longer this time. The top of the last hill is 16 kilometers from the finish, certainly not too far for a nice breakaway attempt.

Favorites
Davide de Pretto (Jayco AlUla)
Mauri Vansevenant (Soudal Quick-Step)
Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers)

Times
Start: 06:50 AM EST
Finish: around 10:04 AM EST

Favorites GC Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2025

Quite a few WorldTour teams are participating in the so-called Cycling Week of Coppi and Bartali, but as is often the case in Italy, the starting lists are only announced at the very last moment. From the names currently on the list, we already have a pretty good idea of who we can expect to see. INEOS Grenadiers will send Magnus Sheffield, winner of the last stage of Paris-Nice, and Brandon Rivera to the start. Caleb Ewan will also be making his debut for the British team.

Koen Bouwman of Visma won this Italian stage race last year | Lease a Bike. He will not be there, but the Dutch team will. Ben Tulett, who recently finished second in Milan-Turin, seems to be the team leader on paper. Top talent Jorgen Nordhagen will also be participating. UAE Emirates-XRG also counts on several other riders, including Jay Vine, Rafal Majka, and the young Igor Arrieta.

Jayco AlUla (Alan Hatherly, Davide de Pretto, and Paul Double), XDS-Astana (Diego Ulissi and Simone Velasco), Soudal Quick-Step (Pascal Eenkhoorn and Mauri Vansevenant), and EF Education-EasyPost will also be at the start. As a pro-continental team, Lotto will send top talent Jarno Widar, while Israel-Premier Tech will be counting on Kazakh Alexey Lutsenko in the stage race.

Who are the favorites for the final classification of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2025, according to IDLProCycling.com?

Top favorites: Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers) and Ben Tulett (Visma | Lease a Bike)
Outsiders: Jay Vine, Igor Arrieta (UAE Emirates-XRG), Davide de Pretto (Jayco AlUla), and Alexey Lutsenko (Israel-Premier Tech)
Long shots: Jarno Widar (Lotto), Mauri Vansevenant, Brandon Rivera (INEOS Grenadiers), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Soudal Quick-Step), Simone Velasco, Diego Ulissi (XDS-Astana), Jorgen Nordhagen (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Paul Double (Jayco AlUla)

TV broadcast Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2025

As is the case every year, the Coppi e Bartali will not be broadcast on television because RAI Sport holds the broadcasting rights in Italy. However, the organization has provided a good stream on YouTube in recent years.

Bram van der Ploeg (Twitter: @BvdPloegg | email: [email protected])      

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