Giro d’Italia Stage 19 Race Report: Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) won the hardest stage of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, finishing in Champoluc. The Frenchman surprisingly rode away from the early break, while the GC men kept their powder dry for a long time. In the last kilometre of the last climb Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) attacked. Only overall leader, Isaac Del Toro (UAE Emirates-XRG) could follow him. The Mexican took second place just ahead of the Ecuadorian.
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Stage 19 finale
This is perhaps the toughest stage of the 2025 Giro. Just 166 kilometres long, but with 4,950 metres of climbing. Along with stages 16 and 20, stage 19 is a five star stage. There are five climbs and the first one comes almost immediately from the start, the Croce Serra (11.3km at 4.6%).
Stage 19 profile
Stage 19 map
After 50 kilometres there is the Col Tzecore (16km at 7.7%), a Cat 1 climb. It is the first of three mountains of more than 15 kilometres. The Col de Saint-Pantaléon (16.5 kilometres at 7.2% with ramps of up to 12%). There is a descent of about 20 kilometres to the foot of the Col de Joux (15.1km at 6.9%), French name, but still in Italy. There are six kilometres to the Antagnod (9.4km at 4.6%), which summits 4.5 kilometres from the finish in Champoluc.
Isaac Del Toro facing the hardest day of the 2025 Giro d’Italia
A hot day ahead for the peloton
Very soon after the start of the stage, a leading group of Georg Steinhauser, Bart Lemmen, Nicolas Prodhomme, Mattia Cattaneo and Jan Tratnik formed on the Croce Serra, after which many riders from the peloton tried to cross. Many managed to get to the front group, but it took 30 kilometres for them to get together. There around 30 riders ahead, including Thymen Arensman, Wout van Aert, Antonio Tiberi, Milan Vader, Christian Scaroni, Romain Bardet, Carlos Verona, Chris Harper, Igor Arrieta, Pello Bilbao, Louis Meintjes and the others.
Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) wanted to get the break going
The hard climb of the Col Tzecore (15.7km at 7.7%) was next. As expected, there was a considerable thinning out of the original leading group. Arensman, who is still not fit, was quickly dropped, as was Van Aert. At the top there was about 18 riders in a lead group, with almost 3 minutes on the peloton.
Wout van Aert was there again
The break was made up of over 20 riders in the end
The roads and the temperatures were going up
Getting liquids was the big job today
Romain Bardet was in the break again today
Carlos Verona looking for another stage win
A big win for Nicolas Prodhomme
Stage winner, Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale): “I’ve worked a lot for this Giro d’Italia. I didn’t want to compete for the GC, I wanted to try and win a stage. I’ve waited for long for this win to come. I won my first race three weeks ago. But to win in the WorldTour at the Giro d’Italia makes me very happy. It’s a beautiful day. Our breakaway didn’t have a big gap. I didn’t feel great when I followed the first attacks. My legs were stiff on the first climb. Kilometre after kilometre I felt better on the bike. On col de Joux, I realised that I needed to take risks otherwise we were going nowhere. I’ve come fifth on two stages because I didn’t risk anything. Today I decided to play for winning. The outcomes is very nice for me.”
Carapaz attacked, but Del Toro could follow
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Giro d’Italia Stage 19 Result:
1. Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale in 4:50:35
2. Isaac Del Toro Romero (Mex) UAE Emirates XRG at 0:58
3. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost
4. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious at 1:22
5. Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Emirates XRG
6. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) INEOS Grenadiers
7. Simon Yates (GB) Visma | Lease a Bike
8. Rafal Majka (Pol) UAE Emirates XRG
9. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious
10. Einer Rubio Reyes (Col) Movistar.
Giro d’Italia Overall After Stage 19:
1. Isaac Del Toro Romero (Mex) UAE Emirates XRG
2. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost
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