The recent history of Giro de Italia It has proper names that, although they have been temporarily eclipsed by the appearance of a dazzling generation, they continue to beat strongly in the memory of fans. Primoz Roglic, Nairo Quintana, Jai Hindley, Egan Bernal Y Richard Carapaz -Gangators of this appointment in the past- know how few what the Endless trophy.
However, the years have brought with them challenges, falls and transitions. The irruption of talents such as Pogacar O Evenepoel has remodeled the map of cycling, but with the arrival of May and the Pink racethe old champions return to the scene may not like the great favorites, with the exception of the Slovenian who goes for all, but as men to take into account for the podium.
The five winners of the turn that will be in the 2025 edition.
Roglic, the favorite who already knows how to win
Primoz Roglic He returns to the turn with a clear label: he is the big favorite at the exit in Albania. His victory in 2023, conquered in an epic form in the chronoscalada of the Monte Lussari, He showed that he is still a relentless corridor in the big laps. Since then, his change to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe has raised expectation and has shown, after his success in Lavuelta’24, which remains in full form.
To their 35 yearsthe Slovenian faces a challenge that motivates him especially: to dominate a big one and do it before rivals of weight as Ayuso or Bernal. His combination of experience, solidity and ambition makes him the man to beat, even in a career as unpredictable as the turn. If the legs accompany him, the Endless could be yours again
Hindley, between shared gallons and pending accounts
The Australian Jai Hindley He also knows what it is to succeed in the Bota country. In 2022 he achieved his consecration in the marble, surpassing Carapaz In an agonized duel. Since then, it has maintained a solvent yield, although without recovering that peak. In the Tour of 2023 he signed a great stage and came to dress yellow, but ended up off the fight for the general. Now he returns to Italy wanting to be a protagonist again, although he must manage a complex situation: he shares team with Primoz Roglic in it Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohegreat favorite for this edition. If the team plays the trick of double leadership, Hindley can have their chance. In a race as unpredictable as the turn, it is not convenient to rule it out.
Bernal, the return that no one imagined possible
-Few recent stories in cycling are as shocking as Egan Bernal. Shortly after If he was dressed in Rosa in Milan in 2021, his life turned around: a brutal accident training in Colombia left him with more than 20 fractures and serious doubts about whether he could even walk again. His recovery was as heroic as painful. Against all forecast, he returned to the platoon and has gradually adding sensations. In January of this year he raised his arms again in the Colombian National Championship, winning both the chrono and the online test. Then a new setback —A clavicle fracture in the classic Jaén Paraíso Interior– He stopped his progression, but managed to reappear with a solid 7th place in the Tour of Catalonia. His best version may be behind, but Bernal continues to pedal with ambition and it is impossible to rule out.
Carapaz, the strongest link with the pink corsa
Richard Carapaz He has turned the turn into one of his great stages. In his three participations he never got out of fourth place: he debuted in 2018 with that result, won it in 2019 and was second in 2022, defeated only by Hindley After a roller coaster of emotions. The Ecuadorian has crossed irregular stages since then, but closed 2024 with good news: it was imposed at a stage of the tour, conquered the mountain jersey and touched the podium in Sink With a fourth place. His 2025 start has been more discreet, but the hope of seeing him shine in the high Italian mountain remains intact. If there is a land where Carapaz It is transformed, it is the turn of the turn. It is his great objective of the course and has prepared it conscientiously.
Carapaz, when he won the turn in 2019.EFE
Nairo, a nostalgia and revenge flavor return
Eleven years after touching the sky in Italy, Nairo Quintana He returns to the turn with the illusion of the beginner and the pride of the veteran. His victory in 2014 marked a milestone for Latin American cycling, and although the years have passed – with triumphs in other great and moments of glory – the Colombian keeps his ambition intact. After a time away from World Tour, His return last year to Movistar symbolizes more than a second stage: it is also a declaration of intentions. It may no longer be fighting for the general, but to leave his mark on the race, as he demonstrated last year when he touched the victory in the queen stage, only surpassed by Pogacar In the last breath. No one doubts their ability to resist in the mountain, read the race and attack at the right time. In a Giro With multiple unknowns, Nairo is a letter that can still shine.
Nairo Quintana, as winner of the turn.
A new opportunity under the Italian sky
In an era dominated by hungry young people to devour everything, Roglic, Nairo, Hindley, Bernal and Carapaz They represent the cycling that is remaked from experience, resilience and memory of glorious days. This edition of the turn brings them together again, not as mere guests, but as actors that can rewrite their role in history only the road has the response of whether they will come back to the top, but what is certain is that no one should give the end of those who once touched the top.
