Building on its debut edition last year – which saw 78,000 registered users, 107,000 teams created, and over 6,800 leagues formed – the FantaGiro d’Italia is returning in 2025.
This is the official fantasy game of the Giro d’Italia, conceived and produced in partnership between event organiser RCS Sport and the FantaSanremo team.
Registrations to participate in the fantasy game are open on the official website fantagiroditalia.it.
RCS Sport sport notes that… ‘Participants will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the spirit of the Giro d’Italia, not only by following the riders’ feats across Italy but also by engaging with the more entertaining, light, and curious elements that define the three weeks of the Corsa Rosa, now in its 108th edition.’
The game adopts a classic fantasy format. Players, so-called ‘fantallenatori’, can create up to five teams, each made of eight riders selected from the Giro d’Italia 2025 start list. One of these riders must be appointed as team captain, a critical role since their earned points per stage finish are doubled.
Care must be taken not to exceed the team budget of ‘100 Wolfie’, the Giro d’Italia mascot and FantaGiro’s official currency.
The 2025 edition introduces new features. Notably, this year’s game includes two transfer windows during the Giro’s rest days, allowing players to modify their teams mid-race. These transfer periods will open during the second and third rest days (between stages 9–10 and 15–16).
Each session allows up to four rider substitutions – for instance, replacing riders forced to withdraw or making tactical changes. Transfers must respect budget limits, only allowing swaps for riders with an equal or lower Wolfie value, and teams must always consist of eight riders, within the 100 Wolfie cap. During these windows, team captains may also be changed.
Fantasy rankings will be based on a combination of athletic performances – such as general classification results, stage finishes, and rankings in the King of the Mountains, points, and youth classifications – and the game’s unique system of ‘bonuses’ and ‘maluses’.
The rules, designed to guarantee fun and engagement, reward players for things they do, not only during the 21 official stages, but also throughout pre-race operations and award ceremonies. Daily bonuses will also be tied to the unique cultural features of the regions the race traverses and will include special bonuses created in collaboration with official partners.
Once again this year, all participants who register and create at least one team by May 31, 2025 will automatically be entered into a prize draw (scheduled for June 16, 2025).
Prizes include:
- Autographed Giro d’Italia 2025 jerseys (Rosa, Ciclamino, Azzurro, and Bianca);
- Special edition jerseys by Castelli for iconic stages (Siena, Colle delle Finestre, Rome);
- Three Giro d’Italia Oakley helmets;
- Three pairs of Giro d’Italia Oakley sunglasses;
- A My Style Bags ‘Harvard Small’ Giro d’Italia duffle bag;
- Five Kappa Giro d’Italia sweatshirt and polo sets;
- The signature sheet signed by all participating riders;
- 10 Kappa Giro d’Italia caps;
- Five large and ten small plush Wolfie mascots by Trudi;
- 10 Giro d’Italia 2025 commemorative T-shirts by All4cycling; and
- 10 cans of Novi chocolate & ten Elite Fly water bottles.
Fondazione Telethon, a non-profit organization dedicated to research on rare genetic diseases, is for the first time a charity partner of FantaGiro d’Italia. This collaboration is part of a digitalization project that sees the organization reaching out to new audiences, aiming to engage and raise awareness about the importance of supporting the best research on rare genetic diseases.
FantaGiro d’Italia 2025 partners include: Conad, Intercity, Giovanni Rana, Regina, Novi, 3B Meteo, Solo Caffè Monorigine, Imatra, and Telethon. Official suppliers are: All4cycling, Best Western, Castelli, Elite Fly, My Style Bags, Oakley, Panini, Robe di Kappa, and Trudi.
