The 2025 edition of Milano-Torino featured an outstanding performance from Johannessen and Ben Tulett, a record-breaking climb from Isaac Del Toro, and the 20th victory of the season for UAE Team Emirates.
For the first time since 2021, the traditional Milano-Torino route returned to the Basilica di Superga. The overall power levels in the peloton have increased significantly since 2021, when Mark Padun was among the world’s top climbers. As a result, climbing times and records were expected to be shattered despite the absence of big-name contenders. In 2021, Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar used this race as a warm-up for Il Lombardia, but this edition featured a different lineup.
In 2021, Roglič won the race by climbing Superga in 13 minutes and 37 seconds with an estimated 7.05 ᵉW/kg. In 2025, that effort would have only been enough for a podium finish. Pogačar’s 14 minutes and 12 seconds from that year would not even have placed in the top 10. The race began at a relatively easy pace until the first ascent of Superga, which the peloton climbed in 12 minutes and 44 seconds at 6.5 ᵉW/kg. However, they did not go all the way to the top, as the course included another loop. Lorenzo Fortunato, riding in the peloton, burned 2,563 kilojoules over three hours and 39 minutes at a rate of 11.67 kj/kg/h, which was an easy effort.
Isaac Del Toro was the overwhelming favorite, with UAE Team Emirates providing strong support, including Adam Yates as his key climbing domestique. UAE controlled the pace up Superga, and with 1.3 kilometers to go, when Yates finished his pull, Del Toro attacked. Only Ben Tulett and Tobias Halland Johannessen could follow the Mexican’s move.
In the final kilometer, Johannessen launched an attack, with Tulett trying to close the gap while Del Toro sat on the Briton’s wheel. Tulett showed impressive form, but Del Toro secured the victory with a powerful finishing kick, setting a new Superga record. The UAE Emirates supertalent completed the climb in 13 minutes and 17 seconds at 7.21 ᵉW/kg. Tulett, returning to top form after injuries in 2024 and aiming for a strong contract year with Visma, climbed at 7.18 ᵉW/kg.
To finish in the top ten, riders had to produce at least 6.5 ᵉW/kg for nearly 13 minutes and then exceed 6.8 ᵉW/kg for 14 minutes. This highlighted the incredibly high level of competition, even without the superstar lineup seen in 2021.
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Tobias Halland Johannessen’s powermeter reads about 6,5 w/kg for the final climb at 62,5 kg, and you guys estimate 7,1??. The discrepancy is way too much to be explained by margins of error and is simply way off guys.
Btw: The calculation made for the climb on stage 6 of Tirreno was probably very accurate as the estimate for THJ powermeter and LR estimate was super close. Around 6,3, to 6,4.
They use ‘etalon’ or eW/kg for the estimates and won’t always match the real W/kg of a rider. They explain it in this blog: https://lanternerouge.com/2023/02/07/watts-primer/
Though a difference of 0.6 is quite a bit larger than expected based on the weight difference.