Debs
May 7, 2026, 3:41pm
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GIRO D’ITALIA 2026
Friday 8th - Sunday 31st May
UCI ranking: WorldTour / Edition 109th(Maglia Rosa) Simon Yates (GBr)
Stage : Day : Start - Finish : Distance / Terrain
8th May : Nessebar (Bulgaria) - Burgas (Bulgaria) : 156km / Flat
9th May : Burgas (Bulgaria) - Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) : 220km / Hilly
10th May : Plovdiv (Bulgaria) - Sofia (Bulgaria) : 174km / FlatREST DAY
12th May : Catanzaro - Cosenza : 144km / Flat
13th May : Praia a Mare - Potenza : 204km / Hilly
14th May : Paestum - Napoli : 161km / Flat
15th May : Formia - Blockhaus : 246km / Mountains
16th May : Chieti - Fermo : 159km /Medium mountains
17th May : Cervia - Corno alle Scale : 184km / MountainsREST DAY
19th May : Viareggio - Massa : 40.2km / ITT
20th May : Porcari - Chiavari : 178km / Hilly
21st May : Imperia - Novi Ligure : 177km / Flat
22nd May : Alessandria - Verbania : 186km / Hilly
23rd May : Aosta - Pila : 133km / Mountains
24th May : Voghera - Milan : 136km / FlatREST DAY
26th May : Bellinzona (Switzerland) - Carì (Switzerland) : 113km / Mountains
27th May : Cassano d’Adda - Andalo : 202km / Hilly
28th May : Fai della Paganella - Pieve di Soligo : 166km / Hilly
29th May : Feltre - Alleghe : 151km / Mountains
30th May : Gemona del Friuli - Piancavallo : 199km / Mountains
31st May : Rome - Rome : 131km / Flat
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Debs
May 7, 2026, 3:53pm
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21 TEAMS each with 8 team members = 184 competitors
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Thanks Debs.. looking forward to this thread about my favourite Grand Tour.
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Forget the question below. I just noticed their new name is ‘Netcompany INEOS’
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@Debs , I noticed on the Ineos web site that they had the Giro d’Italia listed on their website but not listed among the 21 teams. Do you know if they will be attending or what’s up?
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Now called Netcompany Ineos….
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So who’s going to come 2nd…..
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Thanks for the help, it took quite awhile for me to pickup that they put the word Netcompany in front of INEOS.
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Looking forward to seeing a great Giro and all the beautiful Italian scenery
Thanks as always Debs for all the effort you put in and the stage profiles and all the daily results and the G.C.
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Debs
May 7, 2026, 6:44pm
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Youngest rider in this Giro is 20 year old:Filippo Turconi born in Varese, Italy (20th Oct 2005)
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Oldest rider in this Giro is 38 year old:Wout Poels born in Venray, Netherlands (1st Oct 1987)
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Not a lot of people there which are on the level of Vingegaard, so let’s see how exciting it will be - I will of course follow it…
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@Debs , good to see that you’re on top of this as ever
Can we hope for some “pundit analysis” provided by Mr. Tux?
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Debs
May 7, 2026, 8:17pm
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The only sport Mr Tux is interesting in, and exceeding good at, is the Dreamies Chomping Championship, and here in the village he’s the Reigning Champ.
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Debs
May 7, 2026, 8:33pm
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Stage 1 : Nessebar - Burgas (147km)
The Giro d’Italia kicks off the first of three days in Bulgaria with this innocuous outing between two Black Sea cities. The peloton will track the coast from Nessebar past the Burgas finish, before making two passes of a circuit at the far south of the route, featuring the cat-four climb of Cape Agalina both times round.
At the sprint finish Jonathan Milan will take the win, and the Maglia Rosa (Spoiler Alert!)
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As ever Debs, many thanks for setting up the thread and giving us all the information. Looking forward to the racing and all the wonderful Italian scenery (eventually!).
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Debs
May 7, 2026, 9:16pm
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UK Freeview
Channel 39 DMAX
Giro D’Italia Highlights 19:00 - 20:00
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Debs
May 8, 2026, 11:33am
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Stage 1 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia is officially underway!
Temp: 20ºc
Rosa (pink jersey) Leader of race General ClassificationCiclamino (purple jersey) Leader in Spring Points ClassificationAzzurra (blue jersey) Leader in Climb Pints Classification (KOM)Bianca (white jersey) Leader Youth Classification (under 25s)
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Debs
May 8, 2026, 7:24pm
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STAGE ONE: NESSEBAR - BURGAS (147KM)
Paul Magnier Tobias Lund Andresen (Den) Decathlon CMA CGM
Ethan Vernon (GBr) NSN Cycling
Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek
Madis Mikhels (Est) EF Education-EasyPost
Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti VisitMalta
Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Jayco AlUla
Tord Gudmestad (Nor) Decathlon CMA CGM
Max Walscheid (Ger) Lidl-Trek
Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step, all at same time
All 184 riders finished Stage 1
Paul Magnier Tobias Lund Andresen (Den) Decathlon CMA CGM, +4s
Manuel Tarozzi (Ita) Polti VisitMalta, at same time
Ethan Vernon (GBr) NSN Cycling, +6s
Diego Pablo Sevilla (Esp) Polti VisitMalta, at same time
António Morgado (Por) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +8s
Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, +10s
Madis Mikhels (Est) EF Education-EasyPost
Giovanni Lonardi (Ita) Polti VisitMalta
Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Jayco AlUla, all at same time
Paul Magnier Tobias Lund Andresen (Den) Decathlon CMA CGM, 35pts
Ethan Vernon (GBr) NSN Cycling, 25pts
Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, 23pts
Madis Mikhels (Est) EF Education-EasyPost, 14pts
Diego Pablo Sevilla Manuel Tarozzi (Ita) Polti VisitMalta, 4pts
Ayco Bastiaens (Bel) Soudal Quick-Step, 1pt
Hartthijs de Vries (Ned) Unibet Rose Rockets, 1pt
Paul Magnier Tobias Lund Andresen (Den) Decathlon CMA CGM, +4s
António Morgado (Por) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +8s
Madis Mikhels (Est) EF Education-EasyPost, +10s
Tord Gudmestad (Nor) Decathlon CMA CGM, at same time
TEAMS CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE ONE
Soudal Quick-Step , in 10:03:24Lidl-Trek
UAE Team Emirates-XRG, all at same time
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Debs
May 8, 2026, 11:17pm
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Stage 2: Burgas - Veliko Tarnovo (221km)
We will have to wait before the start of Stage 2 for any details of abandonments after the Stage 1 sprint finish horrendous crash.
Well done Paul Magnier for a fine victory and winning three jerseys, he is likely to only wear the Rosa for Stage 2.
Today’s stage could see more contest for sprint points at Sliven, before the climbers and puncheurs take over at the gradients.
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Debs
May 9, 2026, 9:44am
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18ºc
Jersey wearers at start of Stage 2:
Paul Magnier Tobias Lund Andresen (2nd in class) Diego Pablo Sevilla António Morgado (3rd in class)
DNS :Matteo Moschetti (crash injury Stage 1)
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183 riders on the Start line.
Stage 2 is Underway!
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Debs
May 9, 2026, 9:03pm
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STAGE 2: BURGAS - VELIKO TARNOVO (221.KM)
Thomas Silva Florian Stork (Ger) Tudor
Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Lidl-Trek
Christian Scaroni (Ita) XDS-Astana
Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
Matteo Sobrero (Ita) Lidl-Trek
Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Uno-X Mobility
Jan Christen (Swi) UAE Team Emirates-XRG
Martin Tjøtta (Nor) Uno-X Mobility
Mathys Rondel (Fra) Tudor, all same time
DNF: (due to Stage 2 crash) Marc Soler Jay Vine Ådne Holter Santiago Buitrago
179 riders finished Stage 2
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Thomas Silva Florian Stork (Ger) Tudor, +4s
Egan Bernal (Col) Netcompany-Ineos, same time
Thymen Arensmen (Ned) Netcompany-Ineos, +6s
Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Lidl-Trek, same time
Jan Christen (Swi) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +10s
Johannes Kulset (Nor) Uno-X Mobility
Lennert van Eetvelt (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché
Martin Tjøtta (Nor) Uno-X Mobility
Darren Rafferty (Ire) EF Education-EasyPost, all same time
Paul Magnier
Tobias Lund Andresen (Den) Decathlon CMA CGM, 35pts
Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek, 26pts
Thomas Silva (Uru) XDS-Astana, 25pts
Ethan Vernon (GBr) NSN Cycling, 25pts
Diego Pablo Sevilla Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma-Lease a Bike, 9pts
Mirco Maestri (Ita) Polti VisitMalta, 8pts
Giulio Pellizzari (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, 4pts
Manuel Tarozzi (Ita) Polti VisitMalta, 4pts
Thomas Silva Jan Christen (Swi) UAE Team Emirates-XRG, +10s
Johannes Kulset (Nor) Uno-X Mobility
Lennert van Eetvelt (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché
Martin Tjøtta (Nor) Uno-X Mobility, all same time
XDS-Astana , in 27:01:39Uno-X Mobility
Tudor, all at same time
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Unibet Rose Rockets
. Always enjoyable, even though I’m not a cyclist.
Rosa (pink jersey) Leader of race General Classification
Ciclamino (purple jersey) Leader in Spring Points Classification
Azzurra (blue jersey) Leader in Climb Pints Classification (KOM)
Bianca (white jersey) Leader Youth Classification (under 25s)
Soudal Quick-Step, in 3:21:08
Polti VisitMalta, 6pts
Decathlon (2nd in class)
UAE Team Emirates-XRG (3rd in class)
XDS-Astana in 5:39:25
UAE Team Emirates - XRG
Uno-X Mobility
Bahrain - Victorious
TEAMS CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE TWO