2026 Giro Archives

Vingegaard and Visma Dominate Giro as Magnier Wins Purple Jersey

June 1, 2026 at 9:17 am2 min reading

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Jonas Vingegaard and his Visma–Lease a Bike teammates capped three weeks of domination of the Giro d’Italia by winning the last two fully competitive stages of the race in a manner that demonstrated what we’d expected from the start: no one else had a chance.

Magnier Scores Surprise Win, Vingegaard Takes Fourth Stage Victory

May 29, 2026 at 9:07 am3 min reading

Road cycling

This year’s Giro d’Italia just keeps on giving drama and surprises. The latest bombshell shocked even the winner. It came on Thursday’s very lumpy stage 18, which everyone had conceded to points classification leader Jhonatan Narváez (UAE Team Emirates–XRG) because of the short but very…

“I missed this on my resume.” Michael Valgren Finally Gets his Grand Tour Stage win at the Giro

May 28, 2026 at 7:20 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Michael Valgren has won big races before. Classics, one-day races, WorldTour victories. But one thing was missing.

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Will a Sprinter Win the Giro’s Points Competition or Will Narváez Steal It?

May 27, 2026 at 7:54 pm2 min reading

Road cycling

Before the Giro d’Italia kicked off, the general consensus was that the only real suspense of the race would be wearing the Maglia Ciclamino, or purple jersey, as the winner of the points classification when the race ends on May 31 in Rome.

Vingegaard and Visma Take Control Before Breakaway Foils Sprinters in Milan

May 25, 2026 at 11:35 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Jonas Vingegaard and his Visma–Lease a Bike team took control of Saturday’s stage 14 and the Giro d’Italia as, aided by a textbook performance by his teammates, the Dane won his third stage of the race and took over the race leader’s pink jersey.

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Narváez Strikes Again as Vingegaard’s Form Is Questioned

May 22, 2026 at 10:23 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Jhonatan Narváez won his third stage of the Giro d’Italia, the fourth victory in this race by a depleted UAE Team Emirates–XRG squad, while pre-race favourite Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) continues to raise questions about his form.

Vingegaard Wins Two Mountain Stages as UAE Strikes Again

May 18, 2026 at 10:49 am3 min reading

Road cycling

A funny thing happened to Jonas Vingegaard on the first serious climb of the Giro d’Italia, the ride to the summit finish at Blockhaus (13.6 km @ 8.4%) at the end of Friday’s stage 7: He wasn’t alone. Yes, he won the stage, smashing the…

UAE Turns Disaster into Triumph While Ciccone Lives His Dream for a Day

May 15, 2026 at 9:34 am3 min reading

Road cycling

If the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia belonged to double-stage winner Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step), the main theme of stages 4 through 6 was the vindication of UAE Team Emirates–XRG, who came away with two hard-fought stage wins after losing the heart of…

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A Superstar Is Born: Magnier Wins Two of First Three Giro d’Italia Stages

May 11, 2026 at 8:31 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Remco who? The 22-year-old sprinter Paul Magnier has made his Soudal Quick-Step team quickly forget its failed GC experiment with Remco Evenepoel by winning two of the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia and becoming the second young French rider, after Paul Seixas, to…

How Hosting the Grand Partenza Changed an Entire Country

May 10, 2026 at 6:20 am5 min reading

Road cycling

Pink is the color of passion. Pink is my new obsession. Aerosmith sang that over a quarter century ago, but it has never been more relevant than right now, in Bulgaria, in May 2026. The entire country has gone pink, and thankfully, it has nothing…

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Vingegaard and Visma Dominate Giro as Magnier Wins Purple Jersey

Magnier Scores Surprise Win, Vingegaard Takes Fourth Stage Victory

“I missed this on my resume.” Michael Valgren Finally Gets his Grand Tour Stage win at the Giro

Will a Sprinter Win the Giro’s Points Competition or Will Narváez Steal It?

Vingegaard and Visma Take Control Before Breakaway Foils Sprinters in Milan

Narváez Strikes Again as Vingegaard’s Form Is Questioned

Vingegaard Wins Two Mountain Stages as UAE Strikes Again

UAE Turns Disaster into Triumph While Ciccone Lives His Dream for a Day

A Superstar Is Born: Magnier Wins Two of First Three Giro d’Italia Stages

How Hosting the Grand Partenza Changed an Entire Country

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