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Current racing
- May 8 - 31: Giro d'Italia
- May 10: Tro-Bro Léon
Upcoming racing:
- May 16: Tour du Finistère
- May 17: Rund um Köln
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- April 26 - May 3: Tour of Turkey
- April 28 - May 3: Tour de Romandie
- May 1: Eschborn-Frankfurt
- April 26: Giro dell'Appennino
- April 23 - 26: Vuelta Asturias
- April 26: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- April 20 - 24: Tour of the Alps
- April 22: La Flèche Wallonne
- April 19: Amstel Gold Race
- April 15 - 19: Tour of Hainan
- April 14 - 18: O Gran Camiño
- April 17: De Brabantse Pijl
- April 19:
Tour du Doubsrace cancelled - April 12: Paris-Roubaix
- April 6 - 11: Itzulia Basque Country (Tour of the Basque Country)
- April 7 - 10: Région Pays de la Loire Tour
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We posted the report from second-place Florian Stork's Tudor Pro Cycling Team with the results.
Here’s the Giro stage two report from Egan Bernal’s Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team:
Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman climbed up the general classification following a dramatic second stage at the Giro d’Italia - sitting third and fourth overall.
Wet roads and a tricky final climb saw splits amongst the overall contenders, on a stage impacted by a large crash with 23 kilometres to go.
Netcompany INEOS’ riders had positioned themselves well at the head of the race and were able to avoid issues on the slick Bulgarian roads.
Shortly after the race was briefly neutralised, both Bernal and Arensman were able to secure six and four bonus seconds respectively at the intermediate sprint.
Despite the race splitting up on the Lyaskovets Monastery Pass, the groups would ultimately combine inside the final kilometre.
Guillermo Thomas Silva (XDS Astana) would win the reduced bunch sprint, and with it claim a surprise maglia rosa in the process.
Egan Bernal winning stage 16 of the 2025 Vuelta a España. Sirotti photo.
Bernal and Arensman now sit just four and six seconds back on the lead, with one final stage to contest in Bulgaria before the opening rest day.
For Netcompany INEOS it was a day of strong teamwork and positioning, which paid off in key moments. Jack Haig, Embret Svestad-Bardseng and Filippo Ganna were amongst those who helped bring the team to the fore during the lengthy 221km test.
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Here's the Giro report from Paul Magnier's Team Soudal Quick-Step:
Paul Magnier began the second day on Bulgarian soil resplendent in his pink Castelli race suit, which he pulled on following his maiden Grand Tour success, in Burgas. Six hours later, he moved into the ciclamino jersey, which was also his, but the day wasn’t as quiet as it should have been.
In the last 25 kilometers, a huge crash on the slick roads to Veliko Tarnovo resulted in a temporary neutralization of the race. Among those who hit the ground were also Soudal Quick-Step’s Dries Van Gestel and Filippo Zana, who luckily got up and could continue the stage. On the last climb, three riders attacked and broke away, opening a promising gap on the chasers, but those behind somehow managed to come back just as the road went up again under the flamme rouge.
Paul Magnier winning 2026 Giro stage one. Sirotti photo
The finale was a hectic one, and Guillermo Thomas Silva (XDS Astana) surprised the others by launching his sprint with 150 meters to go and taking the victory in one of Bulgaria’s most beautiful cities. Filippo Zana came home in the same time, while Paul Magnier - despite losing contact with the bunch on that climb - retained the lead in the points classification.
“It was a beautiful experience to wear the maglia rosa. I knew it would be difficult to keep it, but that didn’t stop me from giving my best on that hard climb. It will be nice to have ciclamino on my shoulders on Sunday, it’s another prestigious jersey and I will try to honor it as best as I can”, Paul said of the stage that will take the peloton to Sofia.
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And here's the Giro report from Jonas Vingegaard's Team Visma | Lease a Bike:
Jonas Vingegaard showed his strongest side in the second stage of the Giro d’Italia. The Dane launched an attack on the final climb, but ultimately could not contend for the stage win in a day that was overshadowed by a serious crash.
In the second stage of the Giro d’Italia, which stretched over 221 kilometers, attention quickly turned to the finale, where a series of sharp climbs were on the menu. In support of team leader Vingegaard, the Dutch squad stayed near the front for the entire stage.
Jonas Vingegaard gets his bike to start stage one. Sirotti photo
As the peloton approached the final climb, a major crash occurred involving Wilco Kelderman and Tim Rex from our team. On the final climb, Vingegaard made his move. The Dane accelerated and was joined by Giulio Pellizzari and Lennert Van Eetvelt. However, the trio were caught again in the final kilometer, after which Guillermo Thomas Silva sprinted to victory.
Sport director Marc Reef looked back on the day with mixed feelings. “There was nothing we could do about the crash. The corner was slippery and the pace in the peloton was high. When riders go down in front of you, there is no way to avoid it. At the moment, we don’t yet know how Wilco is doing.”
“Jonas was able to quickly switch focus after the crash,” Reef continued. “He shows that he is in excellent shape. The plan was to attack on the final climb, but of course you always have to see how the legs feel. It’s good to see how strong Jonas is.”
Vingegaard himself also looked back positively on his performance. “The idea was to thin out the group significantly in order to avoid the dangers in the final kilometer. I felt good today and I would have liked to sprint for the win, but it was much more important to reach the finish safely.”