Giro d'Italia Women 2026
Elisa Balsamo won the 6th stage of the Giro d'Italia Women, while Anna van der Breggen kept the maglia rosa ahead of Demi Vollering and Antonia Niedermaier. The next stage also looks suited to the sprinters, although there is a climb in the final 30 kilometres. Saturday’s queen stage takes the riders over the steep and partly unpaved Colle delle Finestre, before finishing in the winter sports resort of Sestriere. Sunday’s final stage sits somewhere between a hilly and a mountain stage.
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Giro Women 2026: Balsamo sprints to fourth victory, Van der Breggen still in pink
After two days of climbing, Elisa Balsamo does not let the opportunity for a fourth stage win slip away. She rewards a long lead-out from Lucinda Brand with another commanding sprint victory. Anna van der Breggen stays in the overall lead.
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Giro Women 2026 Route stage 6: Ala - Brescello
Thursday 4 June – Stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia Women is a 159-kilometre race with no more than 350 metres of elevation gain. The twisting finale could be a complicating factor in the event of a bunch sprint.
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Giro Women 2026 Route stage 7: Sorbolo Mezzani - Salice Terme
Friday 5 June – Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia Women covers 159 kilometres from Sorbolo Mezzani to Salice Terme. Along the way, they tackle 1,000 metres of elevation gain, most of which is packed into the day’s only climb. The summit comes 26.9 kilometres from the finish, after which the road heads downhill all the way to the line.
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Giro Women 2026 Route stage 8: Rivoli - Sestriere
Saturday 6 June – Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia Women is a monstrous endeavour of 105 kilometres featuring 2,800 metres of elevation gain, almost all of which is packed into the final 44 kilometres. After the partly unpaved Colle delle Finestre, the road continues to rise all the way to Sestriere over the final 16 kilometres.
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Giro Women 2026 Route stage 9: Saluzzo - Saluzzo
Sunday 7 June – The Giro d’Italia Women concludes with a 145-kilometre stage featuring 2,200 metres of elevation gain. The start and finish are in Saluzzo, and the riders tackle three climbs, with the last crest coming 35.3 kilometres from the finish.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026: Route
The Tour Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes serves up roughly 22,000 metres of elevation gain over 1,200 kilometres. The opening stage already features a significant amount of climbing, while the final weekend features three consecutive summit finishes. The stages on Saturday and Sunday, in particular, are brutal.
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