Giro 2026 stage 1
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Giro 2026: Magnier takes first maglia ciclamino
Door Harmen Lustig With his victory on the first day of the Giro d'Italia, Paul Magnier scores 50 points for the purple jersey and thus takes the lead in both the general classification and the points classification.
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Giro 2026: Magnier sprints to first maglia rosa
Door Harmen Lustig Paul Magnier sprints to the first pink jersey of the Giro d'Italia. He outguns Tobias Lund Andresen and Ethan Vernon on the line. The young Frenchman also takes the maglia ciclamino. Dylan Groenewegen and Kaden Groves are unable to contest the…
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Giro 2026 Route stage 1: Nessebar – Burgas
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 8 May – The Giro d'Italia gets under way with a pan-flat opener on Bulgarian soil. The 147-kilometre stage is likely to erupt in a cracking sprint, so the fast men will be dreaming of the pink jersey.
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Giro 2026 Favourites stage 1: For fast men #1
Door Harmen Lustig The pink jersey is up for grabs on the opening day of the Giro d’Italia. With a pan-flat route on the menu, it’s almost certain to end up on the shoulders of a sprinter.
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Giro 2026: Sevilla is the first KOM leader
Door Harmen Lustig The breakaway riders can earn a maximum of six mountain points in Stage 1. Diego Pablo Sevilla takes them all and is therefore the first King of the Mountains of the Giro d’Italia.