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  • Vingegaard Survived the Carnage, UAE Didn’t: Now the Giro d’Italia Belongs to Visma

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/UAEVISMAhorizontal.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published May 11, 2026 04:18AM Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike are surging again just as UAE Emirates-XRG is cracking, and without Tadej Pogačar, the sport’s most dominant team is suddenly stripped of its invincibility at the 2026 Giro d’Italia. In contrast, Visma — which couldn’t buy luck even if it…

  • The Giro Peloton Has Been Pushing Such Low Power Even We Could Have Kept Up

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Copy-of-Copy-of-SLEEP-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 11, 2026 04:05AM The Giro d’Italia has been either brutally attritional or stupidly easy. So easy at times that we could have joined the ride. Power files from the first three stages of the Giro reveal those not caught up in crashes or chasing bunch sprints have barely…

  • Dancing on the Dirt: Van Aert Makes Winning Return to Racing a Month After Roubaix

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2270540523.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published May 10, 2026 04:06PM Four weeks after he won on the dust and cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, Wout van Aert returned to racing and was victorious again in somewhat similar conditions. The Belgian star put in a storming 22km solo to win the Marly Grav gravel race in the Netherlands,…

  • Magnier Edges Milan in Monster Sprint on Giro d’Italia Stage 3

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2274897536.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 10, 2026 12:13PM Stage 1 winner Paul Magnier was triumphant again at the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, overhauling Jonathan Milan to win stage 3 of the race. Milan led out the gallop but Magnier hovered in his slipstream and then darted past, holding off a fast finishing Dylan…

  • A New Star, a Welcome Return and a Shift in Focus: 5 Conclusions from la Vuelta Femenina

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2274724800.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 10, 2026 02:19PM The Vuelta a España Femenina reached its conclusion on Saturday with a dramatic showdown on the Angliru, one of the most daunting climbs in the sport. Petra Stiasny raced to a brilliant stage win while Paula Blasi wrested the red jersey off the shoulders of…

  • Blow for Giro d’Italia as Adam Yates Forced to Withdraw

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2274727681-1.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 10, 2026 05:45AM The toll of Saturday’s Giro d’Italia fall claimed another name on Sunday when one of the big pre-race favorites, Adam Yates, was a non-starter. Yates came down in a mass pileup with 23km to go, the crash starting when UAE Emirates-XRG teammate Marc Soler slid…

  • Vingegaard Shows Pogačar-Like Aggression as Giro GC Battle Commences

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2275312785.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 9, 2026 02:13PM Jonas Vingegaard may ultimately have missed out on an early opportunity for a stage win and race leadership, but his Giro d’Italia GC rivals had a clear sign of his form and intent in a stage 2 showdown Saturday. The three-time Grand Tour winner showed…

  • Jonas Vingegaard Lights up Giro d’Italia but Silva Seizes Stage

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2275313300.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 9, 2026 10:21AM Jonas Vingegaard and two other breakaway companions threw away a stage winning opportunity on stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday. The trio was denied by the peloton and by the Uruguayan rider Thomas Silva after they played cat and mouse in the finale.…

  • UAE Emirates-XRG Decimated by Brutal Crash on Stage 2 of Giro d’Italia

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 9, 2026 10:26AM The Giro d’Italia was rocked by a huge crash Saturday on stage 2 of the race. Around 20 riders came down on rain-slicked tarmac as the peloton zoomed through a fast bend 22km from the finish of the second stage through Bulgaria. The group fell…

  • Angliru Blows Up La Vuelta Femenina: Van der Breggen Cracks as Blasi Raids Breakout GC Win

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2275299501-scaled-e1778332615460.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 9, 2026 07:31AM Swiss micro-climber Petra Stiasny (Human Powered Health) made history Saturday at La Vuelta Femenina by becoming the first woman to win on the notorious summit of the Angliru. The 24-year-old tamed the brutal summit on La Vuelta’s 7th and final stage as Paula Blasi (UAE ADQ)…