Samwise Cycle Racing Newsletter
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Ganna Decimates Giro d’Italia Stage 10 Time Trial with Record Speed
Filippo Ganna (Netcompany-Ineos) delivered a dominant performance in the Giro d’Italia’s Stage 10 individual time trial on Tuesday, covering the 42-kilometre Viareggio-to-Massa course in 45 minutes and 53 seconds at an average speed of 54.9 kph. The Italian posted the fastest Giro time trial in over a decade, finishing 1 minute and 54 seconds ahead of teammate Thymen Arensman in second. Ganna’s victory was his eighth Giro d’Italia stage win, all but one coming in time trials. “I’m really happy to finally find a good TT for me without a climb,” he said after the finish in Massa.
Sources: Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly
Eulálio Clings to Pink Jersey with 27-Second Lead Over Vingegaard
Portuguese rider Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) retained the maglia rosa after Stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia, surviving the race’s decisive 42-kilometre time trial by finishing 4 minutes and 57 seconds behind stage winner Filippo Ganna. Eulálio, who entered the day with a 2-minute 24-second lead over Jonas Vingegaard, limited his losses sufficiently to keep the pink jersey by 27 seconds. The 22-year-old has now worn the maglia rosa for six consecutive days and expressed a desire to keep fighting for the general classification. “We just keep fighting,” he said after the stage. “I don’t want to stop fighting.”
Sources: Cyclingnews, Cycling Up To Date
Vingegaard Calls Giro Time Trial “Terrible” as Pink Jersey Stays Out of Reach
Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) cut his deficit to race leader Afonso Eulálio from 2 minutes 24 seconds to 27 seconds after Stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia but described the performance as “terrible.” Vingegaard finished 13th on the 42-kilometre time trial, 3 minutes behind winner Filippo Ganna, falling short of the gap needed to take the pink jersey. The Dane acknowledged the course did not suit his profile. “A completely flat time trial like this benefits the bigger guys a bit more. The more power you have, the better it is,” he said after the stage.
Sources: Cyclingnews, Cycling Up To Date
GC Reshuffles After Stage 10 as Arensman, O’Connor and Gee-West Move Up
The general classification at the 2026 Giro d’Italia reshuffled significantly after Stage 10’s 42-kilometre time trial, with Thymen Arensman (Netcompany-Ineos) leaping from sixth to third overall at 1 minute 57 seconds behind leader Afonso Eulálio. Ben O’Connor (Jayco AlUla) climbed three places to fifth at 2:48, while Derek Gee-West (Lidl-Trek) moved from 14th to eighth at 3:34 with a strong ride against the clock. Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) sits fourth at 2:24. “Bigger differences than Blockhaus,” O’Connor noted, referring to time gaps larger than those created on the race’s previous summit finish at Corno alle Scale.
Sources: Cycling Up To Date, Cyclingnews
Ganna Eyes Home Stage in Verbania After Setting Grand Tour Time Trial Speed Record
Filippo Ganna (Netcompany-Ineos) set his sights on more Giro d’Italia victories after his Stage 10 triumph on Tuesday, with the stage finishing in Verbania—his hometown in northern Italy—emerging as his next major objective. Ganna said he was awake at 5 a.m. on stage day with adrenaline already flowing ahead of his dominant effort in the Viareggio-to-Massa time trial. The Italian set a new speed record for Grand Tour time trials over 40 kilometres, averaging 54.9 kph. “I’d love to win another stage before the end of the Giro,” he told reporters. “I can’t deny my home stage to Verbania stands out for me.”
Sources: Cyclingnews
Stage 11 Takes Giro Peloton to Ligurian Coast for Punchy Chiavari Finish
Stage 11 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia brings the peloton from Porcari to the Ligurian coastal town of Chiavari on Wednesday, covering 195 kilometres with 2,850 metres of climbing concentrated in the second half of the route. Multiple short, punchy ascents along the Ligurian coast precede a summit 12.6 kilometres from the finish line. After Tuesday’s decisive time trial reshaped the general classification, Bahrain Victorious is expected to permit a breakaway to contest the stage win, conserving energy ahead of the Giro’s demanding Alpine second week. Puncheurs and breakaway specialists are tipped as the likeliest stage winners.
Sources: Cyclingnews
General Classification
GC Top 5 — After Stage 10
1. Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) — Leader
2. Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) — +0:27
3. Arensman (Netcompany-Ineos) — +1:57
4. Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) — +2:24
5. O’Connor (Jayco AlUla) — +2:48
Points / Mountains / Youth
Other Classifications
Points: Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep)
Mountains: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)
Young Rider: Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious)
Stage 10 Winner: Filippo Ganna (Netcompany-Ineos)
Curated by JD · samwise.agency