Segaert Shocks Sprinters with Solo Stage 12 Attack at Giro d’Italia

Alec Segaert (Bahrain Victorious) claimed his first Grand Tour stage victory at the Giro d’Italia, launching a solo attack 3.5 kilometres from the finish in Novi Ligure on stage 12. The 23-year-old Belgian studied the parcours on VeloViewer the night before, identifying the perfect spot to burst from a reduced peloton. Segaert averaged more than 50km/h over the final stretch to win by three seconds from Toon Aerts (Lotto-Intermarche) and Thomas Silva (XDS Astana). The victory marks a breakthrough for a rider known primarily as a time trial specialist, arriving midway through a race in which Bahrain already lead the GC through Afonso Eulálio.

Sources: Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly

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Eulálio Extends Giro d’Italia Lead as Pink Jersey Battle Takes Shape

Portuguese rider Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) extended his Giro d’Italia lead on stage 12, claiming bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint to hold a 33-second gap over Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike). Thymen Arensman (Netcompany Ineos) is third at 2:03, with Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) fourth at 2:30 and Ben O’Connor (Jayco-AlUla) fifth at 2:50. Mountains classification leader Vingegaard and points jersey holder Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) maintain their secondary leads heading into the race’s second rest day on Friday. The high Alps await in the final week as the pink jersey battle is set to intensify.

Sources: Cycling Weekly, Cyclingnews

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Movistar’s Aggressive Tactics Leave Giro Sprinters Fuming in Novi Ligure

Movistar’s aggressive pace-setting on the final climbs into Novi Ligure left several top sprinters dropped on Giro d’Italia stage 12, including points leader Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek). The Spanish squad drove the tempo over the Colle Giovo and Bric Berton aiming to set up a reduced-sprint win for Orluis Aular, but the tactic backfired when Alec Segaert escaped solo 3.5km from the finish. Magnier publicly questioned the approach after finishing outside the top 20, saying “It is hard to understand the tactics of Movistar.” Despite the controversy, team director Matt White insisted: “Our time will come.”

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Wiebes Dominates Opening Sprint at Vuelta a Burgos Féminas

Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) stamped her authority on the 2026 Vuelta a Burgos Féminas with a dominant sprint victory on the opening stage in Burgos on Thursday. The Dutch rider launched from far out, crossing the line several bike lengths clear of Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM) and Georgia Baker (Liv AlUla Jayco) to claim her 125th career victory. Wiebes pulled on the race leader’s purple jersey and her team confirmed the race serves as preparation for the Giro d’Italia Donne, beginning May 30. Stage 1 also featured a 110-kilometre breakaway from teenager Oda Aune Gissinger, who earned the mountains classification jersey.

Sources: Cyclingnews

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Teenager Gissinger Claims Mountains Jersey on Women’s WorldTour Debut

Nineteen-year-old Norwegian rider Oda Aune Gissinger (Hitec Products-Fluid Control) earned the mountains classification jersey on her Women’s WorldTour debut at the Vuelta a Burgos Féminas. Gissinger and 20-year-old Irene Cagnazzo (Liv AlUla Jayco) spent nearly 110 kilometres at the head of stage 1 in a long breakaway, with the teenager claiming maximum points at all three categorised climbs. The duo was caught 17 kilometres from the finish, allowing Lorena Wiebes to take the bunch sprint, but Gissinger’s aggressive showing attracted wide attention from WorldTour teams monitoring the young Norwegian climber’s development.

Sources: Cyclingnews

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Papon Breaks Through with First Pro Victory on 4 Jours de Dunkerque Stage 2

Victor Papon (Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur) scored the first professional victory of his career on stage 2 of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, as the 23-year-old Frenchman rode clear in the day’s breakaway to win by seven seconds over the peloton led home by race leader Laurence Pithie (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe). Pithie, who won the opening stage on Wednesday with a surge past Lewis Askey on the twisty uphill finale, retained the overall lead. The New Zealand rider’s advantage heading into the weekend stages puts Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe in full control of the French five-day race.

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SRAM Wins Belgian Court Battle as UCI Loses Gear Ratio Appeal

The Belgian Market Court upheld a competition authority ruling against the UCI’s maximum gear ratio standard, handing SRAM a decisive legal victory on Wednesday. The UCI had appealed a Belgian Competition Authority finding that its 54×11 top gear limit unfairly excluded SRAM’s 10-tooth sprocket and restricted competition in the professional peloton. The court ruled the UCI had failed to apply transparent, objective criteria in developing the standard. SRAM celebrated the outcome as “much bigger than a dispute about a 10-tooth cog,” calling it a mandate for open governance in cycling. The UCI has not confirmed whether it will pursue further legal action.

Sources: Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly

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Ganna Eyes Home Glory in Verbania on Giro d’Italia Stage 13

Stage 13 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia takes riders 189 kilometres from Alessandria to Verbania on the shores of Lake Maggiore on Friday, promising another day for breakaway specialists ahead of the high Alpine stages in the final week. Filippo Ganna (Netcompany Ineos), the Italian time trial world champion, targets a stage win in his birthplace of Verbania, while Jhonatan Narváez (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) seeks a fourth stage victory of the race. Late climbs over Bieno and Ungiasca will jettison pure sprinters and create a final opportunity for attackers before the route turns decisively into the Alps.

Sources: Cyclingnews

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