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Magnier was the person to guide within the peloton behind as he retakes the lead within the factors classification.
Heartbreak for Maestri and Marcellusi who gave their all, however the former Norwegian nationwide champion takes a Grand Tour stage win on his debut.
Fredrik Dversnes of Uno-X Mobility wins stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia 2026 within the second quickest Giro stage of all time!
250 metres to go!
Crash within the peloton!
The peloton coming again extraordinarily quick with 500 metres to go.
Flamme Rouge
21″ hole they usually stall within the break! Bais involves the entrance for Maestri.
Narváez shifting up within the factors jersey as Stuyven is the one man left for Magnier with 2km to go. 26″ hole because the break have their first take a look at one another!
Milan’s final man, Consonni, involves the entrance!
Movistar and Picnic-PostNL lastly begin pushing exhausting with 3km to go. 24″ hole. Unibet Rose Rockets get their closing leadout males to the entrance now with Groenewegen in third wheel adopted by Pascal Ackermann (Jayco-AlUla).
4km to go and the hole is 25″ because the peloton stall within the chase for now.
Tudor and Decathlon-CMA CGM lastly come to the entrance together with Movistar, Groupama-FDJ United and Picnic-PostNL however there may be a whole lot of trying round and are dropping time once more.
5km to go
Unibet Rose Rockets are giving every little thing for Groenewegen however the 4 leaders nonetheless have 26 seconds. It’s beginning to come down a lot quicker now.
Picnic-PostNL and Decathlon-CMA CGM should not developing with their trains, likewise Tudor. They’re playing all of it with 6km to go and 32″ hole!
7km to go for the break they usually have 41! on the peloton.
Decathlon-CMA CGM and Picnic-PostNL now developing en masse, however it it too little too late? The large sprinters groups have hardly anybody left.
Lidl-Trek having to make use of their GC man Derek Gee-West on the entrance of the peloton to chase the break who’re 40″ clear with 9km to go.
10km to go
Bais is working very exhausting for Maestri who might be the quickest of the 2. Bais noticed his brother take a Giro win a couple of years in the past, will it’s his day immediately?
Fabio van den Bossche (Soudal-Quickstep) joins Kubiš and Walscheid on the entrance of the peloton however that point hole is just not budging with 13km to go.
The hole adjusts! It’s now 54″ for the breakaway. With Kubiš nonetheless main the way in which with Walscheid.
Because the peloton energy throughout the end line and take the bell the hole says 38″ for the 4 riders out entrance. That is going to be contact and go for the sprinters who’re dropping their teammates on a regular basis.
This stage is on track to be the second quickest Giro d’Italia stage in historical past with the typical velocity above 51kph.
One lap to go
The hole ticks beneath a minute for the breakaway with 16km of racing remaining. The GC instances might be taken right here so no modifications in GC immediately.
Unibet Rose Rockets having to make use of Slovakian champion Lukáš Kubiš in addition to Lidl-Trek having to make use of Max Walscheid. Hole now at 1’02“.
The hole drops to 1’06“ with an enormous chunk getting taken off their time.
20km to go
Marcellusi may win for Bardiani CSF-7 Sabre for the primary time in a decade with their final winner being a sure Ciccone on his Giro debut. Maestri, M. Bais and Dversnes are very good breakaway riders as effectively, although.
Mechanical
Filippo Ganna (Netcompany-Ineos)
A rider who might have wished to take a flyer immediately should work a bit more durable now. He has received the final two instances in Milan.
A number of riders swinging off with the break nonetheless having 1’28“ with 25km to go. Some riders are having to make use of their leadout males early.
Two and a half hours races with the typical velocity at 51kph! It has been completely speedy immediately.
Ultimate lap neutralised
The race affirm that the GC instances might be taken the following time the riders cross the end line with one lap to go.
30km to go
It seems to be like there could also be an additional neutralisation with the ultimate lap being arrange for the stage win and factors solely.
Two laps to go and the breakaway remains to be holding 1’40“ on the peloton. They’re using beautifully effectively out entrance.
Ultimate 5km neutralised
The race jury have determined to permit for the ultimate 5km to be neutralised with all GC instances saved unchanged. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) now on the automotive as effectively.
Studies say that Ben O’Connor has additionally been to the pinnacle automotive as effectively.
Puncture
Madis Mihkels (EF Schooling-EasyPost)
They’ve gone for a again wheel change and never a motorbike change. Odd alternative as he’ll must work more durable to get again in.
Vingegaard goes again to the pinnacle commissaire care complaining concerning the boundaries on the end. They do look like kicking out on the ending straight. He’s speaking concerning the potholes as effectively saying he nearly crashed a number of time.
Dversnes wins the Purple Bull dash.
Vingegaard is true on the again in pink. He’s with Campenaerts and appears like he might have a problem.
Some splits showing within the peloton with the tempo rocketing now.
It wasn’t an excellent day for Ben O’Connor (Jayco-AlUla) yesterday after the rider from Perth was seeking to kick on from his very good time trial…
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The hole has corrected to 2’14“ now with the break simply 5km to go till the Purple Bull dash.
50km to go
EF Schooling-EasyPost take part on the entrance of the peloton for Estonian nationwide champion Madis Mihkels because the time hole has grown to 2’34“.
Second time throughout the end line with three laps to go in Milan.
Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike) again on the head commissaire automotive seemingly discussing how protected the circuit is. He would not appear to be very proud of the security on the circuit in Milan.
Mechanical for Enric Mas (Movistar).
A number of GC groups at the moment are beginning to transfer up a bit extra now we’re on the circuit, however it seems to be fairly simple on comparatively vast roads.
60km to go
The break nonetheless maintain a spot of two’00“ on the peloton.
These laps give all of the sprinters and their leadout males an opportunity to have an excellent take a look at the finale earlier than the end.
First passage of the end line. Big crowds out in Milan.
The hole to the break has dropped to 2’00“ because the riders enter the circuit in Milan with large crowds.
The riders are near crossing the midway level on the stage.
Roughly about two hours of racing left of racing immediately contemplating the tempo they are going at.
It’s a very particular second for Vingegaard to put on pink. He’s very prone to now put on all of it the way in which to Rome from now…
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100km to go
Simply over an hour down, common velocity at simply over 49kph and the breakaway holding 2’30“ on the peloton.
Bike change
Josh Kench (Groupama-FDJ United)
Factors classification after intermediate dash
1. Narváez (UAD) 131pts2. Magnier (SOQ) 131pts3. Milan (LTK) 76pts4. Stuyven (SOQ) 71pts5. Silva (XAT) 70pts
Intermediate dash (Pavia)
1. Marcellusi (BCF) 12pts2. M. Bais (PTM) 8pts3. Dversnes (UXM) 5pts4. Maestri (PTM) 3pts 5. Magnier (SOQ) 1pt
Magnier takes that one level and ranges up the scores within the factors classification.
UAE Workforce Emirates-XRG are going for the one remaining level for Narváez however Magnier is on his wheel.
Marcellusi takes the intermediate dash in Pavia.
The break of Dversnes, Maestri, Bais and Marcellusi have 3km to go till the intermediate dash in Pavia. You might recognise the identify Pavia because it has been internet hosting the beginning of Milan-San Remo for the previous couple of years.
The common velocity is over 50kph to this point. They’re using alongside at an excellent tempo.
Ghebreigzabhier is not using on the entrance on their lonesome, although. Unibet Rose Rockets and Soudal-Quickstep additionally becoming a member of within the chase.
Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek) is the person main the way in which within the peloton.
Movistar boss, Eusebio Unzué, is just not greatest happy with the type of Enric Mas at this race…
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Vingegaard could also be out of attain, however the Purple Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe duo of Hindley and Pellizzari are combating to problem for the poiums…
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130km to go
It’s a very regular tempo within the peloton now because the 4 riders out entrance look to extend the hole.
Jerseys:
Pink – Vingegaard (TVL)Purple – Narváez (UAD)Blue – Vingegaard (TVL)*White – Eulálio (TBV)
*Worn by – Van der Lee (EFE)
140km
The sprinters groups begin to work with Soudal-Quickstep, Lidl-Trek and Unibet Rose Rockets all coming to the entrance after 20 minutes of racing to begin setting the tempo for his or her most important males with 2’04“ as much as the 4 rider break.
Alpecin-Premier Tech not have their large identify sprinter in Kaden Groves after he deserted affected by his accidents from the crash on stage 2. Nonetheless, they do have a sprinter, Jenson Plowright. The Australian criterium champion might be very acquainted with the type of racing on the end in Milan immediately.
Alpecin-Premier Tech are being blocked in by the sprinters groups. They actually wish to get into the breakaway with Danish time trialist Johan Value-Pejtersen to make this breakaway have some slim probability, however they can not get near happening the assault.
Extra assaults within the peloton with Alpecin-Premier Tech attempting. Nonetheless, he has three Soudal-Quickstep riders and an NSN rider on his wheel as Enric Mas (Movistar) closes it down.
Bardiani CSF-7 Sabre and Alpecin-Premier Tech tried to counter within the peloton however they’d the door firmly shut in entrance of them to cease them shifting.
Martin Marcellusi (Bardiani CSF-7 Sabre), Mattia Bais (Polti-Go to Malta), Alessandro Tonelli (Polti-Go to Malta) and Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) are clear with 18″ on the peloton.
The identical groups attempt to make one other break however nothing is doing. The sprinters groups don’t desire greater than 4 riders who now get away.
Soudal-Quickstep, Lidl-Trek and NSN instantly go to work to deliver that again. Too many riders in that one.
157km to go
Racing begins with assaults coming instantly from Bardiani CSF-7 Sabre, Uno-X Mobility, Alpecin-Premier Tech and Polti-Go to Malta.
Simply 1km of impartial left.
The race is definitely late beginning for the time being. They’re 3km away from the flag being waved.
The riders have rolled out and are on their option to the race begin correct.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) is totally decked out in pink immediately for his very first day within the leaders jersey…
The riders are as a consequence of begin the neutralised zone any minute now.
Will immediately’s end in Milan be good for Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) to take his first win of the race?
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Right here is the above view of what the stage seems to be like immediately with 4 laps of the ending circuit in Milan.
Rider presentation is effectively underway in Voghera with this man, Dylan Groenewegen (Unibet Rose Rockets) might be determined to go for the win immediately, he has already gone so shut however solely has two actual possibilities left on this race…
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It’ll be one other sizzling day for the riders with the temperatures set to succeed in over 30°c. Staying cool might be very important immediately.
Onto immediately and also you could not discover a extra totally different stage profile to yesterday’s stage than immediately’s. It’s fully pancake flat with a couple of laps across the metropolis of Milan after the midway level.
Earlier than trying on the closing stage of week two, let’s have a look again at what occurred yesterday within the first actually main mountain take a look at of the race…
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Bongiorno and welcome to reside updates of the fifteenth stage at this yr’s Giro d’Italia.
Jhonatan Narváez (UAE Workforce Emirates-XRG) took over the factors classification yesterday because of him taking most factors on the intermediate dash. He leads Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) by one level heading into immediately’s dash stage, so the Frenchman will probably take it again immediately, however it’s all to play for within the closing week…
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