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- The 8th stage of the Giro d'Italia Women 2026 was ended prematurely and shortened at the Colle delle Finestre for safety reasons.  
- Demi Vollering won after 77 instead of 101 kilometres at the improvised finish ahead of Isabella Holmgren and Antonia Niedermaier.  
- Anna van der Breggen finished in fourth place, defending the pink jersey, and the top three in the overall standings remained virtually unchanged.

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 8: Vollering wins improvised finish at Colle delle Finestre

- Men's WorldTour team budgets rise to an average of €33.1m; top teams with around €50m distort the average
- Pogačar leads the 2026 earnings rankings with a base salary of €8 million; top 10 pro salaries range up to €2.5 million
- Significant salary gap between men and women; top female riders are approaching €1 million, but are still well below it

Pogačar on the 1: This is how much the stars of cycling will earn in 2026

- Saint-Raphaël was one of the first teams to establish external sponsors and, with team manager Geminiani, became a formative professional team.
- Jacques Anquetil dominated with several Tour, Giro and Vuelta victories, but only received recognition for his calculated style after the end of his career.
- German riders such as Rudi Altig set the tone, while tensions, doping liberalisation and the withdrawal of the alcohol sponsor left their mark on the team.

Legendary cycling teams: Saint-Raphaël and the unloved star

- Célia Gery wins stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia Women 2026 in the sprint of a seven-rider lead group ahead of Lucinda Brand and Chantal Pegolo.  
- An early breakaway group and the climb to Pietragavina prevent a mass arrival; the peloton only gets within seven seconds.  
- Everything remains unchanged in the overall classification: Anna van der Breggen continues to lead ahead of Demi Vollering (+1:00) and Antonia Niedermaier (+1:24).

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 7: Leading group wins seconds thriller - Victory for Célia Gery

- The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is regarded as the most important Tour de France form barometer with mountain stages, time trials and a strong starting field.  
- The top favourite is 19-year-old Paul Seixas, whose climbing and time trial skills put him well ahead of the double leader del Toro/Almeida.  
- Jorgenson, Ayuso, Onley, Vauquelin as well as Johannessen, Martínez, Skjelmose and Steinhauser are regarded as chasers or outsiders with podium and top 5 potential.

Tour Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes 2026: Paul Seixas' last Tour test

- Lorena Wiebes is excluded from the Giro after winning a stage because her bike was 20 grams below the minimum weight according to the UCI
- SD Worx-Protime doubts measurement and scale calibration, own check showed over 6.83 kg and refers to previous UCI weighings
- Team considers penalty disproportionate without performance advantage, Wiebes leaves, and SD Worx-Protime announces legal action against the UCI

Giro disqualification: SD Worx comments on Lorena Wiebe's exclusion

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- Stage 6 from Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre links Aspin and Tourmalet with a new, moderately ascending finish in the Cirque de Gavarnie.
- Historically strong performances by Pogačar from Pau onwards meet examples in which breakaways like Hindley 2023 and Arensman 2025 surprised favourites.
- Three scenarios characterise the expectation: an attack by the favourites on the Tourmalet, a breakaway chance or a controlled race with a decision on the final climb.

Key stages Tour de France 2026: Tourmalet and Gavarnie as Pyrenean stage

- Jonas Vingegaard wins the Giro 2026 in Rome with a consistent top performance and no recognisable weaknesses over three weeks.
- His strength lies in his controlled effort management and confidence on the climbs; only the time trial appears to be a slight weakness.
- The Giro is seen as a demonstration of power, but the Tour de France in a direct duel with Tadej Pogačar is the real acid test.

After the Giro, before the Tour: Is Jonas Vingegaard ready for Tadej Pogačar?

- The Montjuïc finish of the 2nd stage to Tarragona is regarded as an early test of form with a psychological effect in the battle for the yellow jersey.  
- The 2.4 km long climb with an average gradient of 6.8% and ramps of up to 12% has selection potential after 198 km despite the short distance.  
- The special team time trial on the previous day can already create large gaps that shape tactics, psyche and Tour strategy.

Key stages of the Tour de France 2026: Why Montjuïc could surprise

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- Elisa Balsamo also wins the 3rd stage of the Giro d'Italia Women and confidently defends the overall lead.
- Thanks to bonus seconds, she leads 24 seconds ahead of Lily Williams and 30 seconds ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini.
- Balsamo expects to lose the maglia rosa in the following mountainous individual time trial over 12.7 kilometres.

Giro d'Italia Women: Balsamo goes three out of three

- In addition to the battle for overall victory, the Giro d'Italia offered numerous crashes, stage victories and curious moments.
- Pictures from three weeks of racing show triumph, tragedy and often overlooked little stories among the riders.
- From the rain to the cheering Tifosi, the photos illustrate why the Giro is considered the most emotional Grand Tour.

Giro d'Italia 2026: The Tour of Italy in pictures

- Jonathan Milan wins the 21st Giro stage in Rome in a sprint ahead of Giovanni Lonardi and Paul Penhoët on the uphill, winding final kilometres.
- Jonas Vingegaard secures the overall victory of the 2026 Giro ahead of Felix Gall (+5:22) and Jai Hindley (+6:25), celebrates in the pink jersey with special bike.
- Giulio Ciccone takes the mountains classification, Paul Magnier the points classification, Afonso Eulalio wins the young rider classification of the tour.

Giro d'Italia - Stage 21: Milan has the best sprint legs, Vingegaard celebrates in pink

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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20: Vingegaard without competition at the last mountain finish

- Sepp Kuss wins the 19th Giro stage from a breakaway group and completes his Grand Tour stage trilogy with this success.  
- Giulio Ciccone collects the most mountain points, takes the Maglia Azzurra, but loses the stage win to Kuss, who follows later.  
- Jonas Vingegaard remains in the pink jersey, Hindley moves up to third place overall after Arensman's time loss, Gee-West improves to fifth place.

Giro d'Italia - Stage 19: Vingegaard helper Kuss takes the queen stage from the escape group

- Sean Kelly, born in Waterford in 1956, won a total of 194 races as a versatile professional cyclist between 1977 and 1994.
- He won four Monuments, the Vuelta in 1988, Paris-Nice seven times in a row and the Tour green jersey four times.
- Kelly led the world rankings uninterruptedly from 1984 to 1989 and today works as a co-commentator for Eurosport and initiator of everyman races.

Sean Kelly: Ireland's most successful classic hunter turns 70

- Paula Blasi wins the Vuelta Femenina 2026 on the Angliru and is the first Spaniard ever to finish on the overall podium of the tour.  
- Petra Stiasny wins the final stage on the Angliru, celebrating her greatest career success and finishing 23 seconds ahead of Blasi.  
- Bunel finishes third overall and best young rider, Blasi also takes the mountains jersey, the points jersey goes to Lotte Kopecky.

Vuelta Femenina: Blasi catches van der Breggen and celebrates Grand Tour victory

- Anna van der Breggen wins stage 6 solo, takes the red jersey and leads Paula Blasi by 18 seconds.
- The extremely steep final climb suits van der Breggen; the similar, longer Angliru also favours her for the final stage.
- Ricarda Bauernfeind finishes 16th on the stage, is eleventh overall and only four seconds off tenth place.

Vuelta Femenina - Stage 6: Van der Breggen rides to stage win in Les Praeres and into the red jersey

Vuelta

- On 21 June 2026, the LOTTO Thüringen Women Cycling Challenge will take place in Gera as a UCI 1.1 ProSeries one-day race.
- The race replaces the former Thüringer Lotto Ladies Tour, covers 123.8 km with over 2,000 metres of climbing and is considered to be challenging.
- Eleven European and Australian Continental teams use the race to promote talent, offering young female riders racing experience and world ranking points.

Women Cycling Challenge 2026 starts in Gera

- The 2026 Road Cycling World Championships will take place from 20-27 September in Montreal with 13 races in time trials, road races and mixed relays.  
- Elite road race: Men 273.7 km/3803 m in 12 laps, women 180.4 km/2570 m in 8 laps, finish in each case on Avenue du Parc.  
- Elite time trial: Men and women ride an identical 39.2 km through the old town, along the St Lawrence River and over the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Road Cycling World Championships 2026 Canada: The biggest sporting event in Montreal since the Olympic Games

- Thuringia is organising the 2026 German Road Championships with twelve races in Streufdorf and Bad Liebenstein, including all junior classes.
- Individual time trials will take place on 26 June in Streufdorf, the road races over a hilly 27.3 km circuit will follow on the weekend in Bad Liebenstein.
- The women's elite will ride 136.5 km with 2850 metres of climbing, the men's elite 191.1 km with almost 4000 metres of climbing; Tony Martin is the ambassador for the championships.

Bike-DM 2026: Climbing festival in the Thuringian Forest

Day race

- Elia Balsamo wins the 2nd stage of the Giro d'Italia Women 2026 in a bunch sprint from Roncade to Caorle and extends her overall lead.
- The day before, Balsamo had taken the stage win and the pink jersey after Lorena Wiebes was disqualified for having too light a bike.
- A three-man breakaway group around Eleonora La Bella is caught 11 kilometres before the finish; La Bella takes the lead in the mountain classification.

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2: Balsamo sprints to victory in the pink jersey

- Lorena Wiebes wins the bunch sprint of stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia Women, but is disqualified a few hours later.  
- The reason is a bike under the UCI minimum weight of 6.8 kg; Elisa Balsamo takes over the leader's jersey as the new stage winner.  
- The flat opening stage with 240 metres of elevation gain passes with unsuccessful escapes, several crashes and a hectic finale without any further crashes.

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 1: Wiebes wins - and is disqualified hours later

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Currently important races

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 8Vollering wins improvised finish at Colle delle Finestre

Pogačar on the 1This is how much the stars of cycling will earn in 2026

Legendary cycling teamsSaint-Raphaël and the unloved star

Latest news

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 7Leading group wins seconds thriller - Victory for Célia Gery

Tour Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes 2026Paul Seixas' last Tour test

Giro disqualificationSD Worx comments on Lorena Wiebe's exclusion

Tour de France

Key stages Tour de France 2026Tourmalet and Gavarnie as Pyrenean stage

After the Giro, before the TourIs Jonas Vingegaard ready for Tadej Pogačar?

Key stages of the Tour de France 2026Why Montjuïc could surprise

Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia WomenBalsamo goes three out of three

Giro d'Italia 2026The Tour of Italy in pictures

Giro d'Italia - Stage 21Milan has the best sprint legs, Vingegaard celebrates in pink

Giro d'Italia - Stage 20Vingegaard without competition at the last mountain finish

Giro d'Italia - Stage 19Vingegaard helper Kuss takes the queen stage from the escape group

Vuelta

Sean KellyIreland's most successful classic hunter turns 70

Vuelta FemeninaBlasi catches van der Breggen and celebrates Grand Tour victory

Vuelta Femenina - Stage 6Van der Breggen rides to stage win in Les Praeres and into the red jersey

Day race

Women Cycling Challenge 2026 starts in Gera

Road Cycling World Championships 2026 CanadaThe biggest sporting event in Montreal since the Olympic Games

Bike-DM 2026Climbing festival in the Thuringian Forest

Round trips

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2Balsamo sprints to victory in the pink jersey

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 1Wiebes wins - and is disqualified hours later

Tour de Pologne WomenRace moves up to UCI ProSeries

Top riders in professional cycling

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Jonathan Milan

Mathieu van der Poel

Lorena Wiebes

Marlen Reusser

Demi Vollering

Elisa Longo Borghini

Tadej Pogačar

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Jonathan Milan

Mathieu van der Poel

João Almeida

Lorena Wiebes

Marlen Reusser

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Elisa Longo Borghini

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Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 8
Vollering wins improvised finish at Colle delle Finestre

Pogačar on the 1
This is how much the stars of cycling will earn in 2026

Legendary cycling teams
Saint-Raphaël and the unloved star

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 7
Leading group wins seconds thriller - Victory for Célia Gery

Tour Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes 2026
Paul Seixas' last Tour test

Giro disqualification
SD Worx comments on Lorena Wiebe's exclusion

Key stages Tour de France 2026
Tourmalet and Gavarnie as Pyrenean stage

After the Giro, before the Tour
Is Jonas Vingegaard ready for Tadej Pogačar?

Key stages of the Tour de France 2026
Why Montjuïc could surprise

Giro d'Italia Women
Balsamo goes three out of three

Giro d'Italia 2026
The Tour of Italy in pictures

Giro d'Italia - Stage 21
Milan has the best sprint legs, Vingegaard celebrates in pink

Giro d'Italia - Stage 20
Vingegaard without competition at the last mountain finish

Giro d'Italia - Stage 19
Vingegaard helper Kuss takes the queen stage from the escape group

Sean Kelly
Ireland's most successful classic hunter turns 70

Vuelta Femenina
Blasi catches van der Breggen and celebrates Grand Tour victory

Vuelta Femenina - Stage 6
Van der Breggen rides to stage win in Les Praeres and into the red jersey

Road Cycling World Championships 2026 Canada
The biggest sporting event in Montreal since the Olympic Games

Bike-DM 2026
Climbing festival in the Thuringian Forest

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 2
Balsamo sprints to victory in the pink jersey

Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 1
Wiebes wins - and is disqualified hours later

Tour de Pologne Women
Race moves up to UCI ProSeries