Elisa Balsamo wins poker at Brescello
Balsamo has given birth to what an Italian cyclist has never achieved in the last 25 years, a feat that only Fabiana Luperini (1996) and Greta Zocca (2001) achieved before him.
The Italian Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) took over today in the sixth stage of the 2026 Giro, 159 kilometers between Ala and Brescello, thus achieving her fourth win in this edition.
Before him, no Italian has won four stages in the same edition since 2001: only Fabiana Luperini (1996) and Greta Zocca (2001) achieved the feat. Moreover, this is the first time a single cyclist has won four stage wins in the same edition since 2019, when Dutch Marianne Vos marked the same milestone.
After the Nevegal counterclockwork and the hard mountain day in the Dolomites, the sixth stage of the Corsa Rosa had a smoother journey on paper and offered a great opportunity for sprinters on a near-flat route before facing the decisive stages that will be played in the coming days.
Elisa Balsamo had three stage wins and today Lucinda Brand's wheel has taken advantage to take the fourth (3h: 54:02), surpassing CanadianMaggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) and Australian Georgia Baker (Liv AlUla Jayco).
From behind came the Frenchman Celia Gery (FDJ United-Suez) , fourth, and the Italian Chiara Consonni (Canyon-￮
The overall ranking remains unchanged, led by Van der Breggen, who holds the pink leader jersey with a one-minute lead over Vollering, 1:24 over Niedermaier, 2:01 over Holmgren and 2:03 over Swiss Marlen Reusser (Movistar).
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Vollering shows off to win his first Giro in the final stage
Niedermaier, second, and Van der Breggen, third, completed the podium, and Longo Borghini won the final stage.
Vollering wins at Santo Stefano di Cado and Van der Breggen holds the pink maglia
The Dutch FDJ United-Suez beat his compatriot Van der Breggen and German Niedermaier in the sprint. Van der Breggen has a minute's lead over Vollering in the overall ranking, 1:24 over Niedermaier and 2:01 over Holmgren.
Van der Breggen ends Balsamo's dictatorship and wears pink maglia in the timeline
The Dutchman of the SD Worx-Protime won the clock of the fourth stage, a 12.7 km climb between Belluno and Nevegal, while the Italian Elisa Balsamo suffered horribly and lost more than nine minutes on the finish line.
Italians Elisa Balsamo, three out of three in the Giro de Italia
The Lidl-Trek cyclist won the third stage of the Giro, winning the final sprint one more day. The 156-kilometer stage was played between Bibione and Buja.
This is the podium of the 2026 Giro de Italia
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma) was the winner of the 2026 Giro de Italia. Felix Gall (Decathlon) was second and Jai Hindlay (Red Bull) third. On the other hand, Afonso Eulalio (Bahrain) won the jersey of best young man, Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) of climbers and Paul Magnier (Soudal) .
Visma celebrates Vingegaard's victory with champagne at the Giro
Jonas Vingegaard had secured his victory before the final stage of the Giro de Italia, so his team took it easy and took advantage of it to celebrate with champagne.
Vingegaard wins the Giro and enters the cycling olympus; Milan wins the final stage
Jonas Vingegaard has won the 2026 Giro de Italia in Rome, thanks to a strong three-week dominance, especially in the mountain stages where the race is almost decided. With this victory, the Dane has won the three great laps. Jonathan Milan, for his part, has won the final stage with a spectacular mass sprint.
The winner of the last stage of the Giro was decided in a tight sprint
The Italian Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) was the fastest, Giovani Lonardi (Polti) was second and Paul Penhoet (Groupama) third.
Balsamo reinforces pink maglia by dominating Caorl
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