Cycling

French cyclist Paul Seixas, 19, released the news on Monday through a video published by his team (Decathlon).

The first stage has been marked by rain and a fall that has divided the platoon eight kilometres away.

The Slovenian cyclist (UAE) confirmed his excellent start of the season by imposing himself on the Tour de Romandía with a new stage victory.

In addition, Ivan Ramiro Sosa of the Kern Pharma team was second, and the Basque cyclists Mikel Bizkarra and Ibon Ruiz finished the Return to Turkey among the top ten.

The Slovenian has won his third win in this edition by winning only in Charmey and sentencing the general in the absence of the last day.

Today's stage has been very similar to the first. The first part has passed through flat roads. The second was the climb to the Col du Mollendruz (9 km, 6.2%) , 32 km from the finish line in Orbe, where the most important movements of the race were expected.

In the general, Pogacarretains 17 seconds for the still second Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull Bora). The third is French Lenny Martinez (Bahrain) 26 seconds away.

Tomorrow's stage will be mountainous because four mountain ports will pass during the race. It will be 149.6 kmlong, it will start at Broc and end at  y Charmey. 

The Women's Tour starts this Sunday with French Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Polish Kasia Niewiadoma as favorites, considering that Demi Vollering, champion of the last two years, will not participate. 

Soderqvist, Conca, Thalmann and Renard-Haquin have been the protagonists of the day's getaway, but the platoon has caught them within four kilometers of the finish line.

Carapaz could be on the Tour de France, but he showed his disappointment: "The Giro is a race I've always loved and I was looking forward to."

Pogacar attacked at the top of the Ovronnaz and reached the finish line along with three other cyclists, Lipowitz, Martinez and Nordhagen, and was the fastest in the sprint.

The French cyclist of the Ineos Grenadier has entered the Portuguese Ivo Oliveira (UAE) and the Swedish Jakob Soderqvist (Lidl-Trek), second and third respectively.

109. The Giro de Italia will be held from 8 May to 31 May and will begin in Nessebar, Bulgaria, and end in Rome.

Thirteen teams will belong to the UCI Women's WorldTeam category and six to the UCI Women's ProTeam category.

The Soudal Quick-Step team has announced that the Basque cyclist suffers a small fracture in the pelvis due to a fall in the Vuelta. The atmosphere will begin on May 8 and the UAE Joao Almeida will not be in the race either.

The Slovenian has once again prevailed in the Liège Bastogne-Liège after a tense duel with the Frenchman Paul Seixas, while Vollering has attacked the Redoute High and has crossed the finish line alone in an edition with significant casualties.

The 2026 Giro de Italia will begin its new edition on Friday, May 8. This year the race can also be followed live on EITB.

The young Frenchman of the Decathlon has made the attack a decisive climb in the race and has left all his rivals behind.

The platoon has come together to the final ascent of the Huy Wall after several escape attempts. Seixas has had the baton of command at the last climb, and has attacked 200 yards from the top to raise his arms at the finish line.

The 2026 Women's Race will be held from 15 to 17 May. It will consist of three stages, the first in Zarautz.