The future of the WorldTour peloton is about to go to war. An eight-stage, 1,093km Italian meat grinder packing 15,150 meters of vertical elevation gain, the 2026 Giro Next Gen stands ready to completely destroy the world’s elite Under-23 fields.
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A flawless pre-Tour dress rehearsal. Team Visma | Lease a Bike blitzes the 28.4km team time trial in Perreux to take a dominant stage victory, skyrocketing Matteo Jorgenson up the GC standings while EF Education-EasyPost scratches and claws to keep Alex Baudin in yellow.
Pure gravel masochism in Alta Valtellina. The official highlight reel from the inaugural La Stelvio Santini Gravel has landed, capturing the loose stones, technical singletrack, and brutal 12.8% gradients that defined the historic weekend’s off-road debut.
The ultimate test of alpine gravity. Following Saturday’s gravel debut, 1,200 riders from 42 different nations took to the legendary tarmac of Alta Valtellina to battle the terrifying gradients of the Mortirolo and the iconic switchbacks of the Stelvio Pass.
How do you lose a guaranteed sprint stage? By complaining yourself out of it. Watch a four-man breakaway steal the win in the chaotic Stage 15 highlights.
A relentless opening 50km, a massive solo bridge across the Passo del Termine, and a tense two-up sprint into Chiavari. Watch the Stage 11 highlights to see who survived the chaos.
When the route is entirely flat, Filippo Ganna is untouchable. Watch the Italian powerhouse shatter a historic ITT speed record and put massive time into the GC contenders on Stage 10.
The inevitable happened on the brutal slopes of the Blockhaus. Watch the Stage 7 highlights to see a devastating mountain attack that made Grand Tour history.