Could this be the day the Giro d'Italia 2026 is won. Some would say Jonas Vingegaard already has it in the bag but the Queen stage can and often does turn a race on its head. This monster Dolomite stage is easily the toughest of the race, packing 5000 metres of elevation into just 151 kilometres of riding. Leaving Feltre there isn't a metre of flat road as the utterly relentless route crosses five mountain peaks before hitting the vicious summit finish to the Piani di Pezzè.

The story centers on Giro d'Italia, Sprinter (cycling), Jonas Vingegaard, and Pieve di Soligo. It has drawn coverage across roughly 179 reports so far.