La Vuelta a... Galicia? La Vuelta Femenina ๐ช๐ธ have revealed the route for the 2026 edition and it is very clustered into one area.
It's a fantastic area for racing, sure! But, should this have the tag of being La Vuelta?
What do you think to the route?
Cycling available to watch in the UK ๐ฌ๐ง tomorrow...
Tirreno-Adriatico S2 ๐ฎ๐น - 12:00 to 15:05 (Discovery+/TNT Sports 1)
Paris-Nice S3 ๐ซ๐ท - 14:10 to 16:15 (Discovery+/TNT Sports 1/2)
Paris-Nice S2 ๐ซ๐ท
1. Kanter ๐ฉ๐ช XAT 4:25'07"
2. Pithie ๐ณ๐ฟ RBH
3. Stuyven ๐ง๐ช SOQ
4. Godon ๐ซ๐ท IGD
5. Lamperti ๐บ๐ธ EFE
6. Pluimers ๐ณ๐ฑ TUD
7. Askey ๐ฌ๐ง NSN
8. Van Asbroeck ๐ง๐ช NSN
9. Russo ๐ซ๐ท GFC
10. Turgis ๐ซ๐ท TEN all S.T.
GC
1. Lamperti ๐บ๐ธ EFE 8:10'12"
2. Braet ๐ง๐ช LOI S.T.
3. Pithie ๐ณ๐ฟ RBH +6"
Very strong ride. Also, with the way the route is, I wouldn't be surprised if Ganna and Sheffield stay around the top 10 to 15 by the final stage
That was always scheduled, though. It wasn't scheduled today to do that originally
Tirreno-Adriatico S1/GC ๐ฎ๐น
1. Ganna ๐ฎ๐น IGD 12'08"
2. Arensman ๐ณ๐ฑ IGD +22"
3. Walscheid ๐ฉ๐ช LTK +26"
4. Sheffield ๐บ๐ธ IGD S.T.
5. Milan ๐ฎ๐น LTK +29"
6. Hatherly ๐ฟ๐ฆ JAY +30"
7. Rogliฤ ๐ธ๐ฎ RBH +31"
8. Hayter ๐ฌ๐ง SOQ +32"
9. Tiberi ๐ฎ๐น TBV +33"
10. Del Toro ๐ฒ๐ฝ UAD +36"
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Classic
All riders have set off with Cosnefroy ๐ซ๐ท the last man off the ramp...
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He seems to use them a lot in TTs generally
Ganna ๐ฎ๐น, Tiberi ๐ฎ๐น, Jorgenson ๐บ๐ธ, Milan ๐ฎ๐น, Rogliฤ ๐ธ๐ฎ and Storer ๐ฆ๐บ all on course...
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He did indeed... Just his thing now, isn't it
He said this afterwards... "the feeling was good, I came in without expectations for the TT, I pushed a little bit for a warm up for the rest of the race. I hope to be there to battle for a stage win so we shall have a few stages to try and go for it."
Yeah he's flown in the second half of this TT. He was one of the first off the ramp but a lot of riders have now finished. Roglic, Ganna, Van der Poel, Healy and more to come, though
Both Sheffield ๐บ๐ธ and Walscheid ๐ฉ๐ช go fastest at the split with 12" on Hatherly ๐ฟ๐ฆ, but the South African was a rocket in the second half of the race and has put in plenty time to the UAE Team Emirates-XRG riders that have come and gone.
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Jonas Vingegaard ๐ฉ๐ฐ absolutely blasts the race organisers after a chaotic finale to stage 1 at Paris-Nice...
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Stรฉphane Heulot says that full focus is on a new title sponsor for his squad with TotalEnergies leaving the team at the end of the season...
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Not the best start by Van Aert ๐ง๐ช as the Belgian is down by 10" at the first split on Johannessen ๐ณ๐ด.
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It's time to launch into Tirreno-Adriatico with the opening time trial in Lido di Camaiore starting shortly.
Head over to my live updates on @cyclingnews.com to follow all the action.
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Tirreno-Adriatico stage 1 LIVE - Riders go against the clock in race opener www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
Wondering how to see all the actions from the 'race of the two seas'?
Here is my 'how to watch' for Tirreno-Adriatico ๐ฎ๐น for my debut on Velora!
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Day two at Paris-Nice ๐ซ๐ท is for the pure sprinters with Lamperti ๐บ๐ธ hoping to hold into yellow.
Girmay ๐ช๐ท, Bauhaus ๐ฉ๐ช, Ackermann ๐ฉ๐ช, Bol ๐ณ๐ฑ, Kanter ๐ฉ๐ช, Fretin ๐ง๐ช, Pluimers ๐ณ๐ฑ, Van Uden ๐ณ๐ฑ, Van den Berg ๐ณ๐ฑ, Lรธland ๐ณ๐ด, Houcou ๐ซ๐ท, Turgis ๐ซ๐ท, Plowright ๐ฆ๐บ, Menten ๐ง๐ช, Aular ๐ป๐ช, Stuyven๐ง๐ช, I. Oliveira๐ต๐น, Zingle๐ซ๐ท, and more.
Day one at Tirreno-Adriatico ๐ฎ๐น and it is the usual ITT in Lido di Camaiore.
Ganna ๐ฎ๐น is the big favourite but how will the likes of Del Toro ๐ฒ๐ฝ, Christen ๐จ๐ญ, Rogliฤ ๐ธ๐ฎ, Pellizzari ๐ฎ๐น, Van der Poel ๐ณ๐ฑ, Van Aert ๐ง๐ช, Healy ๐ฎ๐ช, Carapaz ๐ช๐จ, Ciccone ๐ฎ๐น, Arensman ๐ณ๐ฑ, Van Eetvelt ๐ง๐ช etc do against the clock?
Jerseys:
๐ต - General Classification
๐ฃ - Points Classification
๐ข - Mountains Classification
โช๏ธ - Best Young Rider Classification
S7. Civitanova Marche to San Benedetto del Tronto (142km)
The classic finale to the race in San Benedetto del Tronto comes again. The TT is long gone but the sprint stage seems here to stay. Albeit, with two small climbs along the way, including the categorised Ripatransone.
S6. San Severino Marche to Camerino (188km)
The final GC day of the race sees the riders tackle yet another brutal looking stage with 3 ascents of the Camerino climb as well as an earlier ascent of the Sassotetto climb. Could Van der Poel ๐ณ๐ฑ potentially still be in the mix by this point?
S5. Marotta-Mondolfo to Mombaroccio (184km)
One of the two key GC stages towards the end of the race comes on this day with two ascents of the Santuario Beato Sante among other climbs. It isn't a summit finish, after the peak the riders quickly plummet to the finish in Mombaroccio.
S4. Tagliacozzo to Martinsicuro (213km)
A day that looks tailor made for a breakaway, but will the big names in the bunch allow it to succeed?
S3. Cortona to Magliano de' Marsi (221km)
A day that looks set for the sprinters. Will Philipsen ๐ง๐ช find his luck? Or will it be more about the in form stars of Milan ๐ฎ๐น and Magnier ๐ซ๐ท?
S2. Camaiore to San Gimignano (206km)
A stage I am very excited about. Not just because of the parcour and the gravel climb to the finish, which will throw the cat amongst the pigeons, but because of the finish location. The UNESCO World Heritage site is a place I would love to return one day.
S1. Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore (11.5km ITT)
The traditional curtain raiser for the race is set to be the start yet again. Ganna ๐ฎ๐น will be hoping to take another TT win after the Italian champ bested the rest in the Algarve earlier in the year.
