Stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 and patience beat power on the final climb.
A frustrated Filippo Ganna couldn't make it into the break in his home town.
A breakaway of 15 spent the majority of the stage out front, and when Leknessund launched first on the final climb, it looked to be the move of the stage , but Bettiol bided his time, waited until he saw the man in front go into the red, and launched at the very top. Perfect timing. Three wins from three different riders for Astana.
Behind, the peloton was happy to leave the GC battle on pause before the monster that is Stage 14 - which we also preview in this episode.
Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri break it all down.
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