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Benji Naesen

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Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

She needs to get a bit of an advantage and she does that.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

And the tempo dies in that GC group to the point that even Royce returns, Patrick.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

And if you attack on the final climb, then there's less great risk for Vol'ring to be countered on the next climb if she goes all out by the top of this last climb instead, you know?

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

So that's also the benefit of if you let that situation play out longer, yes, you maybe don't put as much tiredness into the GC group on that second last climb, but once you hit the last one, you might have Dix in there.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

And Volring might be more eager to go all-in on an attack than she might on the second last climb where she could get counted on the next one.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

That's kind of my thought process there.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

But anyway, we start this last Koshta climb, same climb apparently, and Lauren Dixon.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

The Rui Costa climb, yeah.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

It's his house.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

But Dixon was back from the downhill, starts pacing.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

Colonel gets caught in that... I think the start of that climb, basically, maybe after Voulting attacks, but I'm not sure.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

But the attack came from Voulting.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

There were maybe three riders that could follow, I think.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

Niedermeyer, van der Breggen, and Holmgren.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

Is that fair?

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

There was a chasing group with ELB, maybe Fischer Black.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

Yeah.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

Royster loses 50 seconds in the span of this climb.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

And especially if you take a look at that final descent, because to be clear, these four riders go over the top.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 5

Volring, Niedermeyer, Anne van der Breggen and Holmgren go over the top of this climb.