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Benji Naesen

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Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

But yeah, after that time trial, we had another stage coming afterwards with Jonathan Advise once again winning the paper district stage from the breakaway.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

But

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

I think Stage Swell was quite fun as well, because we kind of had a similar vibe to the Stage 4 stage, where Movistar took hold of the climb, and then we had the sprinters being dropped on the stage, but we came to a similar scenario as we did on Stage 4, where there were limited domestiques.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

All the domestiques from NSN and Movistar and so forth were eaten up, and EF as well, which resulted in a late attack by Alex Sagard,

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

succeed him because Kampenaerts ain't gonna control that for Vismali so Mike Jonas is never gonna win this stage and Sehkart's not a danger for GC so a nice stage win a finisher attack by Sehkart I like that but then it was time for the one trick pony sorry they're Belgian friends

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Yes, but either way, I don't think there would have been an actual incentive for Wismar to control it.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Yeah, there was a nice brake formation, and also the brake battle was not just an obvious victory for Narvaez, you know?

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Which on the Narvaez breakaway stage on Fermo, I think stage eight, the Muri stage, it was obvious the second we had the breakaway that Narvaez was going to win that stage, because the brake formed so late in the stage.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

And to be honest, it was also kind of the case with the paper district stage.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

So those were a bit underwhelming.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

The Vulcan one, definitely not.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

But in this specific exam with Valgrind, you've got the... It reminds me of that Total Energie breakaway stage win at the DauphinΓ© three years ago.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Am I inventing something?

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Where there was a group in the final kilometre, a late attack by a Total rider, riding off.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Not behind the motorbike, the other one.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Trying to figure out what year it is.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

2022?

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Volantin Ferron?

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

Ferron, and it was Bagioli that was rolled by five French riders.

Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast
Giro d'Italia 2026 Recap

You know who won the sprint for the peloton that day?