Join Daniel Friebe, Brian Nygaard and Michele Pelacci as they take you to the heart of the action, on the ground, at the 2026 Giro d‘Italia. Today’s Giro d’Italia rolled from Porcari to Chiavari on a tough 195km medium-mountain stage, with punchy climbs and a breakaway-friendly finale along the Ligurian coast. Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastFriends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.2026 Girovagando selection:You can buy this year’s Girovagando wine selection here: https://dvinecellars.com/products/cycling-podcast-giro-26. The wines with corresponding stage numbers are as follows: Stage 3: Mixtape Red, Georgiev & Milkov, Plovdiv (red) Stage 4: Tenuta del Conte, Calabria Rosso, Calabria (red) Stage 5: Vigneti del Vulture, Pipoli, Aglianico del Vulture, Basilicata (red)Stage 10: Bianco 'il Terraio’ Paterna, Tuscany (white)Stage 14: Les Crêtes Mon Blanc, Valle D’Aosta (white)Stage 20: Braida Antica Blanc, Russolo, Friuli Venezia-Giulia (white)The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am).The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

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