CYCLING – TEAM Bahrain Victorious rider Alec Segaert broke into the top 20 yesterday in the third stage of the 109th Giro d’Italia.
The elite men’s road race is part of the Union Cycliste Internationale World Tour 2026, and it is the first of three grand tours this season. The others are the Tour de France in July and the Vuelta a Espana in August and September.
Segaert was part of a large group of riders that sprinted to the finish, led by stage winner Paul Magnier of Soudal Quick-Step, who completed the 175-kilometre distance in four hours nine minutes and 42 seconds.
Teammate Robert Stannard finished in 28th place, while Fran Miholjevic came 57th. Edoardo Zambanini ranked 100th, Afonso Eulalio was 106th, and Damiano Caruso was 118th, while Mathijs Paasschens rounded out the squad’s members in 144th.
Following yesterday’s results, Caruso remained Bahrain Victorious’ top rider in the general classification but dropped six positions to 20th.
Meanwhile, Segaert rose three places to 15th in the best young rider ranking.
The Giro’s final day in Bulgaria took the riders from Plovdiv to the capital, with a mostly flat ride punctuated by the Borovets climb and ending with a downhill run into Sofia, perfect terrain for the sprinters to come to the fore.
There was no change in the general classification, with stage two winner Guillermo Thomas Silva of Uruguay holding onto the leader’s jersey, four seconds ahead of Florian Stark and Egan Bernal.
Britain’s Adam Yates, twin brother of last year’s winner Simon, did not start stage three following a crash on Saturday which put the UAE-Team Emirates-XRG rider out of overall contention and left him with delayed concussive symptoms.
This year’s Giro d’Italia is set to cover a total of 3,470km and 47,539 metres of elevation as action continues until May 31. Today is a rest day, to be followed by stage four tomorrow, to be held across 138km.
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