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Jonas Vingegaard stays calm as first 'real' mountaintop finish at Giro d'Italia looms on Friday

Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) is eyeing the best opportunity yet to really live up to his status as the heavy ...
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244 kilometers, then the Blockhaus: The Giro is about to explode

The 2026 Giro d'Italia faces the first real GC test in stage 7's brutal 244km route that ends atop the fearsome Blockhaus.
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'It was pretty bloody long, mate' – Former Blockhaus winner Jai Hindley recalls first time up climb as an amateur ahead of vital Giro d'Italia GC test

Four years ago, Hindley's Blockhaus stage win set him on the path towards the overall pink jersey victory in Verona, but it ...
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'A real badass climb' - Local star Giulio Ciccone predicts major gaps in Giro d'Italia's first major summit finish at Blockhaus

Giulio Ciccone had high hopes he'd be wearing his first-ever Giro d'Italia leader's jersey when the race reaches his native ...

What is the Blockhaus? And why does it matter so much in this year’s Giro d’Italia?

Such is the status of the Blockhaus in Giro d’Italia climbing mythology that no matter what other legendary ascents - Etna, ...
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Eddy Merckx dives into high-end alloy with new Blockhaus 67

1,150g with triple-butted tubing, internal routing, and smooth double-pass welds Rather than develop a cheaper carbon frame to anchor the value-minded end of its lineup, Eddy Merckx has instead made ...