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2026-05-10T09:38:48.896Z

Hello and welcome to stage three of the Giro d'Italia!

2026-05-10T09:43:00.163Z

We’re in Bulgaria again, for a third and final stage before a rest day and border crossing brings the race back to the motherland. And the parcours is kind of like the middle ground between day one’s flat roads, and yesterday’s hills - there’s a long category two climb halfway through to challenge the sprinters, but after that a straightforward run-in to the line.

2026-05-10T09:46:08.527Z

For the GC men, the day will be solely about survival, and yesterday’s nasty crash was a harrowing reminder of how things can go south so suddenly at Grand Tour racing. Five riders didn’t make it to the finish, and there have been more withdrawals overnight.

2026-05-10T09:53:59.111Z

The biggest news overnight is that Adam Yates has pulled out of the race.…