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Giro d'Italia 2026 Route Reaction

Season 7, Ep. 174

In this episode Patrick and Benji go over the freshly announced Giro 2026 route.


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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:59 2025 recap

00:08:14 2026 Giro route overview

00:14:56 Stage-by-stage analysis

01:06:48 GC contenders

01:19:30 Predictions and rating the route


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🇦🇺 Patrick Broe - Host: https://www.youtube.com/@LanterneRougeCycling & https://www.instagram.com/the_lanterne_rouge_/ & https://www.twitter.com/lanternerougeyt 

🇧🇪 Benji Naesen - Host: https://www.youtube.com/@BenjiNaesenTV & https://www.instagram.com/benjinaesen/ & https://www.twitter.com/benjinaesen

🇳🇱 Luc Grefte - Producer: https://www.twitter.com/lucgrefte


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