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Giro d'Italia 2026 Route Reaction
Season 7, Ep. 174
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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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