No mountains, but the time trial bike: after the first rest day of the Giro d'Italia 2026, the classification riders were back in the spotlight. After 42 kilometres in Massa, the day's victory went to Filippo Ganna (Netcompany INEOS), who lived up to his role as two-time world champion. In the overall standings, his team-mate Thymen Arensman in particular used the day to make up time on the competition. Arensman finished second in the day's classification, 1:54 minutes behind, while third place went to Rémi Cavagna (Groupama-FDJ, +1:59 minutes).

Afonso Eulálio narrowly defends the pink jersey

Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), on the other hand, was probably hoping for more from the time trial. The Dane was three minutes slower than Ganna and only finished 13th in the day's classification. Vingegaard thus missed out on the pink jersey, which remains with Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious). The Portuguese rider, who is certainly not a time trial specialist, reached the finish 4:57 minutes behind. However, this was enough to defend the overall lead by 27 seconds ahead of Vingegaard.

Arensman is now third overall (+1:57 minutes). Felix Gall (Decathlon - CMA CGM), expected to be a little behind in the time trial in 33rd place (+4:22 minutes), dropped back to fourth place in the classification (+2:24 minutes). Jai Hindley (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) also lost two positions in the overall standings. The Australian finished the time trial in 22nd place, 3:22 minutes behind Ganna. Giulio Pellizzari, Red Bull's second captain, limited his losses this time after his time losses before the rest day and finished 18th in the time trial.

The time trial led over 42 kilometres from Viareggio along the Ligurian Sea to the finish in Massa, making it the longest time trial of the Giro since 2015. The course was also designed for specialists. The route included just 13 bends and 50 metres of elevation gain. Ganna achieved the best time at all three measuring points along the way and reached the finish line after 45:53 minutes with an average speed of 54.9 km/h. Max Walscheid (Lidl-Trek) achieved a good sixth place.

Giro d'Italia 2026 - Results of the 10th stage

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How the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2026 went

Dutchman Frank van den Broek (Team Picnic PostNL) was the first rider to set off at 13:15. However, the first rider to cross the finish line was Max Walscheid (Lidl - Trek), who overtook several riders on the way and set the first fastest time with a time of 48:10 minutes. However, Walscheid was soon replaced at the top by Sjoerd Bax (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) with a time of 47:57 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, Filippo Ganna (Team INEOS) crossed the finish line with a time of 45:53 minutes, setting a best time that would not be beaten in the following hours. Even a specialist like Rémi Cavagna (Groupama-FDJ) finished 1:45 minutes behind.

Thymen Arensman is the best rider in the classification

From then on, everything focussed on the classification riders. Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) was the last rider to take to the track at 16:31. Among the top ten riders, Thymen Arensman (Netcompany INEOS) in particular had a good day: the Dutchman was in the top three at each of the intermediate measurement points and ultimately finished second fastest, 1:54 minutes behind Ganna.

Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) could have been expected to finish similarly high up the field. However, after 17 and 28.7 kilometres, the Dane was only in eleventh place. At the finish, Vingegaard was three minutes behind Ganna - and 1:06 minutes behind Arensman. A result that Visma | Lease a Bike might have imagined differently.

For Felix Gall (Decathlon - CMA CGM), however, it was all about damage limitation. The Austrian was already far behind at the intermediate measuring points and reached the finish 4:22 minutes behind.