{"id":574595,"date":"2026-05-09T11:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/574595\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T11:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:08:11","slug":"giro-ditalia-stage-2-live-the-peloton-hits-the-hills-on-the-road-to-veliko-tarnovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/574595\/","title":{"rendered":"Giro d’Italia stage 2 LIVE: The peloton hits the hills on the road to Veliko Tarnovo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Refresh <\/p>\n

2026-05-09T11:05:40.305Z<\/p>\n

It’s a big day over in Spain, where the peloton is approaching the foot of the mighty Angliru, in what is a historic day at La Vuelta Femenina. You can follow all the action of that race with us too.<\/p>\n

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2026-05-09T11:01:34.265Z
\n150KM TO GO<\/p>\n

The race remains in the same holding pattern, with the Ryan Mullen-led peloton 5:07 behind the two leaders.<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:59:30.908Z<\/p>\n

Though NSN clearly believes in Strong\u2019s chances in a sprint, this stage is difficult to call. It could be that a reduced peloton makes it to the finish together for a sprint contested by the sprinters capable of making it over the climbs, it could also be that puncheurs succeed in breaking clear from the peloton on the final climb – and perhaps even GC contenders could get involved.<\/p>\n

2026 Giro d’Italia stage 2 preview – Opportunists set to roll the dice for maglia rosa on hilly race into Veliko Tarnovo<\/a><\/p>\n

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2026-05-09T10:56:27.398Z<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still NSN who are doing the work pacing the peloton. Though Ethan Vernon was their highest finisher yesterday in this, today they will surely be working for their other, more versatile sprinter Corbyn Strong, given the tough climb that features in the finale.<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:52:34.149Z<\/p>\n

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\"The\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:50:54.097Z<\/p>\n

Jonathan Milan cuts a more serious figure as the TV moto drives us beside him. He’ll surely have some lingering disappointment at missing out on the win and what would have been a career first Pink Jersey yesterday.<\/p>\n

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2026-05-09T10:48:25.469Z<\/p>\n

Jai Hindley is looking especially chilled in the peloton, as he shares a joke and a smile with the TV moto.<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:47:16.662Z
\n160KM TO GO<\/p>\n

5:20 is the gap between the break and the peloton, on what remains a sleepy stage at the Giro d’Italia.<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:30:02.872Z<\/p>\n

Still 5:15 between break and peloton<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:28:48.908Z<\/p>\n

NSN continue at the head of the peloton<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:21:04.437Z<\/p>\n

A new bike for Jonas Vingegaard after the Dane suffers a mechanical issue<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:14:31.254Z<\/p>\n

No change in the race situation after the first hour on the road<\/p>\n

180km to go<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:07:36.274Z<\/p>\n

A shot of the peloton during the early kilometres of the stage<\/p>\n

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\"The\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T10:01:16.621Z<\/p>\n

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\"NESSEBAR,\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)
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2026-05-09T10:00:48.074Z<\/p>\n

Nobody else has joined Maestri and Sevilla out front<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:58:35.139Z<\/p>\n

The peloton controlling the time gap at 5:30 at the moment<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:55:01.581Z<\/p>\n

NSN still on the front of the peloton<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:51:43.766Z<\/p>\n

Giro d’Italia abandons \u2013 Matteo Moschetti becomes the first rider to drop out of the 2026 race<\/a><\/p>\n

Tracking all the riders who have crashed out of or otherwise left this year’s Giro<\/p>\n

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2026-05-09T09:50:31.584Z<\/p>\n

Still a long way to go on today’s stage and the riders are still on the flat early roads<\/p>\n

195km to go<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:49:07.151Z<\/p>\n

The duo now have 5:15 over the chasing peloton<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:48:14.087Z<\/p>\n

The gap has come down a little since NSN have taken to the front<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:32:26.784Z<\/p>\n

NSN are leading the peloton with Ryan Mullen 5:45 down the road<\/p>\n

207km to go<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:30:28.406Z<\/p>\n

Sevilla is in the blue jersey as mountain classification leader after going out in the break yesterday<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:29:04.545Z<\/p>\n

A look at the two breakaway men<\/p>\n

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\"VELIKO\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:28:17.828Z<\/p>\n

It looks like this will be the only move of the day.<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:26:03.284Z<\/p>\n

The duo have four minutes currently<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:23:54.490Z<\/p>\n

The peloton has let the pair go in these early kilometres of the race.<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:22:55.508Z<\/p>\n

Mirco Maestri and Diego Pablo Sevilla are on the move. The pair both ride for Polti-VisitMalta.<\/p>\n

2026-05-09T09:21:53.946Z<\/p>\n

The stage has just got underway and two riders are already on the attack.<\/p>\n

Welcome to our live coverage of stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Refresh 2026-05-09T11:05:40.305Z It’s a big day over in Spain, where the peloton is approaching the foot of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-574595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}