Giro d'Italia 2026 - Stage 5 - Stage profile

Praia a Mare > Potenza, 203.0km

08.05-31.05

Igor Arrieta claimed his first Grand Tour stage win after a chaotic, rain-soaked finale in Potenza. The Spaniard crashed on a wet descent, chased back after Afonso Eulálio also went down, then recovered again after going off course inside the final two kilometres. Eulálio missed out on the stage victory but took the overall race lead at the end of a dramatic day.

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Stage profile

Stage 5

13.05.2026

Praia a Mare > Potenza (203 km)

Race profile

Race: Giro d'Italia
Start date: 08.05.2026
End date: 31.05.2026
Total distance: 203.0 km
Total elevation: 49150 m
Gen: Men
Cat: 2.UWT
Country: Italy
Discipline: Road
First edition: 1909

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