The 2026 Giro after stage 10 time trial: Where do the GC contenders stand?

Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) started the stage 2:24 ahead of Jonas Vingegaard in second. Not renowned for his time trial ability, and with the 42 km length of stage 10’s route, there were no guarantees that Eulálio would defend the maglia rosa.

But then again, the Portuguese rider had never been in a position like this, with such an incentive to give it his all in the race against the clock.

In the end, Eulálio managed to defend the maglia rosa from Vingegaard, finishing 41st on the stage, 4:57 down on Filippo Ganna, while the Dane finished 13th, 3:00 down.

This means that Eulálio now leads the Dane in the GC by 27 seconds.

Felix Gall started the stage on the podium, with a buffer of more than 1:30 over Jai Hindley. The Austrian held his position relative to Hindley, but still lost a place in the GC after an impressive Tymen Arensman of INEOS Grenadiers moved ahead of him, slotting in behind Eulálio and Vingegaard.

The Dutchman finished second on the stage, 1:54 behind stage winner Filippo Ganna. In doing so, he gained more than a minute on Vingegaard and now sits exactly 1:30 behind the Dane in the general classification.

Gall eventually finished 33rd, 4:22 down on Ganna, and the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider is now fourth overall, just under two minutes behind.

Next up is Ben O’Connor of Jayco AlUla, who sits fifth in the standings and can be considered the day’s next big winner among the GC contenders after setting an excellent 11th fastest time.

Meanwhile, Jai Hindley of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, who finished 22nd on the stage, is now 3:06 from the maglia rosa in sixth place overall. Giulio Pellizzari remains in 9th for Red Bull at 3:36.

Michael Storer's 15th-place finish may have flown under the radar for Tudor. The Australian has now replaced his French teammate Mathys Rondel in seventh overall at 3:28, while Rondel has slipped to 11th at 4:45.

Derek Gee-West of Lidl-Trek was also a big winner, jumping from 14th to eighth overall after finishing 5th on the stage. 

Markel Beloki of EF Education-EasyPost has continued his rise up the rankings and now sits tenth at 4:16 from the race lead.

The time trial marks just the first of a few important stages for the general classification contenders in the block of racing until the third rest day next Monday. 

Stage 14 stands out as the most significant, being the third summit finish of this year's Giro atop Pila.