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Giro 2026 bonus questions:
1) What team will have the most stage wins? Visma - Lease a bike
2) What rider will be part of the first breakaway of the Giro? Gijs Leemreize
3) What rider will lead the U25 classification during the first rest day (after stage 3)? Paul Magnier
4) What team will win the team’s classification? Visma Lease a bike
5) On which stage will there be the biggest time gap between the first and second place finishers? Stage 15
6) What rider will win back-to-back stages? (Write no rider or sth if you think it won’t happen) Jonas Vingegaard
7) How many stages will be won by an Italian rider? 7
8) Will the final Giro podium (Top 3 overall) include a rider who has never before podiumed at a Grand Tour? Yes or no. Yes
9) Will someone get Zabel’d for any stage victory? Yes or no. No
10) What team will not win any stage? Unibet Rose Rockets
11) Will somebody younger than 23 (max. 22 y/o and 364d) win a stage? Yes or no. Yes
12) Will somebody older than 34 (including 34) win a stage? Yes or no. Yes
13) Will a former maglia rosa winner wear the pink, KoM or points jersey at any time in the race? Yes or no. No
14) Will a rider, that doesn't have bib #1 on his team, win two or more stages? Yes or no. No
15) What nationality will have the most different riders win a stage? Italy
Giro 2026 bonus questions:
1) What team will have the most stage wins? Jumbo
2) What rider will be part of the first breakaway of the Giro? Hoelgaard
3) What rider will lead the U25 classification during the first rest day (after stage 3)? Lund Andresen
4) What team will win the team’s classification? Red Bull
5) On which stage will there be the biggest time gap between the first and second place finishers? Stage 14
6) What rider will win back-to-back stages? (Write no rider or sth if you think it won’t happen) No rider
7) How many stages will be won by an Italian rider? - 4
8) Will the final Giro podium (Top 3 overall) include a rider who has never before podiumed at a Grand Tour? No
9) Will someone get Zabel’d for any stage victory? No
10) What team will not win any stage? Astana
11) Will somebody younger than 23 (max. 22 y/o and 364d) win a stage? Yes
12) Will somebody older than 34 (including 34) win a stage? Yes
13) Will a former maglia rosa winner wear the pink, KoM or points jersey at any time in the race? Yes
14) Will a rider, that doesn't have bib #1 on his team, win two or more stages? No
15) What nationality will have the most different riders win a stage? Italy
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Giro 2026 bonus questions:
1) What team will have the most stage wins? Lidl
2) What rider will be part of the first breakaway of the Giro? Thomas Pesenti
3) What rider will lead the U25 classification during the first rest day (after stage 3)? Lund Andresen
4) What team will win the team’s classification? Visma
5) On which stage will there be the biggest time gap between the first and second place finishers? Stage 17
6) What rider will win back-to-back stages? (Write no rider or sth if you think it won’t happen) No rider
7) How many stages will be won by an Italian rider? - 5
8) Will the final Giro podium (Top 3 overall) include a rider who has never before podiumed at a Grand Tour? Yes
9) Will someone get Zabel’d for any stage victory? No
10) What team will not win any stage? NSN
11) Will somebody younger than 23 (max. 22 y/o and 364d) win a stage? Yes
12) Will somebody older than 34 (including 34) win a stage? Yes
13) Will a former maglia rosa winner wear the pink, KoM or points jersey at any time in the race? Yes
14) Will a rider, that doesn't have bib #1 on his team, win two or more stages? No
15) What nationality will have the most different riders win a stage? Italy