LIVE Tre Valli Varesine 2026: Who can challenge world champion McNulty? Pidcock, Healy and Arensman take aim in Varese
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Follow the 105th edition of Tre Valli Varesine live as the peloton takes on a demanding 196-kilometre route from Busto Arsizio to Varese. With Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel absent, Tom Pidcock and newly crowned world champion Brandon McNulty headline a strong field packed with potential winners. The repeated climbs around Varese and the relentless succession of short, steep efforts should produce an aggressive and selective race, with riders such as Ben Healy, Matthew Riccitello, Thymen Arensman, Davide Piganzoli and Giulio Pellizzari also looking to make their mark. Follow all the attacks, breakaway action and decisive developments from the Tre Valli Varesine live below.
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- It would have been Pog 4 TdFs and 1 Giro, and Jonas 3 TdFs, 1 Giro and 1 Vuelta. A rough equivalence, I know, but there would have been much talk of Jonas being as good as Pog in grand tours.Hills3306-10-2026
- Yes, Slovenian Cycling said how devastated they were that Tadej could not take part, as it actually was meant to be a celebration for him. And that was a very low-budget, make-shift appearance. It's not like they hired an open-topped car.Hills3306-10-2026
- TdF GCs: Pog 5, Jonas 2, so no par in your scenario.Lozza06-10-2026
- So in the phot above Remco has clearly won, but Ciccone is saying the actual finish line marking on the ground is not shown. Only that red line? I don't follow the technicalities of why the actual finish line is not seen in the picture?Cyclingsbestfan06-10-2026
- What a d**k! If Pogi hadn’t shown up can you imagine how disappointed the Slovenian fans would have been after the already massive disappointment of his not being able to race?!Lozza06-10-2026
- In the case of the EC, Ciccone was the only other real contender from the top 15 in the WC, and for me his loss to Remco in Quebec showed he lacked the mentality to finish it off. But luck is part of the game, and it's favouring Remco right now. Re others benefiting from Pogi being out of the picture, imagine if Pog had crashed out of the Tour instead. If Jonas had then won, his grand tour record would have been on a par with Pog's. If Remco had beaten Jonas, the sports world would have gone crazy. So much depends on luck. Perhaps a better measure would be the strength of the competition beaten, but nobody seems to be in the mood for that.Hills3306-10-2026
- OK, can I say something? We would not be having these conversations if Pogi was in all the races... the WC and EC. He would have won both of them by a big margin and the only comments would be: "OMG, how boring it was. Pogi is "killing" cycling." ... Capish?PogiSloFans06-10-2026
- That was a close finish!awp06-10-2026
- I’d like to see the actual photo finish with the black (not white) line which they use to determine the winner. Ciccone’s photo sure does make it look questionable, but it doesn’t show the following… Which, from what I understand, it is the ‘9 o’clock’ of the wheel, crossing the black line first, which is used to determine the winner.anonymouscyclist05-10-2026
- I think Pogačar is going to have a really hard time becoming Belgian road champion. I mean, nothing seems impossible with the guy, but still. Kidding aside, this is honestly an incredible set of achievements. It's not the usual set of cycling achievements in terms of specific races, but seriously, all the championships he can, in road and TT?! And he's how young? That's really remarkable. Congratulations, Remco Evenepoel!RidesHills05-10-2026
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