VIDEO: Evenepoel and Roglic battle it out for time bonuses at the intermediate sprint on stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia
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With the breakaway caught and the peloton being the front of the race as the intermediate sprint neared, the time bonuses on offer meant the GC riders came out to play.
Primoz Roglic was trying his best to put some pressure on the overall race leader Remco Evenepoel who as yet has looked peerless in his quest for the Maglia Rosa. Led out by his teammate Koen Bouwman, Roglic opted to use the intermediate sprint as the perfect opportunity to gain a few seconds back on the Belgian in pink.
Sadly for Jumbo-Visma's plans, Evenepoel decided he wasn't going to let the Slovenian take even a second out of the advantage he has built up. The Soudal - Quick-Step man came over the shoulder of Roglic to take the maximum of three bonus seconds and actually increase his overall lead.
Check it out in the video below.
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- great analysis thanks! appreciate you posting this. I didn't realize CX had a different standard for deviation. this is even more egregious it seems.mij10-11-2026
- As he isn't currently with Red Bull, I guess if he want to race for one more year he needs to find a team. He's 37 so this will be his last year I would guess, unless he wants to race for almost nothing like Froome did.awp10-11-2026
- I think some are making much ado about nothing. Even though Jonas is getting older, before his crash in the Tour, he looked like a solid 2nd all the way home. No one can really climb with Tadej until this year, Eric Mas showed himself which I think was a one off year for him and Paul Seixas has been able to be pretty close to him. Whatever stage race Jonas enters as long as Tadej is not there he is a favorite to win.awp10-11-2026
- Giro or not Giro, he won't win the Tour!MajorPayne10-11-2026
- Very true.awp10-11-2026
- Ciccone had a very strong end of season. Consistently attacking and livening up races. Hope he makes that last leap in progress and starts notching some significant wins. Great rider to watch.Occam10-11-2026
- Me too!!!!!Occam10-11-2026
- they can sign any 100 of top riders today but Pogi will win over Remco any time at the TDF unless something goes wrongabstractengineer10-11-2026
- the time for a GC rider to retire is when they cannot win stages, or have a significant level drop like from winner/podium into top 5/10 consistently. Roglic is still competitive and Froome raced even though he became pack fodder.abstractengineer10-11-2026
- He should be in a different team. It was detrimental. For them it does not matter if he does not develop. He should have gone to a team where they need him to succeed.abstractengineer10-11-2026
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🚴🇮🇹 | Er zijn maar drie seconden te verdienen maar toch gaan Roglic en Evenepoel het gevecht met elkaar aan. Een klein voorproefje op wat nog gaat komen deze #Giro. 📺 Koers kijk je op discovery+
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