Listen to what Charlotte Kool, Elisa Balsamo, Magdeleine Vallieres, Lorena Wiebes, Demi Vollering and Elisa Longo Borghini have to say ahead of stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia Women 2026! <br /><br />Welcome to the 37th edition of one of women’s cycling's most iconic races! After having won the race two years in a row, Longo Borghili is again the cyclist to watch. But with an additional 9th stage joining the race this year and bringing the race to a total of 1177 km, she will have many rivals chasing after her title. With none more dangerous than Demi Vollering, who after a terrific spring season, is looking to take her first Giro victory and is by many pinned as the one to beat. Or will we see a surprise winner emerge in the Dolomites in the recently returned Marlen Reusser or Anna van der Breggen? With a mix of flat sprinting races and rough climbs in the mountains ahead of us, there will be plenty of excitement ahead of the finish in Saluzzo <br /><br />Don't want to miss any cycling highlights? Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell for more races, highlights, and cycling action! 🚴♂️ <br />🔴 Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe10BxbsFg9Kbmkg-ean_Dg?sub_confirmation=1 <br /><br />Watch more races on our channel: <br />▶️ Strade Bianche Crédit Agricole <br />▶️ Strade Bianche Women Elite Crédit Agricole <br />▶️ Tirreno Adriatico Crédit Agricole <br />▶️ Milano-Torino presented by Crédit Agricole <br />▶️ Milano-Sanremo presented by Crédit Agricole <br />▶️ Sanremo Women presented by Crédit Agricole <br />▶️ Il Giro d'Abruzzo <br />▶️ Giro d’Italia <br />▶️ Giro Next Gen <br />▶️ Giro d'Italia Women <br />▶️ GranPiemonte presented by Crédit Agricole <br />▶️ Il Lombardia presented by Crédit Agricole <br /><br />Follow Giro d'Italia: <br />👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giroditalia/ <br />🐦 X: https://x.com/GirodItalia <br />📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giroditalia/ <br /><br />Enjoy the magic of the major cycling 👉 <br />ITA: https://www.giroditaliawomen.it/ <br />ENG: https://www.giroditaliawomen.it/en/ <br /><br />#GirodItalia #Giro #GirodItalia2026 #StagePreview
