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Piganzoli wins Giro dell'Emilia with attack 4.8km from finish
Davide Piganzoli (Visma-Lease a Bike) attacked 4.8 kilometres from the finish to win the 109th Giro dell'Emilia solo by nine seconds over Tom Pidcock (Q36.5), with Oscar Onley (Netcompany-Ineos) third. The win was also a lock on the finish: teammates Ben Tulett and Matteo Jorgenson came in fourth and fifth, giving Visma-Lease a Bike three of the top five places behind Piganzoli's own move. «I also wanted to put my teammates in a good position that way. We still had Ben behind us, who has a strong sprint,» Piganzoli said of the attack.
What this means
Piganzoli's win makes him the first Italian man to win the Giro dell'Emilia since Alessandro De Marchi in 2018.
Piganzoli's solo move won him the race outright, and teammates Ben Tulett and Matteo Jorgenson still finished fourth and fifth behind him. Tom Pidcock finished second at the Giro dell'Emilia in 2024, 2025, and 2026 — three consecutive years. Piganzoli arrived off a Tour de Luxembourg overall win two weeks earlier, and his victory made him the first Italian man to win the Giro dell'Emilia since Alessandro De Marchi in 2018. It also arrived as part of a notable day for the race's home nation: Alessia Vigilia's solo win in the women's event meant Italian riders took both the men's and women's titles for the first time since 2017.
Sources
Giro dell'Emilia: Davide Piganzoli takes victory after perfectly timed attack in final five kilometresGiro dell'Emilia 2026 One day race resultsteamvismaleaseabike.comResults Giro dell'Emilia 2026 - Visma dominate as Piganzoli takes career-changing victory; Pidcock and Onley on the podium'I picked the right moment' - Piganzoli reveals the Visma plan behind Giro dell'Emilia triumphHome wins for Vigilia and Piganzoli at Giro dell'EmiliaGiro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite 2026 One day race results
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