LIVE stage 18 Giro d'Italia 2026 | Wild ride ahead with a grueling finale

Just four stages left in this Giro d'Italia. And before we head into the Dolomites, we’ve got another very tricky stage to contend with. At first glance, the 18th stage looks like it’s for the sprinters, but the final stretch is tough. Expect a gruelling battle from start to finish in the Prosecco region. IDL Pro Cycling brings you all the action live.

After quite a few stages where Visma | Lease a Bike ruled with an iron fist, Wednesday saw the attackers take centre stage once again. And so we were treated to perhaps the most beautiful stage of the Giro, where the incredibly tough Michael Valgren (EF Education-EasyPost) came out on top. But the runners up should not despair: a new opportunity may be waiting on Thursday.

The eighteenth stage doesn’t have too many metres of climbing, but the Muro di Ca’ del Poggio in the final stretch could turn everything on its head. Think of the Mur de Huy, but with another ten kilometres of racing to go. It seems too much for the true sprinters, but are there riders who can survive it? That will be the question. In any case, the breakaway chancers smell an opportunity.