‘I had to go with it’ – Derek Gee-West moves closer to Giro d’Italia podium in ‘super hard’ queen stage to Alleghe

Derek Gee-West (Lidl-Trek) has moved closer to an overall podium finish at the 2026 Giro d’Italia after riding into the winning breakaway and finishing second place on the queen stage 19 that finished on the Piani di Pezzè summit in Alleghe.

The Canadian, who started the day in sixth place overall, was part of a 28-rider breakaway that was reduced to ten and in the later stages of the race. The group gained three minutes on maglia rosa Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), along with runner-up Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) and third-placed Thymen Arensman (Netcompany Ineos).