‘It’s hard to understand the tactics of Movistar’ – Giro d’Italia top sprinters Magnier, Milan dropped and left frustrated with ‘fast pace’ on climbs into Novi Ligure

The two biggest sprinters of the 2026 Giro d’Italia lost out on a potential stage 12 victory, with both maglia ciclamino leader Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) and Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) dropped by the fast pace set by Movistar on the final climbs into Novi Ligure.

Magnier questioned Movistar’s tactics in a post-race interview with press in the mixed, saying they were “hard to understand”.