{"id":120785,"date":"2026-05-17T10:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/giro-ditalia-stage-9-live-big-summit-finish-on-the-menu-at-corno-alle-scale-with-gc-action-almost-certain\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:58:27","slug":"giro-ditalia-stage-9-live-big-summit-finish-on-the-menu-at-corno-alle-scale-with-gc-action-almost-certain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/giro-ditalia-stage-9-live-big-summit-finish-on-the-menu-at-corno-alle-scale-with-gc-action-almost-certain\/","title":{"rendered":"Giro d&#8217;Italia stage 9 LIVE: Big summit finish on the menu at Corno alle Scale, with GC action almost certain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Refresh <i class=\"fa fa-refresh\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:58:27+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:58:27.730Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-184km-to-go\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-184km-to-go\"><span>184km to go<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-d6f1b4b0-7d79-435f-ae8c-319d2f94840b\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Racing begins with Uno-X Mobility sending two riders up the road immediately on the national day of Norway! Bardiani CSF-7 Sabre also kick clear in their home region as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:54:36+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:54:36.067Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-894a8bdd-2a52-4c92-b745-008a8ec323e7\">It is a beautiful roll out for the riders in a very sunny Emilia Romagna. However, the forecast for the final climb says we may have temperatures at around 4 degrees Celsius!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:47:57+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:47:57.039Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-06b8a59d-3fb8-4e0f-b715-5b32e200902a\">Jerseys and other Giro competitions after stage 8:<\/p>\n<p>Pink &#8211; Afonso Eul\u00e1lio (Bahrain Victorious)<br \/>Purple &#8211; Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep)<br \/>Blue &#8211; Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)<br \/>White &#8211; Afonso Eul\u00e1lio (Bahrain Victorious)*<br \/>Int sprint &#8211; Manuele Tarozzi (Bardiani CSF-7 Sabre)<br \/>Fuga &#8211; Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti-Visit Malta)<br \/>Red Bull KM &#8211; Manuele Tarozzi (Bardiani CSF-7 Sabre)<br \/>Team &#8211; Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-2b295f17-282a-44a3-ae34-532b3e00f5a1\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:5678px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.66%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PRQJzWbwtLFUqajdyB4PMG-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PRQJzWbwtLFUqajdyB4PMG-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PRQJzWbwtLFUqajdyB4PMG-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PRQJzWbwtLFUqajdyB4PMG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PRQJzWbwtLFUqajdyB4PMG-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PRQJzWbwtLFUqajdyB4PMG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:38:41+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:38:41.166Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9011fa2a-5a52-4420-b69f-6c6cd8a88e21\">The riders have started the neutral zone and are roughly 10 minutes away from racing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-5c8aa443-8e53-42b0-add9-b820c82e27cf\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:5871px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH.jpg\" alt=\"Riders arrive to take the start of the 9th stage of the Giro d&amp;#039;Italia 2026 - Tour of Italy cycling race between Cervia and Corno alle Scale, central Italy on May 17, 2026. (Photo by Luca Bettini \/ AFP)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xAqFAvvuMCpS8afxiuwjPH.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:38:20+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:38:20.517Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8cb6328e-77c8-421f-9128-0ec00ca3f6f1\">We are expecting a chaotic start with multiple riders battling to get into the break of the day. Visma-Lease a Bike will have to be on high alert so riders like Enric Mas (Movistar), Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto-Intermarche), Markel Beloki (EF Education-EasyPost), Egan Bernal (Netcompany-Ineos) and others don&#8217;t get in the break of the day. And, if they do, manage the gap sufficiently to let them go all the way but to also not gain massively on their Danish leader as well as dropping pink jersey Afonso Eul\u00e1lio (Bahrain Victorious) along the way,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:29:56+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:29:56.189Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-74dcc92c-afd4-479e-b8c0-e95979e9cde8\">The riders will start the neutralised section in about 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:29:33+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:29:33.373Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ba5a6607-d6b5-4ae5-9db3-5ba43e2987bb\">The riders are due to start racing after the neutral zone at 12:50 local time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:28:03+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:28:03.556Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-48060e43-fd9f-4e0f-aeb0-9661e02c569c\">It is very likely that we will see a breakaway succeed today for one simple reason. Jonas Vingegaard will not want to ride the ITT on Tuesday in the blue KOM skinsuit. He leads the classification by one point over Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti-Visit Malta) thanks to his win on Blockhaus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">There are a maximum of 59 points available today but they all come right at the very end of the day. Everyone in the top 11 of the KOM classification can take the jersey but most are top GC riders. It will be a difficult race to balance for Visma-Lease a Bike.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:20:43+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:20:43.518Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3f2617af-f10f-443d-935a-83518d57486f\">Once you&#8217;ve read the preview and looked at the profile, don&#8217;t forget to vote above on who you think is going to win the stage!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Even better, let us know in the comments how you think the stage is going to play out.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:19:38+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:19:38.401Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-824eeb51-f28c-4b4b-b96e-8092982389c6\">The Corno alle Scale is 10.8km long, but with the Quesciola climb coming right before, there&#8217;s actually a good 21km of climbing to finish the stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Want a deeper preview look at the stage? We&#8217;ve got you: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/2026-giro-d-italia-stage-9-preview\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/2026-giro-d-italia-stage-9-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Giro d&#8217;Italia stage 9 preview &#8211; Will high drama atop Corno alle Scale see the pink jersey change hands?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:17:58+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:17:58.384Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8ef4aa54-b0e6-4c2c-a8fe-995fa2a8b916\">Here&#8217;s what is on the cards today:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-28d61fce-9444-4b2b-8403-7d9ec29c1b30\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2513px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:57.14%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST.jpg\" alt=\"Giro d&amp;#039;Italia 2026 stage 9 profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/L66dpsN5bSfJLzYbmjBZST.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: RCS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-17T10:17:19+00:00\">2026-05-17T10:17:19.450Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8b2817a8-863b-4d79-aec5-e8691d84282c\">We&#8217;ll be here all day with all the updates and actions from what is set to be an exciting day of racing, the last one before the first (proper) rest day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<p id=\"elk-4083357d-6864-41f2-aaee-43c857366bb8\">Good morning and welcome to <em>Cyclingnews&#8217; <\/em>live coverage of stage 9 of the Giro d&#8217;Italia!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/giro-d-italia-stage-9-live-big-summit-finish-on-the-menu-at-corno-alle-scale-with-gc-action-almost-certain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh 2026-05-17T10:58:27.730Z 184km to go Racing begins with Uno-X Mobility sending two riders up the road immediately on the national day of Norway! Bardiani CSF-7 Sabre also kick clear in their home region as well. 2026-05-17T10:54:36.067Z It is a beautiful roll out for the riders in a very sunny Emilia Romagna. However, the forecast for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120785"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}