Magnier Wins Giro Stage 3, Silva Retains Pink Jersey

Paul Magnier of Soudal Quick-Step claimed his second stage victory in three days at the 2026 Giro d'Italia, outsprinting Jonathan Milan and Dylan Groenewegen in a photo finish on Sunday's 175-kilometer third stage from Plovdiv to Sofia, Bulgaria, as Uruguayan rider Guillermo Silva of XDS Astana retained the overall lead in the pink jersey.

The opening weekend of the 109th edition of the Italian Grand Tour, which began May 8 in Bulgaria, delivered high drama. On Friday's flat 147-kilometer opener from Nessebar to Burgas, Magnier, a 22-year-old Frenchman, surged clear in a crash-split finish 600 meters from the line, beating Tobias Lund Andresen of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale and Ethan Vernon of NSN Cycling. The pileup caught sprinters including Groenewegen, Kaden Groves and Matteo Moschetti, but the main peloton regrouped under the three-kilometer rule, keeping overall contenders like Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike safe. Magnier claimed the maglia rosa, along with the cyclamen points jersey and white young rider jersey, marking his first Grand Tour win and the first French pink jersey since 2023.

Saturday's hilly 204-kilometer second stage from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo...