S14 Ep48: Stage 14 | Aosta - Pila (Gressan) | Giro d’Italia 2026
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🗓️ 23 May 2026
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Daniel Friebe, Brian Nygaard and Michele Pelacci take you to the heart of the action, on the ground, at the Giro d‘Italia.
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Stage 10: Bianco 'il Terraio’ Paterna, Tuscany (white)
Stage 14: Les Crêtes Mon Blanc, Valle D’Aosta (white)
Stage 20: Braida Antica Blanc, Russolo, Friuli Venezia-Giulia (white)
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Girovagando, the cycling podcast at the 2026 Girod |
| 0:10.8 | D'Italia. |
| 0:13.7 | The cycling podcast, every day on the ground at the Girod Italia since 2016. |
| 0:20.5 | Today we are in Pila. |
| 0:21.6 | He said, guys, there's a problem. |
| 0:40.3 | I don't have a chain on my bike today. |
| 0:43.3 | He said that 30 minutes into the race, that's like, then you're very confident. |
| 0:50.3 | And then also if you, yeah, it was like coaching us like guys this is |
| 0:56.1 | impressive while we were like that was a great great day on the bike we really focused on |
| 1:05.3 | this day made a goal out of this and then it's quite nice to put it off |
| 1:10.6 | Victor did you really say that and what did you think? |
| 1:13.6 | Did you burst out laughing? What happened? |
| 1:15.6 | Yeah, I have to say, it made me laugh a little bit. |
| 1:19.6 | I had to make sure I didn't lose my breath. |
| 1:22.6 | But yeah, he was super confident and when I finished my job, like I was exploding, like |
| 1:32.3 | the acid getting out of my years and he rings to me and says, good job, guy. |
| 1:39.3 | And I go back, it's like, I don't know, 15 riders left in the peloton and he's like, good job. |
| 1:46.6 | Well, that was Victor Campanart. |
| 1:48.1 | When I said that, everyone, and a very giggly McKinley Pellachi, we've had serious problems with Pellacci's day. What you mean? Pelagchi, how are you, first of all? Ciao, Daniela, all the listeners. Yeah, we've had big issues today with Palacchi because I didn't get to take him on a run this morning |
| 2:01.2 | And consequently he's got way too much energy way too much and I'm a pretty energy Yeah, we've had big issues today with Palachi because I didn't get to take him on a run this morning |
| 2:01.2 | and consequently he's got way too much energy, way too much and I'm a pretty energetic person |
| 2:05.5 | but Palachi has been unplayable, especially for the last hour. |
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