S14 Ep57: Stage 1 | Cesenatico - Ravenna | Giro d’Italia Women 2026
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Put the bucket and spade aside and join Rose Manley and Rebecca Charlton as they tackle the first stage of the 2026 Giro d’Italia Women that runs between the seaside towns of Cesenatico and Ravenna.
And don’t forget to listen in all week as The Cycling Podcast Féminin bring you daily coverage from the race.
Also on the agenda: having no interest in remaining upright, barmen vs sports psychologists and a REALLY MASSIVE BUT BADLY TIMED BOMBSHELL
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to daily coverage of the 2026 Girod Italia Women by the cycling podcast Feminna. |
| 0:12.9 | Today, Rose Manly and Rebecca Charlton will take you through stage one, Cesenatigo, |
| 0:18.8 | Goravenna. Stage one, Césanatico, Ravana. Cozsche terry coze, cozze vicine, |
| 0:23.6 | well, benvenuto listeners. |
| 0:29.6 | We are here, the cycling porcost feminine is here, my name is Rose Manly, |
| 0:33.6 | and yeah, we're doing daily coverage from the Giro d'italia women. |
| 0:37.8 | We are so excited to be able to cover this race, the most prestigious race for many people on the whole calendar. |
| 0:44.7 | So it is our thrill and our delight and hopefully yours as well for us to be covering with daily coverage. |
| 0:50.2 | We'll be here every night talking about each stage. |
| 0:53.5 | And we start with stage one, |
| 0:56.5 | which was from Chesanarico to Ravenna, a seaside sort of themed sprint stage. So I'm, it's very |
| 1:02.8 | important that, of course, my co-host is also in a seaside location, Rebecca Charlton. |
| 1:08.7 | Hello. I just, I just wait with eager anticipation for your segues into my |
| 1:14.9 | intro. I love it. Another great one, Rose. How does Shore and Bicye compare to the Italian |
| 1:23.0 | Riviera? Well, I think it was listed in one of the UK papers today as one of the top 10 |
| 1:29.6 | most expensive seaside locations to live in the UK. I mean, how many seaside locations that are |
| 1:35.9 | desirable are there? I'm not sure, but apparently we made it under the top 10. One of the most desirable. |
| 1:40.7 | Well, that's a humble brag, isn't it? Not only are you in a lovely place, but you're also just dripping with wealth, clearly. |
| 1:49.0 | You must be. |
| 1:50.0 | I'm also, for once, actually, in a seaside location of my own. |
| 1:55.0 | Not quite so glamorous. |
| 1:56.0 | I am at the Calais Ferryport. |
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