Welcome back to another edition of Pro Log. Here’s a rundown of the latest results before we get started:
- Giro d’Italia, Stage 16, Tues 26th May: 1st Jonas Vingegaard, Visma-Lease a Bike, 2h 57min 40sec; 2nd Felix Gall, Decathlon CMA CGM, +1min 09sec; 3rd Jai Hindley, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, +1min 11sec.
- Giro d’Italia, Stage 15, Sun 24th May: 1st Fredrik Dversnes, Uno-X Mobility, 3h 03min 18sec; 2nd Mirco Maestri, Team Polti VisitMalta, +00sec; 3rd Martin Marcellusi, Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber, +00sec.
- Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Overall, Sun 24th May: 1st Yara Kastelijn, Fenix-Premier Tech, 13h 20min 04sec; 2nd Évita Muzic, FDJ United-Suez, +20sec; 3rd Usoa Ostolaza, Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi, +21sec.
- 4 Jours de Dunkerque, Overall, Sun 24th May: 1st Laurence Pithie, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, 19h 35min 55sec; 2nd Natnael Tesfazion, Movistar, +07sec; 3rd Rasmus Tiller. Uno-X Mobility, +11sec.
Jonas Vingegaard continues to lead Giro d’Italia
Visma-Lease a Bike’s Jonas Vingegaard remains in the maglia rosa into the third week of racing at the Giro d’Italia, launching a solo breakaway on Carì in Switzerland to win Stage 16 and push his advantage to over four minutes ahead of Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Thymen Arensman (Netcompany Ineos).
The previous Stage 15 saw the breakaway miraculously survive to contest the victory on the last lap of the finishing circuit in Milan, holding off the peloton after the GC was neutralised following a request from the peloton due to ‘dangerous’ roads. Uno-X Mobility rider Fredrik Dversnes charged to the win ahead of his three Italian breakaway companions.
The final outcome of the race will be decided in the mountains in the final week – most notably on Stage 19 from Feltre to Piani di Pezzè, which includes this year’s Cima Coppi in the iconic Passo Giau, as well as Stage 20’s double ascent of Piancavallo.
Enrico Zanoncello thrown out for ‘headbutt’
Enrico Zanoncello has been disqualified from the Giro d’Italia after this incident in the final sprint on Stage 15. pic.twitter.com/MfZonN9cpW
— Cycling on TNT Sports (@cyclingontnt) May 24, 2026
One of the biggest talking points on the rest day came after the expulsion from the Giro of Bardiani-CSF-7 Saber rider Enrico Zanoncello. Towards the end of Stage 15, a battle for position naturally developed and Zanoncello, attempting to stay upright after a move from Groupama-FDJ’s Paul Penhoët, then leant into Jayco AlUla’s Bob Donaldson, who crashed.
Zanoncello was hit with a yellow card, 500 Swiss Francs and expelled from the race for a ‘deviation from the chosen line that endangers another rider (blow from the head)’. It was a controversial decision, with a wider video showing the contact with Donaldson coming as a result of Zanoncello himself being bumped by Penhoët.
Tour Down Under men’s and women’s races to share three stages and dates in 2027
The 2027 Tour Down Under will feature six stages for the men, three for the women, and they’ll both be riding the same course on the same day, with the women kicking off around 90 minutes after the men.
The WorldTour opener has been shifted slightly to be closer to the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, which should reduce the strain on expenses for the Women’s WorldTour squads. The men’s race will run from 19th January to 24th January and the women’s will be the last three days, running from 22nd January to 24th January. The Tour Down Under was one of the first races to offer equal prize money to the men and women back in 2018.
Pauliena Rooijakkers announces pregnancy
UAE Team ADQ’s Pauliena Rooijakkers has announced she is pregnant with her first child, due in November. The 33-year-old hasn’t raced since abandoning the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana in February but says she intends to return to cycling after the pregnancy.
‘This pregnancy came as a surprise, but as a woman it makes me incredibly happy,’ Rooijakkers said. ‘For me, it is also a positive sign and confirmation that my body is healthy again. These are completely new emotions for me and I probably still need time to fully realise everything that is happening, but I can truly say that I feel deeply happy and grateful knowing that soon a child will become part of our lives.
‘Right now I want to fully enjoy this new chapter of my life, but I also feel that I still have more to give in cycling. My intention is to return to racing after the pregnancy. Even during these last months I have continued riding almost every day and I’ve been closely following all the team’s races on the TV. Cycling remains an important part of my life and I’m looking forward to returning to competition next season, just as many other athletes have successfully done after experiencing motherhood.’
The Dutch rider, who finished third at the Tour de France Femmes in 2024 and fourth at the Giro d’Italia Women in 2024 and 2025, was expected to play a big role for UAE, who she signed for in the winter, at the Tour de France this summer.
Yara Kastelijn wins first WorldTour general classification
Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Premier Tech) won her first GC at the WorldTour level with success at the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas. She surged into the lead after victory on the final day, a 120km stage ending atop Lagunas de Neila.
Kastelijn launched a solo attack less than 2km from the summit to go clear of FDJ United-Suez’s Évita Muzic, who come home second.
Muzic finished second overall too, 20 seconds down on Kastelijn, while Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi’s in-form Usoa Ostolaza finished third, 31 seconds down.