Welcome back to another edition of Pro Log. Here’s a rundown of the latest cyclocross results before we get started:
- Elite Men, Flamanville I, World Cup, Sun 30th November: 1st Thibau Nys, 1h 03min 01sec; 2nd Lars van der Haar, +03sec; 3rd Cameron Mason, +05sec.
- Elite Women, Flamanville I, World Cup, Sun 30th November: 1st Aniek van Alphen, 47min 26sec; 2nd Amandine Fouquenet, +16sec; 3rd Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, +22sec.
- U23 Men, Flamanville I, World Cup, Sun 30th November: 1st Aubin Sparfel, 50min 35sec; 2nd Yordi Corsus, +12sec; 3rd Stefano Viezzi, +26sec.
- Junior Men, Flamanville I, World Cup, Sun 30th November: 1st Filippo Grigolini, 36min 42sec; 2nd Soren Bruyère Joumard, +11sec; 3rd Patrik Pezzo Rosola, +32sec.
- Junior Women, Flamanville I, World Cup, Sun 30th November: 1st Lise Revol, 41min 29sec; 2nd Giorgia Pellizotti, +1min 20sec; 3rd Lucie Grohova, +1min 45sec.
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Men and women’s Giro routes announced
The routes have been revealed for the 2026 Giro d’Italia and Giro d’Italia Women. The men go first from 8th-31st May with Bulgaria hosting the Grande Partenza for the opening three stages. Blockhaus is the first summit finish on Stage 7 followed by a 40km ITT on Stage 10, with the Queen Stage serving up the Cima Coppi of the Passo Giau (9.8km, 9.5%) within more than 5,000m of climbing in the Dolomites on Stage 19. Will this be the year of Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel or Isaac del Toro?
The women’s race is in a new slot on the calendar and will run from 30th May-7th June in northern Italy. After beginning with a sprinter-friendly few days, an uphill time-trial hits on Stage 4 and is followed by a big Dolomite day over the Passo Tre Croci, Passo di Santi’Antonio and Costalissoio. The decisive day will be the Colle delle Finestre for a spicy penultimate GC-shaking day before with a final mountainous day in Saluzzo where Elisa Longo Borghini will no doubt be hoping for a three-peat. It won’t be easy.
Fernando Gaviria pleads guilty to drunk driving
Fernando Gaviria has been banned from driving for two years, was handed a two-month suspended prison sentence and received a €5,000 fine after pleading guilty to drunk driving. He was stopped in October and blew almost five times over the legal limit according to Nice-Matin.
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA announced his hiring for next season on the same day.
Biniam Girmay moves to NSN Cycling Team
Biniam Girmay has moved from Intermarché-Wanty to NSN Cycling. The Eritrean is without a win since his historic Tour de France in 2024 and will be hoping for a lift with the team formerly known as Israel-Premier Tech after signing a three-year deal.
Geraint Thomas is back in professional cycling
It didn’t take long. After his retirement in September at the Tour of Britain, Geraint Thomas is back with Ineos Grenadiers as director of racing. It’s a new role for the team and Thomas will apparently work in race strategy and readiness, rider recruitment and development. Throughout his two-decade career, Thomas won the Tour de France in 2018, stage races including the Critérium du Dauphine and Tour de Suisse and the E3 Harelbeke cobbled classic in addition to two Olympic gold medals on the track.
Ineos Grenadiers also hired newly retired Elia Viviani and Daryl Impey as sport directors. Viviani raced for the squad from 2022 to 2024 and won stages at the Tour, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España. Impey spent the majority of his career with Jayco-AlUla and retired in 2023 before moving into a DS role with Israel-Premier Tech.
In other DS news, Neil Stephens has rejoined Jayco-AlUla following his tenure from 2012 to 2018. Stephens, a former Australian professional implicated in the Festina doping scandal, was a two-time winner of the national road race title and won a Tour stage in 1997.
See you next week.
