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February 27, 2026
30th Giro di Sardegna 2026 🇮🇹 (2.1) ME – Stage 3 – Cagliari – Tortoli : 168,1 km
The Giro di Sardegna is a UCI 2.1 category event that typically consists of five stages.
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February 27, 2026
30th Giro di Sardegna 2026 🇮🇹 (2.1) ME – Stage 3 – Cagliari – Tortoli : 168,1 km
The Giro di Sardegna is a UCI 2.1 category event that typically consists of five stages. After being absent from the professional calendar since 2011, it was officially revived for the 2026 season under the organization of GS Emilia. The race is known for its rolling terrain, coastal winds, and punchy climbs that suit versatile riders and classics specialists rather than pure sprinters or pure climbers.
Dušan Rajović (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) claimed victory on stage 3 of the Giro di Sardegna, pipping the previous day’s winner, Davide Donati (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies) to the line after a photo finish.
Donati hit the front in Tortoli after great work from his team and latching onto the Polti-VisitMalta lead-out, but Rajović was coming with a lot of speed from behind and had enough in the legs to beat the Italian, thanks to his bike throw.
Manuel Peñalver (Polti-VisitMalta) finished third on the stage, as one of only two riders not from Italy in the top 10, the other being former Serbian champion Rajović.
“It was a nice day for me, I can say, first of all, thanks to my team – they worked really well from the start to control things, and I’m super happy that I started the season with a win, especially in this special place,” said Rajović.
“This win is for my girlfriend, because I was out of my house a lot of the time these past two years, so I say thank you, and this victory is for her. This year the goal is to win more than last year, so we’ll see how it’s going to go.”
Stage 1 winner, Nicolò Garibbo (UKYO), maintained his lead in the general classification ahead of Gianmarco Garofoli (Soudal-QuickStep), with the hardest stage to come tomorrow and two stages still to race.
Results :
 ME - Stage 3 </strong> - Cagliari - Tortoli : 168,1 km
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The Giro di Sardegna is a UCI 2.1 category event that typically consists of five stages. After being absent from the professional calendar since 2011, it was officially revived for the 2026 season under the organization of GS Emilia. The race is known for its rolling terrain, coastal winds, and punchy climbs that suit versatile riders and classics specialists rather than pure sprinters or pure climbers.
Dušan Rajović (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) claimed victory on stage 3 of the Giro di Sardegna, pipping the previous day's winner, Davide Donati (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies) to the line after a photo finish.
Donati hit the front in Tortoli after great work from his team and latching onto the Polti-VisitMalta lead-out, but Rajović was coming with a lot of speed from behind and had enough in the legs to beat the Italian, thanks to his bike throw.
Manuel Peñalver (Polti-VisitMalta) finished third on the stage, as one of only two riders not from Italy in the top 10, the other being former Serbian champion Rajović.
"It was a nice day for me, I can say, first of all, thanks to my team – they worked really well from the start to control things, and I'm super happy that I started the season with a win, especially in this special place," said Rajović.
"This win is for my girlfriend, because I was out of my house a lot of the time these past two years, so I say thank you, and this victory is for her. This year the goal is to win more than last year, so we'll see how it's going to go."
Stage 1 winner, Nicolò Garibbo (UKYO), maintained his lead in the general classification ahead of Gianmarco Garofoli (Soudal-QuickStep), with the hardest stage to come tomorrow and two stages still to race.
<strong>Results : </strong>
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