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April 26, 2026
87th Giro dell’Appennino 2026 🇮🇹 (1.1) ME – Novi Ligure – Genoa : 196,8 km
Giro dell’Appennino is a UCI 1.1 classification that carves its way through the rugged heart of Italy’s Apennine Mountains,
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April 26, 2026
87th Giro dell’Appennino 2026 🇮🇹 (1.1) ME – Novi Ligure – Genoa : 196,8 km
Giro dell’Appennino is a UCI 1.1 classification that carves its way through the rugged heart of Italy’s Apennine Mountains, where the roads climb relentlessly through dense forests, rocky outcrops, and remote villages clinging to the hillsides. The terrain is a grueling mix of long, grinding ascents and technical descents, with climbs that stretch for kilometers, their gradients unyielding, forcing riders to dig deep into their reserves. The most notorious of these ascents often exceeds 10 kilometers, its slopes punctuated by steeper ramps that test both power and endurance, while the descents twist through hairpin bends, their surfaces slick with gravel and fallen leaves, demanding precision and nerve. Between the climbs, the route flattens briefly, but the roads remain exposed, the wind whipping across the open ridges, turning even the straightaways into a battle for position. The race typically begins with a cautious rhythm, the peloton conserving energy for the challenges ahead, but as the kilometers pass, the attacks grow more frequent, the climbs acting as crucibles that whittle the group down to the strongest. The finish often arrives after a final, lung-searing ascent to a summit or a high-altitude plateau, where a reduced group sprints for the line, or a lone rider who has timed their move to perfection holds off the chasing pack by a handful of seconds, the mist clinging to the peaks as the race reaches its climax.
Ludovico Crescioli (Team Polti VisitMalta) was the fastest in a three-way sprint to take the victory at Giro dell’Appennino on Sunday.
The Italian took the win on home roads ahead of his teammate Thomas Pesenti, while Domenico Pozzovivo (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) claimed the third spot on the podium in Genoa.
The 87th Giro dell’Appennino offered the peloton a 196.8km one-day race from Novi Ligure to Genoa. The three riders escaped the peloton late in the race over the Madonna della Guardia and held a slim lead on the reduced field into Genoa.
“I can’t believe it! I was coming off a good period between Teide and races in France, and today Thomas and I played it perfectly – holding Pozzovivo’s pace uphill, trying to drop him downhill, and keeping chaser [Andrii] Ponomar at a safe distance to set up the sprint,” Crescioli said in a team press release.
“It’s doubly special because it’s not only my first win as a professional, but also the team’s first of 2026, and it was truly a team victory, as they put the two of us in the best possible position to execute our plan on the decisive climb.”
Results :
 ME </strong> - Novi Ligure - Genoa : 196,8 km
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Giro dell’Appennino is a UCI 1.1 classification that carves its way through the rugged heart of Italy’s Apennine Mountains, where the roads climb relentlessly through dense forests, rocky outcrops, and remote villages clinging to the hillsides. The terrain is a grueling mix of long, grinding ascents and technical descents, with climbs that stretch for kilometers, their gradients unyielding, forcing riders to dig deep into their reserves. The most notorious of these ascents often exceeds 10 kilometers, its slopes punctuated by steeper ramps that test both power and endurance, while the descents twist through hairpin bends, their surfaces slick with gravel and fallen leaves, demanding precision and nerve. Between the climbs, the route flattens briefly, but the roads remain exposed, the wind whipping across the open ridges, turning even the straightaways into a battle for position. The race typically begins with a cautious rhythm, the peloton conserving energy for the challenges ahead, but as the kilometers pass, the attacks grow more frequent, the climbs acting as crucibles that whittle the group down to the strongest. The finish often arrives after a final, lung-searing ascent to a summit or a high-altitude plateau, where a reduced group sprints for the line, or a lone rider who has timed their move to perfection holds off the chasing pack by a handful of seconds, the mist clinging to the peaks as the race reaches its climax.
Ludovico Crescioli (Team Polti VisitMalta) was the fastest in a three-way sprint to take the victory at Giro dell'Appennino on Sunday.
The Italian took the win on home roads ahead of his teammate Thomas Pesenti, while Domenico Pozzovivo (Solution Tech NIPPO Rali) claimed the third spot on the podium in Genoa.
The 87th Giro dell'Appennino offered the peloton a 196.8km one-day race from Novi Ligure to Genoa. The three riders escaped the peloton late in the race over the Madonna della Guardia and held a slim lead on the reduced field into Genoa.
“I can’t believe it! I was coming off a good period between Teide and races in France, and today Thomas and I played it perfectly - holding Pozzovivo’s pace uphill, trying to drop him downhill, and keeping chaser [Andrii] Ponomar at a safe distance to set up the sprint," Crescioli said in a team press release.
"It’s doubly special because it’s not only my first win as a professional, but also the team’s first of 2026, and it was truly a team victory, as they put the two of us in the best possible position to execute our plan on the decisive climb."
<strong>Results : </strong>
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