Stage 9 | Saluzzo - Saluzzo | Giro d’Italia Women 2026
6/7/202648 min
Could this really be the end? Join Rebecca Charlton and Lizzy Banks for one final instalment from the Giro d’Italia Women as the winner of the maglia rosa is finally decided on an explosive day.
We also hear from key names in that GC battle, Lidl Trek’s Isabella Holmgren and Canyon Sram’s Antonia Niedermaier, who was virtual leader on the road earlier in the stage.
And don’t forget to catch up on our whole race's worth of podcasts as The Cycling Podcast Féminin brings you daily coverage from the race.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to daily coverage of the 2026 Giro d'Italia Women by the Cycling Podcast Femina. Today, Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks will take you through stage seven, Sorbolo Mezzani to Salice Terme.
Rebecca Charlton· Host0:19
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome back to the Cycling Podcast Femina. I'm Rebecca Charlton, standing in for the lovely Rose Manley again. And it's the final day of our Giro d'Italia women's coverage. Can you believe it, Lizzy Banks? You summed up today as cray cray. What a day.
Lizzy Banks· Host0:53
What a day, Becca. It was one of those days where I was watching... Well, first of all, we didn't have any coverage, and I was just refreshing three different feeds, sort of, you know, taking myself back 10 years. And then I was watching the coverage, and I just kept laughing to myself because when the race unfolds so crazily, everything turns itself on its head. Uh, you just sit there and think, "Well, these, these were the days that bike racing was made for." What a day.
Rebecca Charlton· Host1:22
And as you say, a lot, a lot happened. And not just stuff happened, but very important things