Another nail-biting finish at the 2026 Giro Next Gen and another victory snatched by the breakaway riders. This time it was Jasper Schoofs (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team), who claimed his first-ever Under-23 victory by outsprinting his fellow escapees Simone Zanini (XDS Astana Development Team) and Matteo Vanhuffel (Development Team Picnic PostNL), while also taking over the Maglia Rosa.
Davide Donati, meanwhile, was dropped on the climb to Viggiano and later crashed on the descent, failing to hold the wheels of the group of around 40 riders that came within a few metres of the breakaway. The chase group was led home by Daan Dijkman (UAE Team Emirates GenZ) for fourth place.
