Overview

• Primož Roglič reclaimed the Maglia Rosa after finishing fourth on the Giro d’Italia’s first mountain stage, gaining a narrow four-second lead in the general classification.
• Juan Ayuso delivered a breakthrough performance, winning Stage 7 in Tagliacozzo with a decisive attack 600 meters from the finish.
• Isaac Del Toro sits third overall, nine seconds behind Roglič, after finishing second to Ayuso on the stage.
• The Stage 6 mass crash sidelined key riders, including Juri Hollmann with severe fractures and Jai Hindley with a mild concussion and vertebra injury.
• Stage 8 on Saturday will challenge riders with four categorized climbs over 196 kilometers, including the Sassotetto ascent, offering opportunities for further GC shifts.