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    The Sprinters Surprise Everyone | Giro d’Italia 2026 Stage 18 | Lanterne Rouge x JOIN Cycling



    In this episode Patrick and Benji recap the 18th stage of the 2026 Giro d’Italia.

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    1. @patrickvsbenjiGTpicks on

      First

      Patrick Vs Benji GT picks

      Total scores after stage 18:
      Benji: 157 🦖
      Patrick:170

      Breakdown:

      Benji Stage 18 picks
      Route release: Abrahamsen 0 pts
      Week before: Stuyven 0 pts
      Day before: Stuyven 0 pts
      Stage 18 score: 0

      Patrick Stage 18 picks
      Route release: Godon 0 pts
      Week before: Lund 0 pts
      Day before: Garofoli 0 pts
      Stage 18 score: 0

      Looking to the next stage
      Benji went for Almeida back in December, and Jonas just before the Giro started. He locked in Rubio today.

      However, weather forecasters of Italy beware…for stage 19 Patrick , in the week before pod, said "I just hope we get the stage and there's no weather that affects it." Back in December he also said "a beautiful stage, I hope we get it." With a Broe double jinx therefore being cast, viewers should expect to see the storm clouds gathering mid way through the stage.

      If Patrick hasn't ruined this stage for us all, he expected to see either Landa (Dec pick) or Jonas, win. He then picked Mas today, which immediately made me suspicious that actually Jonas is going for it.

      With the points currently being as they are, this is going to come down to this weekend. I'm therefore publishing the picks for stages 20 and 21 early, so competitors can have plenty of time to think about their next crucial decisions (if they're not reading the comments and miss this then that's just tough, you should have been paying more attention )

      Patrick
      Stage 20
      In December: L Martinez 0 pts
      Week before: Cepeda
      Day before: tbc

      Stage 21
      In December: Ganna
      Week before: Groves 0 pts
      Day before: tbc

      Benji
      Stage 20
      In December: Seixas 0 pts
      Week before: Vine 0 pts
      Day before: tbc

      Stage 21
      In December: Groves 0 pts
      Week before: Milan
      Day before: tbc

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