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  "description": "Lorenzo Fortunato had been on XDS-Astana's provisional startlist for the 2026 Giro d'Italia, but the reigning mountains classification winner has now confirmed that he will miss his home Grand Tour for the first time in six years, having started every edition since 2021.\n\n\"It is the first time in [six] years that I will not be participating,” Fortunato told SpazioCiclismo. “I have already ridden the Tours of Catalonia and the Basque Country, and after the Tour de Romandie I will take a week of r",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T11:29:22.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Lorenzo Fortunato had been on XDS-Astana's provisional startlist for the 2026 Giro d'Italia, but the reigning mountains classification winner has now confirmed that he will miss his home Grand Tour for the first time in six years, having started every edition since 2021.\n\n\"It is the first time in [six] years that I will not be participating,” Fortunato told _SpazioCiclismo_. “I have already ridden the Tours of Catalonia and the Basque Country, and after the Tour de Romandie I will take a week of rest, after which I will appear at the start of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.\"\n\nHis appearance at the race formerly known as the Critérium du Dauphiné, ASO's Tour de France warm-up event, suggests that the almost-30-year-old (birthday on 9th May) may be destined for his Tour debut this summer, though that has yet to be confirmed.",
  "title": "Fortunato will not defend his KOM title at 2026 Giro",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-03T11:29:23.682Z"
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