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  "description": "Tim Rex is not a mountain domestique, but he was called upon on stage 14's race through the Italian Alps, asked to do important work on the front of the bunch on a day Visma-Lease a Bike sought to take complete control of the 2026 Giro d'Italia. What followed on the Cat.1 Lin Noir climb was a demonstration of extraordinary effort, the kind that results in all sorts of facial contortions – and Rex is now famous for it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n0:00\n\n/0:08\n\n\n1×\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"I am pretty exhaust",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T19:44:39.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Tim Rex is not a mountain domestique, but he was called upon on stage 14's race through the Italian Alps, asked to do important work on the front of the bunch on a day Visma-Lease a Bike sought to take complete control of the 2026 Giro d'Italia. What followed on the Cat.1 Lin Noir climb was a demonstration of extraordinary effort, the kind that results in all sorts of facial contortions – and Rex is now famous for it.\n\n0:00\n\n/0:08\n\n1×\n\n\"I am pretty exhausted,” Rex told _Sporza_ at the finish. “I was actually already done, but suddenly they told me I just had to keep riding. I saw stars and things other than the road. I am very happy that I managed to make it in the end. It is a strength of mine that I can keep riding until the lights go out completely. I mainly hurt myself a lot, but I was still surprised by myself.”\n\nTeammate Victor Campenaerts – himself providing a tow up the first third of the finishing climb – was on hand to confirm the strong impression Rex has made in his first Grand Tour.\n\n\"That boy can dig so deep,\" Campenaerts told _Sporza_. \"Sometimes you’re behind a teammate and you think it’s only going to last another 30 seconds. [But] You know that with that body language, Tim can keep going for another half hour. He wants to ride 100 percent in support, and he does fantastic work.\"\n\nCampenaerts joked that his young teammate's newfound fame could have unexpected consequences: \"Who knows, maybe it’ll help him find a girlfriend?”",
  "title": "'I saw stars' – Tim Rex on his huge effort in support of Vingegaard on stage 14 of the Giro",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-23T19:44:40.702Z"
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