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  "description": "Afonso Eulálio has been the biggest revelation of the 2026 Giro d'Italia, riding into the race lead with second on stage 5, and holding onto pink for longer than anyone thought possible, himself included. His nine-day run finally ended on stage 14 when Jonas Vingegaard took control of the race with his third stage win of the Giro, but Eulálio continued to defy the odds by only dropping one spot in the standings.\n\n\"I was already expecting this moment, Jonas is very strong. For me, it was just abo",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T22:09:14.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Afonso Eulálio has been the biggest revelation of the 2026 Giro d'Italia, riding into the race lead with second on stage 5, and holding onto pink for longer than anyone thought possible, himself included. His nine-day run finally ended on stage 14 when Jonas Vingegaard took control of the race with his third stage win of the Giro, but Eulálio continued to defy the odds by only dropping one spot in the standings.\n\n\"I was already expecting this moment, Jonas is very strong. For me, it was just about fighting, fighting, and doing the best I could,\" Eulálio told media after the podium ceremony where he pulled on his 10th white jersey, which he hopes to hold onto for as long as possible. \"There are other guys who are very, very strong. Even so, let’s see if it gives me strength like the pink jersey did.”\n\nEulálio had a lead of just 33 seconds over Vingegaard going into the hardest stage of the Giro so far, and the 24-year-old lasted until just over 8 km to go before succumbing to Visma-Lease a Bike's pace.\n\n\"I don’t know what I can tell you about the climb, but the whole day was very hard,” he went on. “There was such a long climb at the beginning, then another long climb at the end, and the climbs in the middle were also very hard...\n\n\"I suffered all day. I held on a bit, but on the final climb I lost contact with the main group quite early. After that, I just had to fight and fight all the way to the finish line.\"",
  "title": "Eulálio's revelatory Giro is not over yet, focus shifts to white jersey",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-23T22:09:16.234Z"
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