Giro d’Italia: Paul Magnier wins stage one but finish marred by mass crash

French rider takes victory on opening day in Bulgaria

Jonas Vingegaard among those held up by late crash

Paul Magnier won the opening stage of the 2026 Giro d’Italia on Friday in a bunch sprint, after a late crash left most of the peloton out of contention.

The Frenchman Magnier pipped Tobias Lund Andresen in a frantic finish after 147km of largely flat racing from Nessebar to Burgas, in the first of the three opening stages in Bulgaria.