![Johann Zarco a réalisé le meilleur temps des essais ce vendredi. [GIGI SOLDANO / Studio Milagro / DPPI via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/132548128/9a7665163189d20f5481be97697cafb8add71c9a23025c44a57c9553097a685e)
![Tour d'Italie : le Français Paul Magnier remporte la 1re étape et se pare de rose [Luca Bettini / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/132327050/c500819c00f7e7e9213edfe2d0c627ddcdc3b6130cdd88d60d9131fd74152d54)
![Johann Zarco peut-il réitérer son exploit de l'an dernier sur le circuit Bugatti du Mans ? [GIGI SOLDANO / Studio Milagro / DPPI via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/132353487/fe677314d9d9398a490596102821a78095f6be6575400c37029ee54cdf817cc9)
Overview
- Paul Magnier won Friday’s opening stage in Burgas to pull on the pink jersey after a late crash split the field and narrowed the sprint.
- The second stage saw a mass pile-up, an attack by pre-race favorite Jonas Vingegaard on the final climb, and a surprise win by Guillermo Thomas Silva, who moved into the overall lead.
- The Giro now heads toward decisive tests that include the Blockhaus summit finish, a 42 km flat time trial from Viareggio to Massa, and high Alpine stages to Pila and the Dolomites.
- At Le Mans, Johann Zarco topped practice to secure direct entry to Q2 as forecasts point to a strong chance of rain for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
- Fellow home star Fabio Quartararo said he arrived short of full fitness after a bout of angina, and the sprint race today plus wet weather could shake up the title picture led by Marco Bezzecchi.