Only Tadej Pogačar had more wins than Paul Magnier in 2025, but he would more than likely trade all 19 of those previous successes for the one he achieved on stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, reaching a new level in 2026 as the Soudal-QuickStep rider out-sprinted Tobias Lund Andresen (Decathlon CMA CGM) to the line in Burgas, Bulgaria. Magnier has long been a top prospect , breaking through with victories on Italian roads at the Giro Next Gen and Tour of Britain in 2024, then adding WorldTour successes to his palmares at the Tour of Guangxi and Tour of Poland a season ago. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! While Magnier isn't one of the favourites for the second stage into Veliko Tarnovo , where a punchy finale could draw the GC riders out into a fight, he's prepared to honour the jersey with everything he has.…