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Dani Ostanek

'A brutally hard day on the bike' – Erlend Blikra forced out of Giro d'Italia after missing the time cut on stage 11

Erlend Blikra heads to the team presentation at the start of stage 11 ahead of his final day of racing at the 2026 Giro d'Italia.

The Giro d'Italia has lost its first rider to the time cut, and he didn't miss out on one of the race's brutal multi-mountain stages.

Norwegian sprinter Erlend Blikra crossed the finish line of stage 11 in Chiavari 37:06 behind the day's stage winner, Jhonatan Narváez, meaning he missed the time cut of 35:35 by 1:31.

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