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‘It retains that very pure essence’: Matt Stephens on suffering, storytelling, and the soul of the Giro

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‘It retains that very pure essence’: Matt Stephens on suffering, storytelling, and the soul of the Giro

The broadcaster and commentator speaks to Rouleur ahead of his fourteenth encounter with the Corsa Rosa

By Rouleur Media

Photography by Graham Watson

Interview by Alice Jackson

16 MAY 2026 | UPDATED 11.41 PM BST

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