Igor Arrieta Wins Stage Five

May 13, 2026, 19:00

Introduction

Igor Arrieta from Spain won the fifth part of the Giro d'Italia race. Afonso Eulálio from Portugal is now the overall leader.

Main Body

The race was 203 kilometers long. It had many high mountains. It rained a lot and the roads were slippery. Both Arrieta and Eulálio fell from their bikes. Arrieta made a mistake and took the wrong way near the end. But he was fast. He passed Eulálio in the last 50 meters and won the stage. Eulálio is now the leader of the whole race. He is 2 minutes and 51 seconds ahead of Arrieta. The old leader, Giulio Ciccone, is now in sixth place.

Conclusion

The race continues tomorrow. The riders will go 142 kilometers to Napoli.

Learning

🏃 Moving from Now to Then

Look at these two sentences from the text:

The race continues tomorrow.
The race was 203 kilometers long.

The Secret: To talk about the past, we often just change is/are $\rightarrow$ was/were.

Now (Present)	Then (Past)	Example from text
Is	Was	The race was 203 km
Are	Were	The roads were slippery

Quick Tip for A2: When you see "was" or "were", stop! You are no longer talking about today. You are talking about a finished memory.

Vocabulary Learning

race (n.)

a competition where people or animals try to finish first

Example:The race started at 9 a.m.

leader (n.)

a person who is in charge or ahead

Example:She is the leader of the team.

long (adj.)

having many units of length

Example:The road is long.

many (adj.)

a large number of

Example:There are many cars on the street.

high (adj.)

tall or at a great height

Example:The mountain is high.

roads (n.)

paths for vehicles

Example:The roads are busy.

slippery (adj.)

easy to slip on

Example:The floor is slippery after the rain.

fell (v.)

to drop down

Example:He fell from the bike.

mistake (n.)

an error

Example:It was a big mistake.

wrong (adj.)

not correct

Example:He took the wrong way.

fast (adj.)

quick

Example:She is a fast runner.

passed (v.)

went ahead of

Example:He passed the other cyclist.

last (adj.)

final

Example:This is the last day.

minutes (n.)

units of time

Example:The wait took five minutes.

tomorrow (n.)

the day after today

Example:We will meet tomorrow.