Giacomo Garavaglia wins the 2026 Tour de Okinawa: road race dominated by Swatt Club

Giacomo Garavaglia has won the road race of the 2026 Tour de Okinawa, a standalone event on the international calendar, completing the 04:50:11 of racing ahead of Matteo Regnanti and Benjamin Prades Reverter. For the Swatt Club rider, it is a success built in the final phase of the race, when the group of the best riders arrived together at the finish.The raceThe road race was decided in the final kilometres, with a small group that controlled the attacks and contested the victory in the sprint. Garavaglia was the fastest, narrowly beating his breakaway companion Regnanti, riding for Solution Tech Nippo Rali, and the Spaniard Prades Reverter of VC Fukuoka. None of the top five finishers conceded any gap to the winner: all were credited with the same time.ResultsGiacomo Garavaglia (Swatt Club) — 04:50:11Matteo Regnanti (Solution Tech Nippo Rali) — s.t.Benjamin Prades Reverter (VC Fukuoka) — s.t.Yuhi Todome (Aisan Racing Team) — s.t.Daniel Whitehouse (St George Continental Cycling Team) — s.t.ClosingGaravaglia's success confirms the strength of the Swatt Club in one-day races and gives the rider a prestigious result in an international event with a demanding route. For Regnanti, there remains the satisfaction of a second place just behind his rival's teammate, while Prades Reverter completes the podium ahead of Todome and Whitehouse, all grouped within the winner's same time.