Movistar’s Giovanni Visconti swept the board today when he soloed across the finish line. It was his second victory of this year’s Giro, and his team’s third consecutive stage win – and fourth in total. Continue reading
We’re now at the business end of the Giro, with the next few days set to determine all the major classifications. With that in mind, let’s have a look at what we can expect to happen tactically over the trio of high mountain stages which will be tackled on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (assuming this afternoon’s relatively straightforward run to Vicenza doesn’t spring any surprises). Continue reading
Sprinters must think the race organisers have it in for them. They see the word ‘flat’ at first glance of the race book and think, “Hurrah! This is our stage!” They start reading and see that it’s pretty much a long, flat stage on lovely wide, straight roads. Weehee! Continue reading