Can Geraint Thomas stop the mighty Tadej Pogacar at the Giro d'Italia? There is always a chance at cycling's most unpredictable Grand Tour.
Hot sun, torrential rain, hail, snow, ice... the Giro d'Italia is often the most entertaining race of the road cycling season.
But hot favourite Pogacar's rivals, such as Britain's Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers, will not simply lie down. Especially given Thomas missed out so narrowly last year."If anything it takes the pressure off because everyone expects him to win. No-one expects any of us to do anything, so there's no pressure from that side of things," adds the 2018 Tour de France winner.
In March, before the tough one-day classic Strade Bianche - a 215km race encompassing the loose, chalky roads of Tuscany - he was asked about his plan to win. But he eventually conceded that his dominance of so many races draws certain expectations, adding: "I don't know, maybe it's a bit my fault."Other riders in contention to win stages at the Giro include sprinters such as Eritrea's Biniam Girmay of Intermarche-Circus-Wanty, left, and Britain's Ethan Vernon of Israel-Premier TechOn paper, no.
Described by many as the most entertaining three-week Grand Tour, the Giro is almost always unpredictable. In 2020, Thomas crashed out when a discarded drinks bottle from another rider rolled under his front wheel, causing him to break his pelvis.
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