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And so, France’s long wait for a Grand Tour victory continues. Romain Bardet wasn’t necessarily going to win this Giro. But his performances on Mount Etna and Blockhaus caught the imagination and propelled the Frenchman up into third place in the standings at the halfway point of the race.
Friday's run from San Remo to Cuneo is almost a mirror-image of Stage 5, featuring a tough climb at the start and a more gentle run to the finish. That should spark excitement in the mind of Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ), who produced a terrific fightback to latch back onto the main group before sprinting to a memorable win. The Frenchman is the runaway maglia ciclamino and starts as favourite on Stage 13.
Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) is in “last-chance saloon” if he wants to add to his solitary stage victory at this year’s Giro d’Italia, according to Bradley Wiggins. Friday’s run from San Remo to Cuneo appears to be the final opportunity for the fast men before the race hits the mountains, although they could also feasibly deny a breakaway on Stage 18 next week. Ad/> Cavendish is expected to complete the remainder of the Giro as he chases another win to add to his triumph in Hungary on Stage 3, a task that was made slightly easier after struggling sprint rival Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) abandoned the race on Thursday.
Bradley Wiggins made a triumphant return to the motorbike at the Giro d’Italia, with the 2012 Tour de France champion immediately digging into the troubles of overall leader Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek-Segafredo). Lopez has defended the pink jersey with gusto since taking it atop Etna on Stage 4, but looked to be flagging at the back of the peloton during the early running on Stage 12. Ad/> With the stage profile from Parma to Genova favouring a breakaway and Lopez having the power to dictate who would be allowed to attack, his presence at the back of the bunch was a surprise.
It’s the longest stage of the Giro d’Italia! Stage 12 sees the peloton travel 204km from Parma to Genova, with this day earmarked with one word: breakaway. Ad/> Expect a string of moves before the Passo Del Bocco summit, the day's long first climb, with plenty of KOM points up for grabs. An undulating finale featuring two Cat.
After Biniam Girmay's historic victory on Tuesday, another chance for the fast men arrives on Stage 11. Only this time, Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) will expect to feature. The flat-track bullies were cruelly distanced by their more versatile, but slower, rivals during the early hills on Stage 10, but there should be no repeat on the pan-flat run from Santarcangelo di Romagna to Reggio Emilia.
Hindley upsets heavyweights on Blockhaus — the story of Stage 9 Ad/> A glorious summit showdown on the infamous Blockhaus saw Australia’s Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) edge Frenchman Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) on a day of high drama on the Giro d’Italia. Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'Italia 2022 Stage 10 — Route map, how to watch as Van der Poel goes for gloryAN HOUR AGO Hindley, who famously lost the maglia rosa to Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart on the final day of the 2020 Giro d'Italia, confirmed his return to form after taking the win in a six-way sprint by going long in the uphill finish and leading out around the final bend from the front.
The second rest day of the 2022 Giro d'Italia came off the back of a drama-filled Stage 9 which saw a shake up of the General Classification. An uphill sprint saw Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) restate his credentials as a Grand Tour force, edging out Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers). Ad/> Race leader Juan Pedro Lopez (Trek–Segafred) held onto the pink jersey after a gutsy fight but saw his lead cut to 12 seconds over Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates).