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Alberto Contador Q&A: First rest day to show if Tao Geoghegan Hart or Geraint Thomas is Ineos leader at Giro d'Italia

Alberto Contador thinks it will be clear by the Giro d'Italia's first rest day which of Tao Geoghegan Hart or Geraint Thomas is Ineos Grenadiers' leader in the race. The British outfit have gone into the 2023 edition of the famous race effectively with dual leadership, with further high-quality cards to play in the form of Filippo Ganna and Thymen Arensman too. Ad It's perhaps part of a wider bid to destabilise pre-race favourites Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel during the three-week parcours, which begins on Saturday, May 6 in Fossacesia.

Giro d'Italia 2023: Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart prepared to play the long game for GC hopes in Italy

Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) says he is prepared to «bide his time» at the Giro d'Italia during an expected GC battle with Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo Visma) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step). Briton Geoghegan Hart triumphed at the Giro in 2020 as he picked up his first Grand Tour success. Ad It's been a difficult period since then — chiefly due to a combination of illness and injury — but he won the recent Tour of the Alps to indicate he is one of the riders in contention for the maglia rosa.

Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 1: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route map and profile, when race starts

It is not long until the 2023 Giro d'Italia gets underway on May 6 in Ortona with the 106th edition culminating in what will surely be an enthralling and dramatic finale in Rome. The race will see Britain's Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) attempting to find some form ahead of his bid for the Tour de France stage record later this year.

Primoz Roglic and his quest to not crash, how good is Remco Evenepoel? – 5 huge Giro d’Italia storylines

It’s almost here! The most eagerly-anticipated Giro d’Italia in years begins with a 19.6km individual time trial in Fossacesia on Saturday, with Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep), Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) among those hoping to snaffle the maglia rosa. Ad Evenepoel will start as narrow favourite ahead of Roglic, who has returned to the peloton in sensational form after a horror crash ended his Vuelta hopes last September. Had Roglic stayed upright, it could have been the Slovenian, and not the Belgian, who carted off with the red jersey in Spain.

Geraint Thomas opens contract talks with Ineos Grenadiers over new deal as he steers away from retirement

Geraint Thomas is in talks to sign a new deal with Ineos Grenadiers. The 2018 Tour de France winner is coming to the end of a two-year deal he signed in 2021, and is keen to continue competing.

Giro d'Italia 2023: Tobias Foss says Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel in 'different league' from other riders

Tobias Foss says it is hard to look past Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) in the battle for the Giro d’Italia pink jersey. Foss was originally due to line up at the Giro in support of his team-mate Roglic, but was ruled out of the grand tour after testing positive for Covid-19.

Giro d'Italia 2023: 'Tough' to see Geraint Thomas on Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel's level says Alberto Contador

Geraint Thomas may struggle to keep up with Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel at the upcoming Giro d'Italia, reckons Eurosport's Alberto Contador. Thomas finished third at last year's Tour de France, which was a commendable performance given the superiority of Tadej Pogacar and eventual winner Jonas Vingegaard.

Giro d'Italia 2023: Primoz Roglic's support team in tatters as Team Jumbo-Visma hit by Covid-19 outbreak

Team Jumbo-Visma’s preparations for the Giro d'Italia have taken a huge hit with Primoz Roglic’s support team affected by a Covid-19 outbreak. Robert Gesink and Tobias Foss both contracted the virus at the Tour de Romandie last week and have now withdrawn from the team’s provisional eight-man line-up. Ad Jos van Emden and Rohan Dennis have been drafted in to replace the duo, with the latter playing a key role in Tao Geoghegan Hart's surprise Giro victory for Ineos Grenadiers in 2020.

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Alberto Contador Q&A: First rest day to show if Tao Geoghegan Hart or Geraint Thomas is Ineos leader at Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia 2023: Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart prepared to play the long game for GC hopes in Italy

Giro d'Italia 2023 Stage 1: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route map and profile, when race starts

Primoz Roglic and his quest to not crash, how good is Remco Evenepoel? – 5 huge Giro d’Italia storylines

Geraint Thomas opens contract talks with Ineos Grenadiers over new deal as he steers away from retirement

Giro d'Italia 2023: Tobias Foss says Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel in 'different league' from other riders

Giro d'Italia 2023: 'Tough' to see Geraint Thomas on Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel's level says Alberto Contador

Giro d'Italia 2023: Primoz Roglic's support team in tatters as Team Jumbo-Visma hit by Covid-19 outbreak