‘He’s isolated’ – Bradley Wiggins urges Juan Pedro Lopez to ‘put stamp’ on Giro d’Italia as leader slips back
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.