Giro d’Italia 2022 sprinters’ guide: Who will win the maglia ciclamino? Mark Cavendish, Mathieu van der Poel?

The last of our pre-race previews for the 105th edition of the Giro d’Italia homes in on the fast men of the peloton: the sprinters who will do battle over at least six stages, and perhaps as many as nine. Stages 3 (Kaposvar to Balatonfured), 5 (Catania to Messina), 6 (Palmi to Scalea), 11 (Santarcangelo di Romagna to Reggio Emilia), 13 (Sanremo to Cuneo) and 18 (Borgo Valsugana to Treviso) look nailed on to finish with a bunch sprint.

But the opening stage from Budapest to Visegrad could still end up with a sprinter in pink despite the punchy final 4km rise to the line, while Stages 8 in Naples and 10 (Pescara to Jesi) could see some stayers contest the finale. Ad/> The points classification has been won by Peter Sagan, Arnaud Demare, Pascal Ackermann, Elia Viviani and Fernando Gaviria in the last five years since Giacomo Nizzolo took back-to-back red jerseys in the pre-ciclamino days.

The big question now is whether any of the pure sprinters will stick out the final week in the mountains or whether the cyclamen jersey will be won by the fastest rider who doesn’t throw in the towel. Giro d'Italia'Hopefully we can get a win' — Cavendish excited for start of Giro d'Italia21 HOURS AGO Giro d’Italia 2022: Who’s riding? How can I watch it on TV? Can Simon Yates win? Giro d’Italia team guide: Star riders, memorable moments, which Italian food are they? Maglia rosa guide – Who will win the Giro d’Italia’s fight for pink? Let’s take a closer look at whose wheel to follow in the bunch gallops… Pure sprinters: Caleb Ewan, Arnaud Demare, Fernando Gaviria On paper, Australian pocket-rocket Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) is the fastest man on the start list.