Giro d’Italia 2022 – Stage 1 LIVE: Can Biniam Girmay make more history? A day for Mathieu van der Poel?

Refresh for updates from Felix Lowe on Friday, or watch uninterrupted coverage above from 11:00 BST Ad/> HOW CAN I WATCH THE GIRO ON TV AND LIVE STREAM? Giro d'ItaliaGirmay aiming to make history at Giro d’Italia in his first Grand Tour eventAN HOUR AGO Each and every stage will be broadcast in its entirety on Eurosport, discovery+ and GCN+, bookended by The Breakaway, presented by Orla Chennaoui and Dan Lloyd. Rob Hatch and Hannah Walker will be in the commentary box with regular contributions from pundits Robbie McEwen, Sean Kelly and Adam Blythe, with Bradley Wiggins doing his thing on the back of a motorbike. 'It scares me' — Cavendish on his rivalry fears with team-mate Jakobsen Mark Cavendish is hoping a rivalry is not manufactured with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team-mate Fabio Jakobsen as the pair vie for the same sprint spot at the Tour de France.

Quick-Step’s Tour line-up is a closely-guarded secret, but Cavendish will take to the start at the Giro d’Italia on Friday. While that does not rule Cavendish out of the Tour, especially if he impresses in Italy, it might suggest Jakobsen is the preferred option for France. Speaking on Eurosport’s new podcast The Breakdown, Cavendish tells hosts Orla Chennaoui and Greg Rutherford that he has an excellent relationship with Jakobsen and is scared the pair could be played off each other in the build-up to the Tour announcement.

“It's an easy story to make: ‘am I or aren’t I going?’,” said Cavendish. “It's quite a lazy story in my honest opinion — because it's that easy. “Fabio and myself have supported each other so much the last [few] years.