Giro d'Italia 2023: Tao Geoghegan Hart can be 'right behind' Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel, says Philippe Gilbert

The Giro d'Italia 2023 could see a three-way GC battle between Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart, Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo Visma) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), reckons Philippe Gilbert. Roglic and Evenepoel are the pre-race favourites in many people's eyes, including Jumbo Visma rider Tobias Foss, who will be absent after testing positive for Covid-19. Ad But after his victory at the Tour of the Alps, Ineos Grenadiers' Geoghegan Hart — who won the event in 2020 — is in good form and could crash the party, reckons Gilbert, himself a three-time stage winner at the Giro.

Giro d'Italia‘Washed the doubts away’ — Evenepoel gears up for Giro d’Italia battle with Roglic11 HOURS AGO The Giro, the first cycling Grand Tour of the year, gets underway on Saturday in Ortona with an individual time trial, and concludes in Rome on May 28. «He is really strong,» Gilbert, speaking exclusively to Eurosport, said of Geoghegan Hart. «You saw how he did at the Tour of the Alps with two stages to go.

»He has a strong team, a lot of confidence. He loves this race. He loves Italy.

I think that he can be again fighting for something big in this Giro. Vos storms to second victory in succession on Stage 4 of La Vuelta Femenina McEwen refuses to rule out Cavendish at Giro — 'I wouldn't bet against him' «Now, we know that Roglic and Evenepoel are the two fighting it out, but Tao can be right behind them. »You never know what might happen.

Maybe the other two are going to control each other and he could take advantage of that. «He knows how to do it; he has a strong team. Also, he has guys who have experience next to him.