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.

Ad Roglic was victorious in the Volta a Catalunya in March, with Evenepoel finishing as runner-up in the general classification despite winning the final stage. Giro d'ItaliaRoglic's Giro support team in tatters as Jumbo-Visma hit by CovidYESTERDAY AT 08:43 With those performances in mind, Foss believes the duo will be a long way ahead of the rest of the field in Italy.

“When you look at how they performed in Catalonia and how sharp they are on the time trial compared to the other overall riders, I struggle to see who will keep up with them physically,” Foss told Eurosport. “The only thing that can happen is if something unforeseen happens.

There is a big break going and someone could be a dark horse for the jersey. Exclusive: 'Pure sprinter' Cavendish could win more stages at Giro and Tour — Contador Ineos announce Giro line-up featuring Thomas, Geoghegan Hart & Ganna Exclusive: Contador reveals Evenepoel's main weakness ahead of Roglic battle “These things happen a lot in the Giro.

But it seems that Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel are in a completely different league to everyone else, so I will be very surprised if anyone else manages to hang in there and match them at all stages.” Those thoughts were echoed by Eurosport's Alberto Contador, who assessed Geraint Thomas's chances of winning the maglia rosa following his 15th-place finish in the Tour of the Alps. «Geraint Thomas is a rider of tremendous