Primoz Roglic or Geraint Thomas (or Joao Almeida) – who will win the Giro d’Italia?

For all the drama at this year’s wet and wild Giro d’Italia, the general classification battle has been unavoidably underwhelming. Pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) pulled out due to Covid ahead of the first rest day, just hours after surging into the leader’s pink jersey, while Ineos’ hopes of a twin GC threat unravelled when 2020 champion Tao Geoghegan Hart abandoned with a fractured hip after a freak crash on Stage 11.

Ad It leaves just two former Grand Tour champions on the field, Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), who have been happy to cruise through the second week without fireworks. Giro d'ItaliaHow to watch Stage 15 of the Giro as Armirail wears pinkA DAY AGO Just two seconds separate the pair in the race for the maglia rosa, which is currently held by Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ) after Ineos deliberately let it go to the unheralded Frenchman to preserve energy ahead of a brutal final week in and around the Dolomites.

So who will leave Italy draped in pink and clutching the Endless Trophy? The Breakaway gang of Orla Chennaoui, Robbie McEwen, Adam Blythe and Dan Lloyd offered their thoughts ahead of the second and final rest day… Giro d'Italia general classification McNulty denies Healy to win Stage 15, Armirail loses time but keeps pink PRIMOZ ROGLIC Prior to the race kicking off on the Italian coast, Chennaoui, McEwen and Lloyd backed Roglic for the overall title, with Blythe picking Evenepoel and no one plumping for Thomas. Roglic is expected to excel in a final week that features four leg-sapping days in the mountains, including Tuesday’s Stage 16 that features over 5000m of vertical gain.