In this final part of the series, we interviewed the team’s physiotherapist, doctor, head coach, and chef to find out how they take care of their rider’s health.
This story about the 2023 Giro d’Italia was going to be about the rain, the crashes and the Covid cases of the first two weeks. It was going to highlight the many withdrawals from the race because of injury or illness (51 in total, including…
In a stunning display of performance at Giro d’Italia’s 16th stage, Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) and Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) found themselves at the center of thrilling happenings. The action was explosive atop Monte Bondone, with Thomas securing the coveted pink jersey and Roglič trying to…
In the next part of the series, we asked the riders on the team about their perspective. Every cyclist plays a different and essential role on the team. We talked to the team captain, the team’s General Classification (GC) contender, and a sprinter specialist.
The chaos on this year’s Giro d’Italia just won’t quit. The race has been badly disrupted by multiple cases of Covid and, especially, continuous rainfall that has caused many crashes and withdrawals. On Friday, as rain continued to lash the course, and much of Italy,…
On May 5, the World Health Organization announced that Covid-19 was no longer a public health emergency of international concern. Less than ten days later, on May 14, the GC leader of the Giro d’Italia, Remco Evenepoel, of the Belgian team Soudal–Quick-Step announced that he…
There may have been more disastrous Grand Tour weeks than the first week of the 2023 Giro d’Italia, but I cannot recall one. It was surely a fitting climax to the week’s series of calamities when race leader Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step) announced on Sunday, shortly…
The Giro d’Italia, one of the three Grand Tours of professional cycling, has captivated fans and challenged athletes since its inception in 1909. Organized by the Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the first edition of the race was a grueling eight-stage competition that…
In this exclusive series, we talked to the leaders, staff and riders of the EOLO KOMETA Cycling Team about their participation in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The first article covers the team’s goals, strategy, and coaching.
