'A little bit of purgatory' – Derek Gee counting on tough third week to climb up Giro d'Italia GC

Israel-Premier Tech's Canadian rider Derek Gee is pictured on stage before the 8th stage of the 108th Giro d'Italia cycling race of 197kms from Giulianova to Castelraimondo on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP).

The Giro d'Italia may be 12 stages down, but the real shape of the race is still yet to be revealed, with the hardest GC stages all disproportionately packed into the final week.

As a result, the first half of the race has seen some GC riders shine and dominate the narrative, but others stay somewhat out of the spotlight as they await their chances in the high mountains.