After an utterly miserable day and two crashes during stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) appeared upbeat and hopeful about the rest of the race, despite suffering road rash and bruising.
With the rain of previous days disappearing, the Belgian appeared at the start in Napoli in his standard white world champion's kit, rather than the black wet-weather gear he wore throughout Wednesday's sodden stage. He even showed off his football skills on the sign-on podium.
