
With cycling’s most famous Slovenian absent, another steps up. Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) arrives at the Giro d’Italia start line in Durres, Albania the hot favourite to succeed compatriot Tadej Pogacar and lift the crown at the first Grand Tour of this season.
But even without Pogacar UAE Team Emirates-XRG have a strong contender to foil Roglic: young Spaniard Juan Ayuso, who is searching for his first Grand Tour title.