It was a manic few days at Cycling Weekly towers last week as we rushed to complete our Giro d’Italia preview magazine, with the added thrill of a UK bank holiday thrown in. The 109th edition of the Italian Grand Tour begins on Friday, and we worked hard to create the most up-to-date guide for the race, on sale on Thursday.
The print deadline was made all the harder to meet by late team name changes – thanks Netcompany-Ineos – jersey switch-outs, and also riders dropping out of the race. Richard Carapaz, João Almeida and Max Poole all skipping the Giro required a furious rewrite. Perhaps more pertinently to the race, the lack of these contenders will give Jonas Vingegaard less to think about on his quest for the maglia rosa.
