Last-minute Giro d’Italia starter Thomas Gloag described himself as ‘barely awake’ but still ‘super-excited’ to be taking part in the race after the young Jumbo-Visma rider was brought in as a substitute for injured teammate Jan Tratnik.
Tratnik fell heavily in a training crash on Friday, and after getting a call, Gloag had less than 24 hours to get himself from Spain to Italy for his first-ever Grand Tour start.
