Geraint Thomas once made headlines for forgetting to remove his gilet before the Tour de France stage one time trial in Copenhagen in 2022, in what became affectionately known as ‘gilet gate’ but at Tuesday’s Giro d’Italia time trial, Lorenzo Milesi may just have topped it with a 'hold my beer' moment.
The Italian rolled down the start ramp wearing an ice vest – used to pre-cool the body's core temperature in a bid to find a few extra watts – over his time trial skinsuit.
