The Giro d'Italia will enter one of its "most tense stages" on Sunday, according to Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), as the gravel of Strade Bianche characterises the ninth day of racing and puts all the GC riders at risk.
Ayuso took a psychological boost by sprinting to a one-second time gain over co-overall favourite Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) on stage 8 on Saturday, but it could be minutes that one of the pair loses should they endure rotten luck on the white roads near Siena, Tuscany.
