
Jay Vine has said he won't be targeting a general classification finish at this year's Giro d'Italia, despite UAE Team Emirates-XRG not arriving with their originally planned leader, João Almeida.
The Australian has long been talked of as a potential man for the three-week races, with enough climbing talent to win four Vuelta a España stages in his career already, and the time trialling ability which saw him finish second behind only Remco Evenepoel at the last UCI Road World Championships in Kigali.