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James Moultrie

'There aren't many hours outside of all the rehab to spend a lot of time enjoying life' – Jay Vine won't be targeting GC at Giro d'Italia after stop-start 2026 season

Jay Vine and teammate Jhonatan Narvaez riding during the Tour Down Under.

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.

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