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Adam Becket

There should be no more flying in Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia .

Good morning, and welcome back to The Leadout. Remember, you can email me at [email protected] should you wish to, and forward this onto your friends if they’re the right kind of person, or maybe if they’re not too. Fun!

What connected the 2022 Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España? No, not stage wins for a particular team or rider, or even locations, but the fact that all three required the race to get on a plane for logistical reasons part way through.

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