Rain gear packed? Check. Bottle carrying technique perfected? Also, check. These are among the basics that riders are schooled in at development team level; but once they have a handle on such things, it’s time for them to experience a taste of WorldTour high life.
That’s exactly the case with young British rider Josh Golliker at this week’s Tour of the Alps in Austria and Italy, a relentlessly mountainous race that is a test for a rider at any level.
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