Jonas Vingegaard has said he is “really not the only favourite” at the Giro d’Italia, two days before the Italian Grand Tour starts.
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider is the overwhelming favourite for the race, especially in the absence of both João Almeida and Richard Carapaz. Vingegaard is the only GC rider in the top-15 of the UCI’s ranking to be taking part in the Giro, and is the reigning Vuelta a España champion; he has won both stage races he has taken part in this season.
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“I’m extremely happy to be here,” Vingegaard said. “It is a dream come true. Hopefully, I can do a good race for the next three weeks, and then we’ll see in Rome what the result will be. At least I have now done everything to be as good as possible, and I I think I’ve had a pretty good preparation for this Giro.”
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