foto: Cor VosPrimoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel were expected to battle it out for the maglia rosa in the 2023 Giro d’Italia until Evenepoel was forced to pull out with Covid-19. Geraint Thomas became the new challenger and the race came down to a dramatic apotheosis on the penultimate day. Roglic won the ITT on Monte Lussari and stripped Thomas from pink to win the GG with a 14 seconds lead.
Read about the pre-race GC favourites or click on the links in the table below for the favourites per stage. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).
Giro d’Italia 2023 – favourites per stage
| date | favourites | km | type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-5 | ITT for pink | 19.6 | ITT |
| 2 | 7-5 | For fast men#1 | 201 | flat |
| 3 | 8-5 | Breakaway day or sprinters | 216 | hills |
| 4 | 9-5 | Fireworks on Colle Molella | 175 | mountains |
| 5 | 10-5 | For fast men#2 | 171 | hills |
| 6 | 11-5 | Fast men or attackers | 162 | hills |
| 7 | 12-5 | Pure bred climbers on Gran Sasso | 218 | mountains |
| 8 | 13-5 | For the punchers | 207 | hills |
| 9 | 14-5 | ITT specalists on the flat | 35.0 | ITT |
| 15-5 | rest day | |||
| 10 | 16-5 | Attackers with fast legs | 196 | hills |
| 11 | 17-5 | For fast men#3 | 219 | flat |
| 12 | 18-5 | Piquant finale for attackers | 179 | hills |
| 13 | 19-5 | Intense climb fest | 199 | mountains |
| 14 | 20-5 | Sprinters surviving the Simplon Pass | 193 | mountains |
| 15 | 21-5 | Il Lombardia al Giro | 195 | hills |
| 22-5 | rest day | |||
| 16 | 23-5 | Mountain goat on Monte Bondone | 203 | mountains |
| 17 | 24-5 | For fast men#4 | 195 | flat |
| 18 | 25-5 | Mountain race for attackers | 161 | mountains |
| 19 | 26-5 | Last chance for pure climbers | 183 | mountains |
| 20 | 27-5 | Thomas vs Roglic vs Almeida | 18.6 | ITT |
| 21 | 28-5 | For fast men#5 | 126 | flat |
More about the Giro d'Italia
Giro 2023: RidersGiro 2023 stage 20: Start times Monte Lussari ITTGiro 2023 stage 9: Start times ITT
