Giro 2023: Favourites

Geraint Thomas - Giro 2023: Favouritesfoto: 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 favourites or click on the links in underneath scheme 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

Watch the highlights of recent races here:

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