image: 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 |
More about the Giro d'Italia
Giro 2023: RidersGiro d'Italia: Winners and recordsGiro 2023 stage 20: Start times Monte Lussari ITTGiro 2023 stage 9: Start times ITT
