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As the city of Turin prepares for the start of the 104th Giro d’Italia, excitement is on the rise. The Giro holds a special place in the heart of the Italians. The event itself has played a central roll in bringing the country together over the past century, and its greatest champions remain household names. All of the sport’s greatest figures made their mark here, but in some ways it is Francesco Moser who is most linked to the race’s modern history.
Moser was not the winningest rider in the Giro d’Italia, but he was perhaps the most complete, as he won no less than 23 stages, finished second three times, won
Sometimes it feels that way.
With the likes of Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič taking up much of the grand tour oxygen, it seems some people forget Yates is just one of six active riders who’ve won a major three-week stage race since 2018.
No one’s forgetting that inside the Team BikeExchange bus.
The Aussie team is riding into the 2021 Giro d’Italia full of confidence, with all eyes on the ultimate prize the
maglia rosa.
“Simon is in a good place at the moment,” BikeExchange sport director Matt White told
VeloNews. “Everyone loves to harp on about 2018, and the fact that he didn’t win the Giro that year. People forget that he won the Vuelta a few months later, and ended the season ranked No. 1 in the world.”