Giro d’Italia 2022 – The Essential Preview
https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2022/preview/ The Corsa Rosa without an outright favourite offers boundless possibilities By Barry Ryan published 9 days ago The stories of some editions of the Giro d’Italia are driven by character, others by plot. Last May, the essential dramatic tension was provided by winner Egan Bernal’s own narrative, as he seemed to race against his own doubts as much as against his rivals. This year, in an open race without an overwhelming favourite , it looks to be mainly about the plot. Just about anything, it seems, could happen between Budapest and Verona. That sense of possibility is due in part to the fact that Tadej Pogačar has thus far resisted overtures from RCS Sport to test himself at the Giro. The Slovenian will surely sample – and probably win – the corsa rosa in due course, but while his absence, and that of his fellow countryman Primož Roglič, divests the Giro d'Italia of a little stardust, it does little to diminish the race