Not an easy game since the man to beat is Pedersen , but the odds are very inviting. Groves, unlike Pedersen, has a team built for him , the train composed of Edward Planckaert, Timo Kielich and Fabio Van Den Bossche plus the Belgian pacesetter Quinten Hermans can give an extra push compared to Trek who will have to keep an eye on Ciccone, at least for the first few weeks.

The thing that worries me is the fact that he has raced little and missed the classics due to a knee injury but the sports director Gianni Meersman reassured: " We have a team built to go hunting for victories and that is what we want to do in this pink race too. After struggling with knee problems Groves has done a specific preparation for the Giro, he has recovered and will be our beacon from the first arrival in Tirana! "

The Australian has a good feeling with the points jerseys, 2 consecutive in 2023 and 2024 at the Vuelta while at the Giro last year he finished 2nd behind Milan.

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Another play proposed is the head-to-head in the general classification between Bardet and Pidcock, in favor of the Frenchman.

I take this bet because in my opinion there is great value and this odds are worth 1.60/1.70 at most. Bardet in his last grand tour of his career, surely wants to leave his mark maybe with a stage win but he will also take care of the general classification a little. One thing is certain: unless there are any setbacks or falls he will finish the Giro. Pidcock has expressly stated that the general classification does not matter to him and he will focus on the stage victories. In the high mountain stages if he does not go on the breakaway, surely he will save his energy for the following days and could lose several minutes in GC; furthermore, it is not a given that the British will finish the pink race.