The Giro d’Italia opened with a team time trial and for the whole week Astana and Tinkoff-Saxo have kept going in the formation. Day after day the bunch has been driven to exhaustion by a line of sky blue or fluo-yellow jerseys. But for all their efforts there’s little to show with Alberto Contador and Fabio Aru just three seconds apart.
Alberto Contador’s shoulder has been the preoccupation since his crash but what about his legs? His attack on the road to Abetone wasn’t the usual heavyweight blow to his rivals and he was quickly reeled in by Fabio Aru. Meanwhile Richie Porte has covered everything and sits in the perfect position, assuming his off-day doesn’t arrive.
