Yates says Tour contenders will skip 2011 Giro d'Italia

Team Sky sports director Sean Yates has warned that the extreme difficulty of the route of the 2011 Giro d’Italia means that few Tour de France contenders will be on the start line in Turin.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.