Analysing Mitchelton-Scott's Giro d’Italia line-up

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Mitchelton-Scott at the Giro presentation (Image credit: Getty Images)

At the Tour de France the Mitchelton-Scott devised their roster around winning stages on almost all terrains. At the Giro d'Italia the game plan has shifted and the Australian WorldTour team will base their tactics around supporting Simon Yates' challenge for the maglia rosa.

The British rider came close in 2018, winning three stages and leading the race before the final few mountain stages but a dramatic collapse saw him drift to eighth on GC. He bounced back to win the Vuelta a España a few months later before an underwhelming ride in the Giro in 2019. This time, however, he looks to be firing on all cylinders. He won Tirreno-Adriatico in impressive fashion and despite almost 60km of time trial in the Giro, he's primed to attack at every opportunity. He looks more mature than two years ago as well, and has talked about learning from his mistakes but the next few weeks will determine whether he can add a second Grand Tour to his palmares. 

Simon Yates

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.