Constant crashes, rain and illness - Giro d'Italia rolls on despite cloud of pessimism

VIAREGGIO ITALY MAY 16 A general view of Andrea Pasqualon of Italy Jasha Stterlin of Germany and Team Bahrain Victorious Michel Hessmann of Germany Rohan Dennis of Australia Primo Rogli of Slovenia and Team JumboVisma and the peloton compete during the 106th Giro dItalia 2023 Stage 10 a 196km stage from Scandiano to Viareggio UCIWT on May 16 2023 in Viareggio Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
The peloton tries to survive another rainy day on stage 10 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Primož Roglič has compared himself to the fictitious heavyweight champion 'Rocky' Balboa as he fights the pain of another crash and the daily battles out on the roads of the Giro d'Italia.

Everyone in the Corsa Rosa is rolling with the punches and fighting to stay upright in some way or another after a tough first half of the race.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.