A tale of two Sundays as Giulio Ciccone saves Giro d’Italia in Cogne

Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo)
Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Salve a tutti,” Giulio Ciccone grinned as he took a seat in the press conference truck in Cogne. The world seems an altogether brighter place after victory on the Giro d’Italia. Everybody is a friend.

“It was certainly about time – but more than that it was badly needed,” Ciccone joked about his solo win on the Giro’s first day in the Alps. “This win comes after a long and difficult period, where I was very unlucky. But it’s come…”

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was 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.