Ekimov: Giro d'Italia stage to Montecopiolo suits Rodriguez

Katusha general manager Viacheslav Ekimov says that of the Giro d’Italia's four summit finishes this week, Saturday's ascent to Montecopiolo is the one which suits his team leader Joaquim Rodriguez the best.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.