Rodriguez convinced about his Tour de France chances

In 2012 Joaquim Rodriguez finished a close second to Ryder Hesjedal at the Giro d'Italia and was third overall in the Vuelta a Espana after leading the race for 12 stages. He also topped the UCI WorldTour ranking after a consistently successful season, carrying the Katusha team.

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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.