Rodriguez primed to chase bonus seconds in opening week of Giro d’Italia

As the Giro d’Italia takes a brief hiatus while the caravan transfers from Dublin to Bari on Monday, the first stock taking exercise of the race shows Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) as the overall contender with the most ground to make up following the troika of Irish stages.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is 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.