The 96th Giro d’Italia just keeps getting harder. Stage 14 on Saturday from Cervere to Bardonecchia was 168km, all of it in the rain and cold, plus heavy fog atop the Jafferau.
With the 2013 Amgen Tour of California now in the northern part of the state, the individual time trial on Friday saw Matthew Busche and Bob Jungels both performing well against the clock with two stages remaining to race.
Seeing the front of the pack is happening with increasing frequency for young Giacomo Nizzolo these days as he takes an oh-so-close second in the Giro stage 13 sprint on Friday.