Vingegaard begins bid for Giro-Tour double with Pellizzari boosting home hopes

Already a two-time Tour winner, Vingegaard is the clear favourite for the Giro, with Pogacar sitting out this year's edition, and the Dane has been in great form this season. The 29-year-old, who rides for Visma-Lease a Bike, has won two prestigious stage races in Paris-Nice and the Tour of Catalonia this year and his powerful climbing abilities are ideally suited to a typically tough route over three weeks. Vingegaard is also gunning to become just the eighth man to complete the triple crown of the Giro...