Tadej Pogačar is competing in the Italian grand tour for the first time in an audacious attempt at the Giro-Tour de France double. The two-time Tour champion has been in dominant form this year.

Is there a more beautiful jersey in cycling than the pink one? Tadej Pogacar must have thought the same thing, as after winning two yellow jerseys in the Tour de France, the Slovenian is finally making his debut in the Giro d'Italia this year.

From Tadej Pogacar’s much-anticipated bow, to the return of the hairpin-fraught Stelvio and this year’s nod to the late Marco Pantani — a guide to the first grand tour of the year

Tadej Pogacar is such a huge favourite for this year's Giro d'Italia which begins in Turin on Saturday that the real battle looks like being for the runners-up spot. The 25-year-old Slovenian, making his Giro debut,

Tadej Pogačar is such a huge favourite for this year’s Giro d’Italia, the 107th staging of the Grand Tour race, which begins in Turin on Saturday that the real battle looks like being for the runners-up spot.

Slovenian labelled the favourite for overall victory in Rome, but expecting a big challenge from Romain Bardet and Geraint Thomas