Fredrik Kessiakoff Kessiakoff will be riding the Giro in support
of his Astana team-mate Vincenzo Nibali, but whilst everyone talks of what the time differences
will be between he and Wiggins in the long 54.8km individual time trial, Kessiakoff might
just be thinking of his own stage success.
In 2012, he beat Cancellara on home soil in the Tour de Suisse time trial, and then went
on to beat Froome and Contador in the Vuelta TT later in the year.
The hilly and technical nature of the Giro TT on stage 8 will also suit this former mountain
biker.
Nacer Bouhanni Mark Cavendish is, as ever, the outright favourite
for the sprint stages at this Giro, with
Matt Goss, John Degenkolb and Elia Viviani close behind, but we shouldn