The Giro d’Italia 2023 finished with an incredible chapter to its history with Primoz Roglic becoming the first Slovenian to win the race. But who were the break out stars of the race? And what is happening with Remco Evenepoel and the Tour of Norway concluded as well.

In the second week of the Giro d'Italia, not the most exciting GC battle but Geraint Thomas lost his maglia rosa on purpose but will he get it back? Mark Cavendish announced he will be retiring at the end of the season and Romain Gregoire managed to win the 4 days of Dunkirk while Per Strand Hagenes at only 19 years old took a stage win.

Remco Evenepoel sadly left the Giro d'Italia 2023 after winning stage 9 but could the current world champion potentially be parachuted into the Soudal Quickstep Tour de France team?

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In an eventful week of the first week of the Giro d’Italia it seemed REMCO EVENEPOEL would take the Maglia Rosa into week two however COVID had other ideas. Some interesting transfers talks have emerged as well with Olav Kooij and Julian Alaphilippe potential riders swapping team kits at the end of the season.

The Giro d'Italia 2023 has begun with a bang as Remco Evenepoel demonstrated his power on the first-time trial stage. Tro Bro Leon was almost another victory for Arnaud De Lie and in the 2023 La Vuelta Femenina there was some confusion on Stage 6.

Adam Yates was able to clinch another one week stage race for UAE Team Emirates at the Tour de Romandie. While both Ethan Vernon, Juan Ayuso and Ethan Hayter all clinched stages as well. The Giro d’Italia is almost starting as well but at the Tour de Bretagne there was a huge crash that halted the race completely on a muddy road.

A week with lots of racing from the Rutland Classic in the UK to the Tour of the Alps and even Liege Bastogne Liege it was a busy week with many of the biggest names in action.

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Tadej Pogacar dominated the Amstel Gold Race being able to dispatch Tom Pidcock and in Sicily Astana’s star Alexey Lutsenko took the overall victory while the Cycling Transfer rumours have begun with Carlos Rodriguez once again rumoured to Movistar

In a week with Paris-Roubaix Alpecin Elegant dominated the race with some tactical brilliance coupled with bad luck for their arch rivals Jumbo Visma who sadly were unable to make use of their strong riders in the crucial parts of the race. However Jumbo Visma had more success at the Tour of the Basque Country where Jonas Vingegaard won the general classification along with 3 stage wins in a very dominant performance from the defending Tour de France champion.

Tadej Pogacar made history at the Tour of Flanders by winning in front of Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen, adding another Eddy Merckx achievement to his record. Filip Maciejuk also garnered some unwanted attention after a crash plus birthday boy Biniam Girmay crashed out.