Cian Uijtdebroeks regains Giro d’Italia white jersey despite ‘not being my main focus’

Almost without wanting it and certainly without specifically fighting for it, Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease A Bike) found himself back in the white jersey of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, just 24 hours after he had ‘loaned’ the Best Young Rider’s (BYR) lead to Australia’s Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla).

Seventh on at the summit finish of Prati di Tivo and running fifth overall, the Belgian explained that his main goal in the Giro d’Italia is as good a GC finish as possible, rather than targeting the BYR rankings.