When more than half a team fall in a high-speed crash in a single stage of any race, it’s never straightforward to regain momentum, but that’s exactly what NSN are focussed on doing at the Giro d’Italia.
Stewart has won sprints of his own during his career, most notably at the Critérium du Dauphiné last year. But as Jake Stewart told Cyclingnews, at the Giro d’Italia the squad’s main focus on the flatter stages is on getting fastmen Corbin Strong and Ethan Vernon into a position where they can go for the victory.
However, a third place on stage 1 for Vernon, despite the late pile-up in Burgas, had already augured well. As Stewart – one of the most affected riders at NSN by the stage 2 crash – said, there are plenty of opportunities to come in what remains of the Giro for the sprinters, starting with Naples on Thursday.
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