Felix Gall (Decathlon-CMA CGM) is the revelation of the Giro d’Italia and the first Austrian rider to be so well placed in a Grand Tour after a week of racing. He is shooting for the moon, for the 2026 Giro podium, in the hope of landing somewhere in the stars.
The 28-year-old is performing better than many of the expected GC contenders and better than he expected, but he is also keeping his feet on the ground, knowing there is still a lot of racing to come, including Tuesday’s flat 42km time trial, where he could lose significant time to his biggest Jonas Vingegaard.
Gall is 2:59 down on race leader Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain-Victorious) but only 35 seconds down on Vingegaard.
“Jonas has proven over and over again in the last few years that he is the best Grand Tour rider next to Tadej Pogačar. I wouldn’t say he has any weaknesses. He has a really strong team; he’s punchy compared to the other GC guys. He’s really a complete rider.
Gall has clearly enjoyed the Giro so far but faces a race of truth…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at CyclingNews RSS Feed…