A parade of stars, a spectacle guaranteed in every group sprint. The hands tick, the days pass and there is less and less left until the start of the 2024 Giro d’Italia. The race begins to win the Infinity Trophy, but also the prestigious Ciclamino Jersey as the best sprinter in the Corsa Rosa. AND This year there will be fun, because the starting line is overflowing with top-quality sprinters which will make every sprint finish unmissable.
The first useful opportunity to see the fast wheels at work should be in the third stage, the one with arrival in Fossano. In the front row when it comes to sprints there is certainly the Italian Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), who will do everything to reconfirm himself as king of the sprinters and win the Ciclamino Jersey for the second consecutive year. The Italian standard bearer demonstrated that he has good legs by winning two stages at the Tirreno-Adriatico, and then refining his preparation in view of the start of the 2024 Giro.
The Italian, however, will have to work hard, because the competition promises to be super fierce. They are certainly among the most anticipated sprinters Caleb Ewan (Team Jayco AlUla) And Fernando Gaviria (Movistar Team)the most successful in the pink race caravan with five successes each. The ones who are most scary, however, are three debutants; above all the Dutch Olav Kooij by Team Visma | Lease a Bike. In 2024, the Dutchman has perhaps demonstrated that he is the pure sprinter of reference, having already collected four successes.
First time at the Giro d’Italia also for Fabio Jakobsen (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), a twenty-seven year old Dutchman who boasts an impressive number of victories in his career, 46 and six of these came in the Grand Tours (5 in the Vuelta and one in the Tour). The latest newcomer on our roads to fear is Laurence Pithie (Groupama – FDJ)a New Zealander born in 2002 and a new face on the rise when it comes to group arrivals.
On the other hand, those who already know what it means to impose themselves in the Giro and still want to play a leading role are Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)which can boast one success in its Italian campaign, in Novara in the second stage of the 2021 edition. Also pay attention to Biniam Girmay And Kaden Groveswhile returning to the runners of the Bel Paese without a doubt also Alberto Dainese (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) it is one of the most anticipated. There are many names, the spectacle is guaranteed: at the Giro d’Italia 2024 the sprints will be unmissable.
