Rarely has the Giro d’Italia had such an overwhelming pre-race favorite. Tadej Pogačar is competing in his first Italian grand tour.

UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar has said it is "not respectful" to his Giro d'Italia rivals to say he is unbeatable going into the race.

Tadej Pogacar is such a huge favourite for this year's Giro d'Italia which begins in Turin on Saturday that the real battle looks like being for the runners-up spot.The 25-year-old Slovenian, making his Giro debut,

Is there a more beautiful jersey in cycling than the pink one? Tadej Pogacar must have thought the same thing, as after winning two yellow jerseys in the Tour de France, the Slovenian is finally making his debut in the Giro d'Italia this year.

Felix Lowe takes a closer look at Tadej Pogacar, Geraint Thomas and the other pretenders for the pink jersey in the Giro d'Italia 2024.

From Tadej Pogacar’s much-anticipated bow, to the return of the hairpin-fraught Stelvio and this year’s nod to the late Marco Pantani — a guide to the first grand tour of the year

Tadej Pogacar has achieved almost everything possible during his record-breaking career so far. The youngest winner in UCI World Tour history when he took the Tour of California at age 20, Pogacar catapulted himself to cycling superstardom in 2020 by becoming the youngest Tour de France champion in 116 years – achieved on debut,