Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan is ready to make best of all he has learned from his first and eye-opening Giro d'Italia when he lines up on Thursday for the next real opportunity to jag a win - the 181km 12th stage from Noale to Bibione.
Ewan also believes the Orica-GreenEdge riders helping him in the Giro will show the gain of having raced together more as a combination that is limited in numbers due to the team's need to Colombian overall hope Esteban Chaves.
Orica-GreenEdge won't commit a full sprint train for Ewan because of the Chaves factor. But riders like Australian Michael Hepburn and New Zealander Sam Bewley have been helping Ewan get into a strong position leading up to the sprint, while Slovenian Luka Mezgec has the task of leading him out in it.
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The best result so far in this Giro for 21-year-old Ewan, from Bowral in NSW, is fourth place in last Friday's 211km seventh stage from Sulmona to Foligno.
"We are getting better with every sprint stage," told Cyclingnews. "I don't think we're far off from really nailing it if it all comes together on that stage."
Ewan believes he and Mezgec are gelling more with every sprint. Before the Giro they only raced together in Tirreno-Adriatico and the Tour de Yorkshire.
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