Mikel Landa will have a second bite at the Giro d’Italia cherry for Team Sky this May as he looks to set the record straight following his mid-race abandon in 2016.
Landa is going for victory, but in his way is one of the toughest line-ups for the Italian race in recent years, with his former teammates Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru just two of those setting their stall out for the corsa rosa.
Like most of his competitors, Landa is not put off by the prospect of having so many rivals for the maglia rosa - but is instead energised by it.
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“It’s not the same when you win with two or three opponents than when you win with ten opponents,” Landa said at a Team Sky training camp in Mallorca this week. “It’s going to be much more difficult to finish in a good place, but for the spectators it is going to be fantastic having ten of the best riders in the world riding for the victory. I think it is going to be very good for everyone - for us and the spectators.”
Keen to have a solid 2017 campaign, Landa got his pre-season training underway earlier than usual and has been doing some training in the mountains, even in the snow of the Basque Country.
2017 will be a chance for Landa to wipe the slate clean after a somewhat challenging debut for his new team. After being forced to delay the start of his season until the end of March, victories quickly came, and it seemed that he was on track for the Giro d’Italia. However, it swiftly derailed again with his abandon during stage 10. A 12th place in the Criterium du Dauphine earned him a spot in the Tour de France squad, and he helped Chris Froome to a third yellow jersey, but his season never really got going after that.
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