An unusually rain-free Giro d'Italia
Several riders have pointed out that this year's Giro d'Italia was highly unusual because of the conspicuous absence of rain.
The race has been famous for its downpours that have often sparked massive crashes, but Cannondale-Drapac's Alex Howes was somewhat let down to have missed that sort of mayhem in his Giro debut.
"This was first Giro, my first pink journey. It was nice. I feel kind of cheated in a lot of ways because it never rained," Howes said. "There were no crashes. There was nothing that crazy. All that stuff you hear about the Giro? Never happened. It's certainly very challenging. Physically it's demanding. There is a lot of up and down, a lot of long days. Would I do it again? Totally."
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Fact: not a single raindrop during this years #giroitalia
— Iljo Keisse (@IljoKeisse) May 29, 2017
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