Giro d'Italia 2013: La guerra gelato

The Dolce Vita three week touring holiday that Bradley Wiggins has apparently been planning since last year's Tour de France might not be the pleasant stress free alternative he envisaged after all. Not because he expects he'll get beaten up by Nibali and the home players or jeered at by the chauvinistic Italian fans and not because he doesn't know the crucial sections of the route either. The Sky Historic Department has those parts measured, evaluated and covered. Well they hope they do.

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Robert Millar was one of the last pure climbers of the Tour de France, winning several stages in the mountain stages and finishing fourth overall in 1984. He is also the only English speaker to have ever won the prestigious polka-dot jersey climber's competition jersey.

Millar retired in 1995 but has continued to follow the sport closely. He was often critical of the media and quickly cuts through the excuses and spin to understand why and how riders win and lose.