Marcel Kittel poses with the maglia rosa during the 2016 Giro's first rest day.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabian Cancellara arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel arrives in Italy on the Giro's first rest day.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Filippo Pozzato and Vincenzo Nibali.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Tom Dumoulin at the airport during the Giro's first rest day(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Fabian Cancellara looks for the correct gate.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Vincenzo Nibali arrives in Italy on the Giro's first rest day.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Vincenzo Nibali arrives in Italy on the Giro's first rest day.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Tom Dumoulin arrivesin Italy on the Giro's first rest day.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Marcel Kittel makes his way to the gate for the flight to Italy.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Filippo Pozzato on the first rest day.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Mikel Landa at the Dutch airport waiting for the flight to Italy.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Rigoberto Uran and Moreno Moser wait for the flight to Italy.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Vincenzo Nibali has a front-row seat for the trip.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Marcel Kittel and Bob Jungels get ready to fly to Italy.(Image credit: RCS Sport)
Riders make their way toward the charter plane that will take them to Italy.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel poses with the maglia rosa during the 2016 Giro's first rest day.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel poses with the maglia rosa during the 2016 Giro's first rest day.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Trek-Segafredo director Dirk DeMol arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Manuel Quinziato arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Filippo Pozzato arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabian Cancellara arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Overall race leader Marcel Kittel talks with reporters during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Overall race leader Marcel Kittel poses for a quick portrait during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Overall race leader Marcel Kittel talks with reporters during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Sabatini of Etixx Quick-Step and Maximiliam Sciandri, director BMC Racing Team (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Carlos Verona arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bob Jungels arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Gi(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Teams line up to get on the charter plane that will take them to Italy.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Teams line up to get on the charter plane that will take them to Italy.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Teams line up to get on the charter plane that will take them to Italy.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Teams line up to get on the charter plane that will take them to Italy.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Katusha's Alexey Tcatevitch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Anthony Pauwels, physio, and Rik Van Slycke, director, Team Etixx Quick-Step (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Gi(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel arrives in Italy during the first rest day of the 2016 Gi(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Overall race leader Marcel Kittel talks with reporters during the first rest day of the 2016 Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
"Rest day" may have been a bit of a misnomer for Monday at the Giro d'Italia as the peloton transferred from team kits to casual wear for the trip from Holland to Italy. Riders and staff hopped on a chartered plane in Amsterdam that took them to Lamezia in the province of Catanzaro.
Overall race leader Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) met with reporters and photographers at the team hotel, while others squeezed in some time for a short ride, an extra massage or a call with friends and family.
The racing starts up again on Tuesday with the 200km fourth stage from Catanzaro to Praia a Mare. There are two decent climbs in the third quarter, then a lumpy run-in. It won’t shake up the GC but may get rid of the heaviest sprinters. Can Kittel hang onto pink for another day, or will opening time trial winner Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) ride back into the race lead?
