Hesjedal breaks even at Giro d’Italia

In the heightened world of the Giro d’Italia’s nervous opening days, every second won and lost is magnified in its significance, and even the most minor of crises turns into a melodrama, but defending champion Ryder Hesjedal seems largely unperturbed by the pervading atmosphere.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.