One of the breakout stars of the Spring Classics, Healy had been earmarked by many as a potential stage winner at the
Giro d'Italia. If anything though this only made his plans for victory more difficult. "Some time ago he broke his hand, after which he trained indoors for three weeks," Vanmarcke recalls. "There he laid the foundation for what he is now achieving. In this stage he really was the engine of the leading group."
The victory continues the impressive form for the EF Education-EasyPost set up and their sports director is confident that they can continue their hot streak in the remainder of the race. "We compete with Rigoberto Urán and Hugh Carthy for the classification and have riders with Cort, Caicedo and Healy to strike again."
