"They don't expect much from me until the first rest day" - Jasper Stuyven surprisingly makes the Giro d'Italia cut

Monday brought with it Lidl-Trek's Giro d'Italia lineup announcement and a surprise with Jasper Stuyven making return to competition after his crash Dwars door Vlaanderen. Ever since then, Stuyven was keeping track of his recovery process in a diary at Het Laatste Nieuws,

"I have agreed with the team management that they don't expect much from me until the first rest day. The reality will be no different. That I can start is the biggest blessing," Stuvyen wrote in his final diary entry.

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"From the second week, I hope to be of significance for our sprinter Jonathan Milan and furthermore I want to end the Giro with a good feeling and top condition in order to continue towards summer and autumn."

"On Wednesday I'll travel by train to Turin. During that journey, I will study the roadbook, though with some fear in my heart because that final week in the mountains will be tremendously difficult."