There’s nothing like pre-Grand Tour excitement, and IPT is counting down the days until the start of the team’s seventh Giro d’Italia.
Ahead of Saturday’s Grande Partenza in the Piedmont region, our exclusive gallery will take fans behind the scenes as the we prepare for the first three-week race of 2024.
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Friday training
All smiles from our Giro d’Italia 2024 squad
Local scenery served as a reminder of what’s to come
Schultzie and Giro rookie Nadav Raisberg mid-conversation
The improved weather made this the perfect day for Ekoï sunglasses
Thursday team presentation
Our riders were given a warm welcome in Turin
Clarkey and Woodsy bring invaluable Grand Tour experience to this year’s Giro team
Marco responds to the support from the tifosi
The beautiful Castello del Valentino – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – hosted the presentation
Thursday training
Even if the weather wasn’t great, the local scenery made up for it
The Giro will mark the first Grand Tour for the new Factor OSTRO Vam bikes
Marco Frigo is back at his home race, one year on from recording three top-six stage finishes
Local buildings injected the color into an otherwise grey day
Australians Simon Clarke (left) and Nick Schultz (right) during Thursday’s training ride. This will be Clarke’s fifth Giro, and Schultz’s second
Riders were thankful for their Ekoï clothing to keep them warm in the Italian weather
Woodsy’s back at the Giro for the first time since 2018. “With the illness that I’ve had in the last few months, I will aim to have a conservative start and then look for stages later on as the race progresses,” he said
