Canadian cyclist Derek Gee is returning to the Giro d'Italia, this time as the leader for the Israel-Premier Tech team. Gee made a strong impression in his Grand Tour debut at the 2023 Giro, finishing second four times and fourth twice. He will now focus on the general classification (GC) in the upcoming race.
Canadian Derek Gee is headed back to the Giro d'Italia, this time leading the Israel-Premier Tech team.
Gee will be supported by his team in the GC bid this time, rather than going after stage wins in the race, scheduled to run from May 9 to June 1. "The Tour this year was much better. I think I prepared for what the third week of a Grand Tour is like because that's when you really start to feel it. It is the type of fatigue that's hard to replicate. I think even last year I got it wrong. I didn't recover enough afterwards. And that was reflected in the end of my season when I just couldn't find the same form again."
He had missed two months of racing earlier in the year after breaking his collarbone in a crash in Belgium. Gee is also an accomplished track cyclist, coming fifth in the team pursuit at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, Canada’s best Olympic result in the event since 1932. In 2019, he was part of the Canadian squad that finished fourth in the team pursuit at the UCI Track World Championships.
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