Dave Brailsford hails 'fantastic' Dutch start to Giro d'Italia

The head of Team Sky and others give their feedback on the Giro d'Italia's Dutch start

Photo: Graham Watson

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The Giro d'Italia could not have asked for more from its trip abroad to Apeldoorn and the Dutch province of Gelderland. The Italians had plenty of sun, thousands of fans and a home star, Tom Dumoulin, in the pink jersey.

"Successo" or "success" should be one of the most heard words tomorrow when the race caravan travels to the south of Italy to restart the race on Tuesday.

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