Mikel Landa confirms he'll skip the Giro d'Italia as he targets Tour de France glory in 2018

Spanish rider will not return to Giro d'Italia in 2018

Mikel Landa will not return to the Giro d'Italia in 2018

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Mikel Landa (Movistar) will skip the Giro d'Italia to put full his effort into winning the Tour de France and Vuelta a España later in the summer.

Team Sky employed the Basque rider for the last two years to lead its Giro team, before sending him to the Tour as a domestique for Chris Froome. In 2017, he not only supported Froome to a fourth title but also finished in fourth overall, just one second away third place

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.