Stage 13 in this Giro d’Italia is a completely flat stage of 147k, from Montecchio Maggiore to Jesolo. It is the last chance for the sprinters before the time trial and the mountain stages. For Lotto Soudal, André Greipel is the man for the sprint. After the missed chance on Tuesday, the German is motivated more than ever.

“Of course we were disappointed after the stage on Tuesday," he said. "Other teams tried to isolate me from my teammates, but in the end, they couldn’t sprint for the victory either. We are not going to do all the work again, so we’ll see which teams want to take their chance too. But of course, Lotto Soudal wants to take their responsibility, as we always do. After my first victory, I hope to add one more. The smaller the break of the day is, the better. In the beginning of the stage, we have to be clever.”