Beñat Intxausti will aim for the Giro d'Italia this spring. The Team Sky rider reckons he can build a strong partnership with Mikel Landa who has been charged with winning the first grand tour. General manager Dave Brailsford explained before the start of this season that his team is able to win all three grand tours and Landa will target the pink jersey in May.

"We haven’t been in a team together but we are close. It’s good to have that trust, and I’ll give 100 per cent for him", Intxausti told Cyclingnews. "He has the personality of a leader. He’s very ambitious, he sets out big objectives, it’s a sign of the essence of a leader. It’s an ambitious target but one that is achievable. We’ll have to fight. The Giro is always really hard. It starts in Holland but there are lots of hard stages and a lot of climbing.

"Landa has been on the podium, and won stages like me. We’ll work for him and hopefully he can enjoy the pink jersey."