1 May 2013

Three New Zealand riders to contest Giro d"Italia

12:22 pm on 1 May 2013

Three New Zealand riders will contest cycling's Giro d'Italia, with Hayden Roulston, George Bennett and Jesse Sergeant riding for the RadioShack Leopard Trek team.

It's the first time three New Zealanders have ridden a grand tour event in the same team.

The Giro d'Italia runs for three weeks, with 21 stages covering almost 3500 kilometres starting with an 130km criterium around the streets of Naples.