Froome’s top team-mate

“The whole Giro squad was fantastic but I’d say [the best] was Salvatore Puccio — how he has stepped up over the years is impressive,” says Froome. “A bit like Luke Rowe, he has developed into a great rider on the flats, positioning himself and being in the right place at the right time. But he also took us up the first six or seven kilometres of the Colle delle Finestre at a blistering pace.”