Ned and Lizzie Deignan sit down to talk about the Giro Donne - how far the race has come since the early days, what's still missing, and why this year's edition feels like a turning point.
They get into the calendar shift, the stages that will shape the GC battle, and the riders who could shake things up.
Then Lizzie's old teammate and rival Elisa Longo Borghini joins the conversation. They talk about what it's like to race the Giro on home roads, the weight of the maglia rosa when you're Italian, and how different the race looks now compared to when she first lined up.
Elisa opens up about her bid to win it for a third year running - the pressure, the motivation, and why she still races with the same fire she had on day one.
For The Love Of Cycling is presented by Science in Sport.
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