Wout Van Aert is in high spirits as we met him in Biella just before the start: "I think my legs are not bad today. The only advantage of losing ground yesterday in the finale was that the last kilometers were not super tough. I expect to have decent legs today and to be able to help Simon Yates. Today's stage suits him, as does tomorrow's. We're at the end of the third week and his experience on this series of climbs could be an added value. The road will decide, but we still believe that Simon can improve his position in the general classification."