Schleck building form in Giro for final week in Alps

Frank Schleck, Giro d'Italia 2012

published 12 May 2012

Frank Schleck may be the surprise package of this year's Giro d'Italia, but we'll need to wait until the third week to find out. Despite two mid-mountain stages, including today's stage to Rocca di Cambio, the favourites are still tightly packed on the GG.

"It's fair enough to say everyone's scared of the last week," RadioShack-Nissan's Schleck told Cycling Weekly. "It's going to be a hard last week, so we have to wait until then. I think everyone's scared and waiting."

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Schleck building form in Giro for final week in Alps

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