On the second rest day of the Giro d'Italia, the name says it all: the aim is to regenerate ailing bodies and prepare them for the new week.

Laurence Pithie has won the German classic Rund um Köln. It was the New Zealander's first victory in the Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe jersey.

The Giro d’Italia’s only individual time trial comes on Stage 10, with 42 kilometres between Viareggio and Massa that could reshape the race.

Jai Hindley finishes third and Giulio Pellizzari fourth as the Giro’s first major mountain test reshapes the GC.

Jai Hindley reflects on the climb where he won in 2022 and looks ahead to the Giro’s first major mountain test.