For all of you not following every twist and turn of the Giro d'Italia 2025, now two weeks into the three-week race: news flash: Canadian rider Derek Gee stands fifth over all. Gee is leader of the partly Canadian-owned Israel Premier Tech team (Premier Tech being the Canadian part, obs.)
Stage 15 (of 21) was run on Sunday, and Gee once more moved moved up a few places in the Maglia Rosa race. He's a big hill rider, and the big hills loom ahead.
Ryder Hesjedal remains the only Canadian to have won a Giro d'Italia (or any grand tour bike race, for that matter.
Here's an article from Cycling News from when Gee was at 12th overall.