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The Dutchman of Bianchi-equipped LottoNL-Jumbo Team will go on a recce ride on GF Gimondi Bianchi’s course on Saturday January 7th, in the setup for a prominent role in the next Giro d\u2019Italia <\/em><\/p>\n The new year will bring a special visitor on the roads of the 21st Granfondo Internazionale Felice Gimondi Bianchi<\/strong>, to be held in Bergamo<\/strong> next May 7th, 2017<\/strong>. Team LottoNL-Jumbo<\/strong>‘s Steven Kruijswijk<\/strong>, fourth overall after wearing the leader\u2019s pink jersey for five days at the last Giro d’Italia<\/strong>, will go on a recce ride on Granfondo\u2019s course on January 7th<\/strong>, in the view of the Giro’s 100th edition, where the Dutchman aims to play a main role once again. In the inspection set up by Granfondo’s organizer Giuseppe Manenti<\/strong>, Kruijswijk will be riding a Bianchi Oltre XR4<\/strong>. Felice Gimondi<\/strong> will also join the Dutchman on the course.<\/p>\n At 2016 Giro d’Italia, Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s rider went really close to the podium, surrendering the pink jersey only after a scary crash in Colle dell’Agnello’s descent. The 29-year-old rider from Neunen<\/strong> was also third in stage 4. Catanzaro-Praia a Mare<\/strong>, and runner-up three times: in Corvara<\/strong> behind Johan Esteban Chaves, in the Alpe di Siusi<\/strong> uphill ITT with Bianchi Specialissima<\/strong> 24 hours later, clocking the same time of winner Alexander Foliforov, and finally in Andalo<\/strong> in Alejandro Valverde’s wake.<\/p>\n