Tobias Lund Andresen (Image credit: Getty Images)

Decathlon CMA CGM sprinter Tobias Lund Andresen has been one of the signings of the season in 2026, and on Friday, he'll be eyeing up a rare opportunity to take the first pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia in Bulgaria as the not-so-dark horse second favourite behind Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek).

And as he lined up at the mixed zone two days before the race's start in Burgas, it was understandably his prospects for the opening sprint in Bulgaria's fourth-biggest city itself that were on the minds of both the Dane and those interviewing him.

"Bulgaria is really famous in Denmark because we had a reality show called Sommer i Sunny Beach with… I don't know if I'll hurt anyone, but not the smartest people," said an upbeat Lund Andresen to Cyclingnews on Wednesday.

He's also already beaten Milan in a flat finish this year, winning stage 3 of Tirreno Adriatico back in March, before he embarked on a very impressive Classics campaign, taking 13th in Milan-San Remo,…