James Shaw headed to the Giro d'Italia with a certain sense of history repeating itself this May, as for the second Grand Tour running, a late withdrawal from the start list by teammate and GC leader Richard Carapaz has forced EF Education-EasyPost to change their race strategies at the last minute. Six days before the Vuelta a España last year, Carapaz was confirmed as a non-starter because of illness , and shortly before the Giro d'Italia this May, the lingering effects of an operation meant the former race winner would not be able to participate. Cue one radical switch-around for the non-GC leaders like Shaw in EF Education, who, together with Markel Beloki and Madis Mihkels, was present in the Vuelta a España last year and who was brought to the Giro to work for Carapaz. However, with no Carapaz, the team has now switched to focus on breakaways.…