2020 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Monreale – Palermo 15 km ITT

[Eclipse]

Both G and Yates can be happy with their rides I think. Pretty much to the form book

 

[johnymax]

Ganna lost around 5s in those two U-turns

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Almeida could win this if Ganna fails. I don't really see anyone else threatening him. Perhaps Matthews could come close? Top 3 should be pretty safe at least.

 

[Salvarani]

Ganna lost around 5s in those two U-turns

He went in too fast, but came out with speed.

The first turn I would even say it might have been planned going so "deep" into the turn.

 

[Red Rick]

Let's not show the start of Arashiro ffs.

 

[TomLPC]

He's massive Ganna.

I know he's not Ewan on climbs, but it would indeed be the most sky thing ever to see him shedding everyone on Etna on monday.

He's flying by the look of things.

 

[fuiers]

Top Ganna 11 secs ahead of Almeida.

 

[SafeBet]

Record not falling, I think.
@Red Rick happy.

 

[Eclipse]

Can't get footage of Ganna to broadcast he's too fast for the cameras frame rate

 

[Volderke]

From formula 1 racing, cars are actually faster by not taking the 'perfect apex' line, but faster going very wide and very deep into the corner while braking (too) hard, taking a sharper curve than the perfect apex line curve, and thus having a straighter line coming out of / accelerating out of the curve.

Ofcourse this would only work in cycling if one can accelerate very hard out of the curve. This downhill curve is beneficial so I reckon there isn't much time lost.

 

[Red Rick]

Record not falling, I think.
@Red Rick happy.

It's Ganna

 

[Volderke]

Record not falling, I think.
@Red Rick happy.

record not falling. 58K/hr just possible (praying for that as I bet quite some money on it!)

 

[Volderke]

Koen Bouwman just caught a cold with Ganna passing!

 

[sir fly]

There's a police officer at the finish ready to write a speeding ticket to Ganna.
60+kph in a city...

 

[TomLPC]

Ganna - 15:24

It's not even close

Average speed 58.8kph, monster

 

[fuiers]

What a rider!

 

[Savant12]

Top Ganna going supersonic.

 

[Pantani_lives]

58.8. Does Verbrugghe keep the record?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Lmao. Noone is even close to Ganna atm.

 

[Eclipse]

58.8 jesus christ

 

[SafeBet]

Wow very close to the record in the end. He was flying those last km.

 

[Red Rick]

Lost the record speed by riding worst corner in history without crashing?

 

[Salvarani]

CRAZY TIME

Almost 59 km/h

 

[RedheadDane]

record not falling. 58K/hr just possible (praying for that as I bet quite some money on it!)

Congrats with the money!

 

[spalco]

That's got to be the victory for Ganna, great ride.