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

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I hope the gusts of wind aren't becoming too dangerous (riding a disc with sidewind on a 100K/hr downhill isn't really comforting!).
Campenaerts' crash however was purely about braking enough before the corner.
He bragged before the TT that his bike had disc wheels and thus he could brake faster than Ganna on rim brakes (and thus would gain some seconds in the hairpins).
That backfired quickly.

He didn't "brag" about anything. He said that if he had one advantage, it would be the disc brakes but he gave himself 10% chance at most to win it.

 

[Volderke]

They say wind gonna calm down around 15:00 and that could favor early starters, but I'm not particularly convinced, cause it's kinda lateral.
Dunno.

wind is lateral, that should be not better or worse in the first part, but a lot better for the Palermo part after they go left at the intermediate time check.

 

[Volderke]

He didn't "brag" about anything. He said that if he had one advantage, it would be the disc brakes but he gave himself 10% chance at most to win it.

He bragged. Disc brake have a theoretical braking advantage, but at that speed you just can't risk braking a second later. And he just proved that.
Ofcourse, when Ganna overcooks the first hairpin in about an hour, I take back my words

 

[Eclipse]

Campanaerts and Dowsett failures leaving Bilbao an unlikely early hot seat lol

 

[Red Rick]

Average drop off really hard in the final 5km, I don't think the record will fall today

 

[Eshnar]

Sagan fastest up the climb for now.

 

[SafeBet]

That Craddock helmet / jersey combo is really something.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What the hell is that EF costume? It's ugly as hell! I love it.

 

[tobydawq]

Sagan in blue tomorrow. Nobody is going to beat that.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Sagan in blue tomorrow. Nobody is going to beat that.

I figured they must have changed it back to green and he'd got confused by that

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Almeida fastest time.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Does the wind take off later in the afternoon? It seems to have a dramatic effect on how willing the riders are to take risks and ride with full force.

 

[tobydawq]

I figured they must have changed it back to green and he'd got confused by that

Yeah, I had to check the website because I hoped it was green again but unfortunately not.

 

[Volderke]

Does the wind take off later in the afternoon? It seems to have a dramatic effect on how willing the riders are to take risks and ride with full force.

Wind should slow down a bit mid-afternoon. Ganna starting around 3, the time the wind should be a bit less.

 

[SafeBet]

Average drop off really hard in the final 5km, I don't think the record will fall today

Almeida 57,46 km/h.
Unless the kid has become one of the strongest TTers in the world overnight, I'm pretty confident the record will fall.

 

[Velolover2]

The cobbles are smooth Sampietrini stones, so they wouldn't be a huge factor.

It's not exactly Carrefour de l’Arbre.

 

[fuiers]

So Campenaerts saying that he is more than happy to finish that TT. Slippery roads he said.

 

[fuiers]

What the hell is that EF costume? It's ugly as hell! I love it.

It's when you order to many toppings to your pizza.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Almeida 57,46 km/h.
Unless the kid has become one of the strongest TTers in the world overnight, I'm pretty confident the record will fall.

He's always been an excellent TT'er as a youth, it is a short ITT, he's been flying all year (Burgos & Algarve)... He won't win it, but he won't be far from the top contenders.

 

[BlueRoads]

In any case Almeida's time is really strong.

Excited to see Yates compared to Almeida.

 

[Wvv]

So Campenaerts saying that he is more than happy to finish that TT. Slippery roads he said.

Dirt on the roads, lots of bumps on the city center streets ... He was kinda 'hard' in his post race interview. Disappointment aside, I believe him.

 

[Jagartrott]

He bragged. Disc brake have a theoretical braking advantage, but at that speed you just can't risk braking a second later. And he just proved that.
Ofcourse, when Ganna overcooks the first hairpin in about an hour, I take back my words

You confuse making a factual statement (the disc breaks are a help) with bragging.
The hairpin is very oily in places, apparently. He didn't crash because he braked too late, he crashed because he hit a greasy patch.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Yatesesese starts

 

[SafeBet]

Simon Yates has started. Strong wind probably not helping someone so light.

 

[Red Rick]

Almeida 57,46 km/h.
Unless the kid has become one of the strongest TTers in the world overnight, I'm pretty confident the record will fall.

Please leave me and my bad takes alone thank you very much.