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And Sagan is off to a good start in the Giro. He has the first 2 points, even if in the wrong jersey competition
. He can win tomorrow and be in blue as well if Zabel will not score kom points earlier in stage. There is a hope 
The weather reports showed 6m/s wind from south at 15' and 2m/s wind from north-west at 16'. I don't know if the weather changed linearly or by some other function, but he is likely to have had better conditions than the later starters.
If you see someone get second or third in a GT time trial as a neo usually you would expect top youth categories results. Almeida at best has average results. If you look deeper Pressnitz Spa are two km prologues and that Triptyque 10th place, to pick one example, had Mobach, Wirtgen, Weemaes, Cullaigh, who ever these guys are, ahead. Almeida's results in the world's, the most important time trial, are 28th and 30th.
Well that's a good thing isn't it. Some contenders losing time early is what makes for a more interesting racing later on. Is not like they lost minutes in a heavy crash. They are all still haelthy. Except for Lopez. For Astana it's a huge blow. For Lopez even bigger. Too bad.
Every picture of a snow blocked Stelvio will drop the bookies of on Thomas
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