Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Torino - Torino 8.6 km ITT

[BlueRoads]

GC contenders as far as I can tell:

Almeida
Evenepoel +2
Vlasov +7
Sivakov +17
Martinez +19
Carthy +21
Bilbao +21
Yates +21
Bernal +22
Nibali +24
Hindley +29
Landa +32
Bardet +35
Buchmann +38
Martin +40

Buchmann the most disappointing. Not just because I wanted him to do better, but also because I would have expected him to.

 

[johnymax]

Great day for Italians. The two fastest, 3 in top10, 7 in top 20... Almost feels like the Giro of the early 00s. With the difference that today the international competition is way stronger than at that time.

 

[Black Betsy]

Ganna with a monster of a second split.

GannaZeneca!

 

[johnymax]

Tobias foss could be a surprise.

I don't know, it could be. But he has done good TTs before and then was nowhere near the best on the climbs.

 

[Red Rick]

I've always cringed a little bit at people calling their idols by their first name, but here Wiggo can't not call him Vincenzo

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

no, because he beat cavagna by 18s

And Cavagna beat him by 38s last week over 16k.

 

[sir fly]

I've always cringed a little bit at people calling their idols by their first name, but here Wiggo can't not call him Vincenzo

Does it mean he actually can?

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Gotta love drawing conclusions on a 8.3km TT. Chapeau to Ganna for his performance.

 

[Carols]

Instead of podiums we get fat, bald Wiggins. Blech!

 

[Norbea]

Tobias foss could be a surprise.

It is his first GT. He most likely will help out Bennet, but it will be very interesting to see what he can do. Clearly in great shape. He could definitely be a surprise.

 

[jmdirt]

Look at that rainbow fly!

 

[BlueRoads]

Okay podium girls again...

but Filippo deserves it!

 

[sir fly]

Okay podium girls again...

but Filippo deserves it!

The chocolate one wasn't at the teams' presentation.

 

[Bonimenier]

It is his first GT. He most likely will help out Bennet, but it will be very interesting to see what he can do. Clearly in great shape. He could definitely be a surprise.

That's not completely true

 

[RedheadDane]

Does it mean he actually can?

I think it means he is compelled to. That if he tries to just call him "Nibali" his mouth will close up, and he'll have to jump around like a (mute) chicken for five minutes.

 

[johnymax]

And Cavagna beat him by 38s last week over 16k.

Cavagna was dominant last week. This week it's Ganna again. This is how these things work.

 

[Red Rick]

So . . . Remco ahead of Froome in the comeback from massive injury.

It's the bird he landed on

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

It is his first GT. He most likely will help out Bennet, but it will be very interesting to see what he can do. Clearly in great shape. He could definitely be a surprise.

He's improved tremendously in TT'ing since joining TJV. As a climber he's never convinded me. Not in the U23, not in the past seasons at TJV. If Bennett doesn't have it, it'll be interesting to see if Foss can step up though.

 

[HelloDolly]

So its Almedia's and Evenepol;s ( the new Hinault, the once in a generation cyclist who will put on the pink and never take it off again) to lose now !! 1&2 like Sunweb last year I guess

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Cavagna was dominant last week. This week it's Ganna again. This is how these things work.

Indeed, which is why it would be stupid to claim one of them is "from another planet" and the other isn't.

 

[jmdirt]

RE and VN with good rides considering RE has been out of racing for a year and VN just had surgery (granted the TT bike might be easier on his wrist than his road rig, but the disruption in prep wasn't good).

TvG was within a half a minute...just saying!

 

[Red Rick]

He's improved tremendously in TT'ing since joining TJV. As a climber he's never convinded me. Not in the U23, not in the past seasons at TJV. If Bennett doesn't have it, it'll be interesting to see if Foss can step up though.

Might be a better idea to call back Dumoulin on the first rest day if Bennett doesn't have it.

 

[Rollthedice]

I've always cringed a little bit at people calling their idols by their first name, but here Wiggo can't not call him Vincenzo

What, Wiggo's back, the ultimate Nibali fanboy?

 

[Leinster]

Great day for Italians. The two fastest, 3 in top10, 7 in top 20... Almost feels like the Giro of the early 00s. With the difference that today the international competition is way stronger than at that time.

And the further difference that very few of those 7 are likely to be still up there in 3 weeks time.

 

[movingtarget]

Pretty even result for the GC riders. Good ride by Almeida. Ganna untouchable. Impressive ride by Evenepoel.