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

[BlueRoads]

Cavagna beaten by Foss and Affini... good thing I don't bet.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Cavagna beaten by Foss and Affini... good thing I don't bet.

Overall Cavagna seems to be better on hilly terrain. I didn't know that his father is Italian.
According to Affini Ganna and Remco will be the most dangerous opponents.

 

[topcat]

It's not about the bike

 

[johnymax]

Don't give Roglic hope again.

The hope has always been there

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's not about the bike

Every second counts

Masnada's already cracking under pressure. Can't even beat an old out of form half robot. Edit: he did beat him in the end

 

[Big Doopie]

Appears bike and tech are important in ITT.

 

[Salvarani]

Van Emden lets see what he does...

 

[SafeBet]

Overall Cavagna seems to be better on hilly terrain. I didn't know that his father is Italian.

Wladimir Belli talks about that every single time Cavagna is on screen!

Most GC riders between 9'20" and 9'30". Vlasov the only one gaining more seconds.

 

[HelloDolly]

Fosse could be the revelation of this Giro imo

 

[sir fly]

I can't see the question mark behind Bernal...

 

[BlueRoads]

van Emden pretty fast as well...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

4 of top 5 at T1 are TJV

 

[Bonimenier]

Walscheid 2nd and Van Emden 3rd at intermediate

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Jumbo smashing it with their B team really isn't good for cycling...

 

[sir fly]

4 of top 5 at T1 are TJV

Superb telemetrics.

 

[Leinster]

I can't see the question mark behind Bernal...

It’s one of those Magic Eye images in all the sponsor logos.

 

[JosefK]

Is the course getting faster? (wind speed/direction, temperature)

 

[Luthor]

Appears bike and tech are important in ITT.

I would say it's actually the discipline where it matters the most. Almost always only top teams win ITTs.

 

[sir fly]

It’s one of those Magic Eye images in all the sponsor logos.

Maybe it's scoliosis.

 

[titan31]

Cepeda shipping loads of time then. Won't be a GC contender anyway. Hopefully he can have a good shot at KOM now.

 

[BlueRoads]

George Bennett will win this Giro due to the seconds he gained on his opponents in the time trial.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Cepeda will be fine. Just survive today, freedom to lose some time and get back into things with breaks in his playgrounds. He's not going to be a major player, if he goes for the GPM that would be a good, smart move, otherwise I expect him to finish probably around 15th-20th after gaining some time in some mountain stage escapades in the second half of the race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Almeida started, now Bernal.

 

[Anybody_but..]

Go Egan!

 

[sir fly]

I would say it's actually the discipline where it matters the most. Almost always only top teams win ITTs.

Off course. It's obvious.
But breaking it down to minuscule Watts that can get annulled by the choice of the line a rider takes or fluctuations during the effort is ridiculous.
The line between power output effects and road situation is not that fine.