Giro d'Italia 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 2: Budapest – Budapest 9.2 km ITT (Saturday, May 7th)

[Red Rick]

Honestly........ not that impressive of a prediction. I'd me impressed if you topped it off with him winning, but SImon doing well or him "surprising" is not really much of a prediction. He has done super well in stages like these on other occasions.

He was the one even really mentioning him.

I think most pundits had like Almeida as one of the main favorites today.....

 

[Valv.Piti]

I mean it is surprising for sure that he beat Tom and Mathieu like that, but I don't really think thats what DT meant with that prediction. And if it was, chapeau!

 

[Escarabajo]

Ben Tulett going under the radar here.

Seriously, what are your expectations for this guy?
Unless he is another Pogacar nothing is going to happened. If he does great he gets to be top 10. But by saying going under the radar are implying that he could win? otherwise what is the point anyway.
Additionally, he needs to work for Carapaz.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

If Simon Yates could put together a Giro of only good days, he would win GC by a large margin. Unfortunately, he remains the least predictable rider in the sport.

 

[gregrowlerson]

A very interesting TT in and of itself, but as many others have suggested, I think that it gives us very little clue as to what's ahead as far as the general classification is concerned (the race will mostly be decided in the high mountains, and even the final TT will probably be more about fatigue). Valverde has slightly less chance for a podium now, Buchmann too (so increased chance for Kelderman and possibly Hindley). Landa's chances increase fractionally simply because he hasn't crashed yet. But so far we're pretty much at a Manuel point ("I no nothing").

I'm not even sure if Yates good position in the standings actually improves his chances from pre race, since if he is on top form now, then he's unlikely to hold it for three weeks. But we'll know a little bit more after Tuesday.

 

[Poursuivant]

I don’t think I’m getting carried Away by describing Simon Yates as the GOAT

 

[gregrowlerson]

I don’t think I’m getting carried Away by describing Simon Yates as the GOAT

The Giroist Of All Time.

He best typifies the entertainment and unpredictability of the race.

 

[Ripper]

What's your number? 867-5309?

Jenny?

 

[yaco]

Yates performance should not come as a surprise if we look at his performance in the PN ITT which was a similar distance and parcour - The PN finishing climb was a touch harder. He finished behind Van Aert, Dennis, Roglic and Kung shipping only 11 seconds.

 

[StryderHells]

Wait so Bike Exchange is no longer using Bianchi bikes? Is any team using Bianchi now?

No team in the World Tour or Pro Conti are riding Bianchi, not sure about the levels below.

 

[armchairclimber]

Seriously, what are your expectations for this guy?
Unless he is another Pogacar nothing is going to happened. If he does great he gets to be top 10. But by saying going under the radar are implying that he could win? otherwise what is the point anyway.
Additionally, he needs to work for Carapaz.

Well, what I didn't expect was a top 5 finish in this ITT. And by under the radar, I really meant that nobody seemed to have commented or remarked upon it. Of course, I expect him to be riding for Carapaz in the mountains (because climbing is supposed to be his thing), but I think that this TT performance marks him out as someone with GC potential for the future.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm honestly a bit interested in what people make of Carapaz' ITT. He's had some decent ones but somehow all of the decent ones were flat, and this is the 2nd time now he's blown up on a hilltop finish ITT. He was like 97th on the 2nd split.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Well, what I didn't expect was a top 5 finish in this ITT. And by under the radar, I really meant that nobody seemed to have commented or remarked upon it. Of course, I expect him to be riding for Carapaz in the mountains (because climbing is supposed to be his thing), but I think that this TT performance marks him out as someone with GC potential for the future.

I expect Adam Blyth will mention him around fifty times today.

 

[tobydawq]

Rick Zabel fastest on the climb.
As expected.

It was the same in 2020, he also got the mountain's jersey on the Day 1 ITT that day, even though Sagan also went full for it.

That is a very, very niche speciality of his...

 

[jmdirt]

I'm honestly a bit interested in what people make of Carapaz' ITT. He's had some decent ones but somehow all of the decent ones were flat, and this is the 2nd time now he's blown up on a hilltop finish ITT. He was like 97th on the 2nd split.

It takes more days/Ks for him to get his motor running?

 

[Escarabajo]

Well, what I didn't expect was a top 5 finish in this ITT. And by under the radar, I really meant that nobody seemed to have commented or remarked upon it. Of course, I expect him to be riding for Carapaz in the mountains (because climbing is supposed to be his thing), but I think that this TT performance marks him out as someone with GC potential for the future.

In La Movida podcast they mentioned him. It was a very impressive resume for juniors. But having said that, like I said, he can only be top 10 if he does excellent. And that's a big if because there is Carapaz. But people are noticing him big time. Especially anglophones podcasts and news outlets. So I don't think he is under the radar if that's what you mean.