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From @Eshnar's excellent 2022 Giro d'Italia: Stage-by-stage Analysis thread: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/2022-giro-ditalia-stage-by-stage-analysis.37819/#post-2691558
Stage 2: Budapest – Budapest 9.2 km ITT
Saturday, May 7th, 14:00 CET
Technical Overview:
So, the “prologue” is now stage 2 instead. It is a short and technical time trial that accounts for 35% of the total ITT kms of this race, so the specialists really need to make it count… The riders will start from Heroes’ Square and make a nice tour of the city, eventually reaching and crossing the Danube, after which they will face a short climb that will bring them to the finishing line in front of Matthias Church. This climb, (GPM4, 1.3 km at 4.9%) starts with a very decent 300m at over 9%, before easing off in the final km.
Final km:
The Climbs:
Budapest: GPM4, 1.3 km at 4.9%
Very steep at the beginning, just a false flat in the end. The sudden change of gradient might make things interesting in an ITT.
What to expect:
As in all short time trials, a specialist to win and some gaps between the GC men, but nothing too important.
Budapest
Stage 2: Budapest – Budapest 9.2 km ITT
Saturday, May 7th, 14:00 CET
Technical Overview:
So, the “prologue” is now stage 2 instead. It is a short and technical time trial that accounts for 35% of the total ITT kms of this race, so the specialists really need to make it count… The riders will start from Heroes’ Square and make a nice tour of the city, eventually reaching and crossing the Danube, after which they will face a short climb that will bring them to the finishing line in front of Matthias Church. This climb, (GPM4, 1.3 km at 4.9%) starts with a very decent 300m at over 9%, before easing off in the final km.
Final km:
The Climbs:
Budapest: GPM4, 1.3 km at 4.9%
Very steep at the beginning, just a false flat in the end. The sudden change of gradient might make things interesting in an ITT.
What to expect:
As in all short time trials, a specialist to win and some gaps between the GC men, but nothing too important.
Budapest
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