Giro d'Italia 2023 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Fossacesia Marina – Ortona 19.6 km ITT (Saturday, May 6th)

[johnymax]

Remco was otherworldly, but Almeida, Tao and Vine all did exellent rides.

 

[Didinho]

Yep

Remco could easily take 90 seconds from Rog on the second ITT

Give the jersey away on stage 4, with a big group in front so he can pass a lot of riders in the TT.

 

[Eeslliw]

Lmao, after second TT Remco will be at least 3 minutes ahead of others. It's time to suck some wheels for 3 weeks and bring the pink in Belgium.

 

[houtdffan]

Give the jersey away on stage 4, with a big group in front so he can pass a lot of riders in the TT.

Not sure Jumbo will go along with the plan. Rog needs bonus seconds at all opportunities now

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So a phenomenal victory for the Bullet Man. Congrats! Its obvious who can stick to whose wheel now and another TT is coming. Roglic will have to risk and do spectacular things so the race should still be interesting.

 

[Didinho]

Where would Pogi be in this one? I imagine close to Remco.

 

[Lequack]

Giro over only after one stage. Darn.

 

[HelloDolly]

Yep

Remco could easily take 90 seconds from Rog on the second ITT

Got mauled on here for saying I hoped this race hadn't as much TT
Always a risk with the TTing ability of Evenepol

 

[Didinho]

Not sure Jumbo will go along with the plan. Rog needs bonus seconds at all opportunities now

Then it's up to Jumbo to ride, they won't do that every day.

 

[Salvarani]

Not sure Jumbo will go along with the plan. Rog needs bonus seconds at all opportunities now

Bank hard on 3rd week. Try to stay within distance until then. Let the chips fall where they may.

 

[Tim Cahill]

What a strange end where they just have a load of miscellaneous riders still to finish

 

[Berniece]

Where would Pogi be in this one? I imagine close to Remco.

We’ll find out next year in Nice

 

[Limmo]

Can anyone confirm for me have Rogic and Kung tied for 4th place or is the TT measured to fractions of a sec?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

22 seconds on Ganna over such a short TT 😳

Short, flat TT.

 

[HelloDolly]

Then it's up to Jumbo to ride, they won't do that every day.

not great for breakaway riders ...at least not in the first 2 weeks anyway

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Where would Pogi be in this one? I imagine close to Remco.

Would lose about 1 sec per km and get 2nd place thanks to the climb.

 

[KZD]

Where would Pogi be in this one? I imagine close to Remco.

I think both he and Vingegård would be closer to Ganna. I can't think of anyone that could beat Remco today and that includes Van Aert too.

 

[titan31]

Looking at it's one thing what Remco did to Roglic, Almeida, TGH, Vlasov etc as they're all still close enough that one rough day in the mountains and it's all level.

Likes of Pinot, Buitrago, Haig, Carthy are all miles back now.

 

[houtdffan]

Then it's up to Jumbo to ride, they won't do that every day.

of course, if Rog is on bad form, stage 4 is a perfect chance for Remco to extend his lead.

The 2017 Vuelta showed, if a rider is not feeling well early, you had better take time. That's how Froome was able to beat Contador, despite Contador being stronger in week 3

 

[QueenStagiaire]

To all those guys who think the Giro is over: Yes, the gap is big, but the third week is still going to be the big test.

 

[Lequack]

To all those guys who think the Giro is over: Yes, the gap is big, but the third week is still going to be the big test.

Stop being pessimistic. The Giro is over!

 

[Didinho]

All these Belgian journalist saying that he better end up 2nd behind Ganna, but this is way better than that scenario. They got a stage win, moral high. Give the jersey away, save energy and defend until week 3. I'm happy!

 

[Jagartrott]

I wonder what the influence of the wind was. It was thought it would be in Ganna's advantage (compared to Evenepoel) as it was not a headwind, but it seems that the 'big boys' (Ganna, Küng) actually didn't do that well on the flat section compared to some lighter riders (Hart, Vine).

 

[red_flanders]

Remco seems quite fit.

 

[Valv.Piti]

All these Belgian journalist saying that he better end up 2nd behind Ganna, but this is way better than that scenario. They got a stage win, moral high. Give the jersey away, save energy and defend until week 3. I'm happy!

What are they smoking? Having the leaders jersey is a completely non-issue

Dominant performance, but expected. This is what he does, and one of the reasons I thought this Giro wouldnt be that close.

Im more intrigued by UAE and what they can do with their numbers. All of their riders has a really high top level, so stage 13 for example can be a blood bath already.