Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 2024, Stage 7: Foligno – Perugia, 40.6k (ITT)

[Netserk]

They are much slower on the flat part than I expected. No way they go sub-50'.

I'm not sure much of that is down to the wind and how much is down to the corners.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm not sure much of that is down to the wind and how much is down to the corners.

Mostly wind I think.

I also wonder if we don't tend to really forget the importance of tarmac quality.

 

[Rackham]

Pog goes under 50 minutes, when the headwind later becomes weaker.

Let's face it, if this was the worlds ITT we'd be expecting Pogačar to lose two minutes on the winner. The final climb isn't steep enough to compensate for the first 34km's for pure rouleurs.

The fact he's mentioned as a possible stage winner here is solely on the expectation he has his GT legs.

 

[Red Rick]

Let's face it, if this was the worlds ITT we'd be expecting Pogačar to lose two minutes on the winner. The final climb isn't steep enough to compensate for the first 34km's for pure rouleurs.

The fact he's mentioned as a possible stage winner here is solely on the expectation he has his GT legs.

This is the most standard ITT Pogacar has done since probably the 2022 Worlds. He does so few of them.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I'm going to post something super controversial here but I think Evenepoel would have demolished this ITT.

He would crash himself on an easy corner, gesture at the camera for a minute about how it's the organisers fault, get back on his bike and win by 3 minutes. I miss him.

 

[Netserk]

My expectation yesterday (without wind in mind) was that Ganna would ride the flat section at 54 km/h.

 

[Rackham]

This is the most standard ITT Pogacar has done since probably the 2022 Worlds. He does so few of them.

I had to google that one. 48 seconds down wasn't so bad.

He would crash himself on an easy corner, gesture at the camera for a minute about how it's the organisers fault, get back on his bike and win by 3 minutes. I miss him.

Yep. I reckon he'd deck it on that first tricky corner (where someone has already crashed) & win anyway.

 

[Red Rick]

My expectation yesterday (without wind in mind) was that Ganna would ride the flat section at 54 km/h.

Climbing section is also going slower than I expected

 

[SafeBet]

Milesi is 24" behind Affini and Hoole at the second intermediate and at least 10 kg lighter than both.
If he still has something in the legs he could get close.

 

[Squire]

Foss doesn't seem too fossed about this. Two minutes down at the second time check.

 

[Nick2413]

How much fatigue will a stage like this generate compared to a stage like yesterday or tomorrow?

 

[Red Rick]

How much fatigue will a stage like this generate compared to a stage like yesterday or tomorrow?

Much more than yesterday. Probalby more than tomorrow as well for the top GC guys. They'll be under their limit nearly all day tomorrow and they'll be at or just under their max for probably 15-20 minutes tomorrow compared to 50 minutes today

Also, don't underestimate the time spent reconning and warming up and all that stuff

 

[Red Rick]

Tobias Foss has hit his Tony Martin Jumbo period

 

[SafeBet]

Idiotic fan almost making Pippo crash.

 

[Red Rick]

Ganna got hit by a spectator in the first few hundred meters.

Reminds me of Nibali who probably broke like 10 iphones by always riding super close to the crowds

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He would crash himself on an easy corner, gesture at the camera for a minute about how it's the organisers fault, get back on his bike and win by 3 minutes. I miss him.

And catch Covid or Covili somewhere along the way.

 

[Rob5091]

Did n't Foss look like he was doing an impression of "The Mummy" yesterday?

 

[SafeBet]

Lolloooooooooo I knew you could do it!

 

[Froome]

He would crash himself on an easy corner, gesture at the camera for a minute about how it's the organisers fault, get back on his bike and win by 3 minutes. I miss him.

You made me remind of stage 3 of the Vuelta when he won on Arinsal 😂 i also miss him!

 

[Red Rick]

Milesi is 24" behind Affini and Hoole at the second intermediate and at least 10 kg lighter than both.
If he still has something in the legs he could get close.

Crushed it.

 

[Squire]

Tobias Foss has hit his Tony Martin Jumbo period

Just rolling gently across the line, so it's more a case of saving himself for more donkey-ing. A shame, as it would have been interesting to see what he could have done now that he has shown a tiny glimpse of form in recent weeks.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

There‘s big time in that uphill, I‘m just curious how much is possible on the flat.

 

[Red Rick]

I actually guess 40 minutes at threshold and then 13-14 minutes of whatever is left isn't too weird of a split. Maybe target a tiny touch less on the flat section

 

[Red Rick]

Good news for Ganna. Alberto "Van der Poel for Giro podium" Contador predicts a Pogacar win

 

[PetPaima]

The official Giro-website is such a disaster. Every serious sport organizer can easily put together a true real-life intermediate timing website even for much more hectic sport (look at FIS alpine skiing hub for an example). Gazzetto dello Sport considers this worth of a joke.