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

[QueenStagiaire]

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

If one guy knows how to win a moderately hilly time trial as a climber…

 

[Salvarani]

Ganna gonna benefit from drafting and getting to overtake many riders here.

 

[Netserk]

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.

I think he will get to go for it in the next one.

 

[Didinho]

Ganna gonna benefit from drafting and getting to overtake many riders here.

Passed 2 already.

 

[Red Rick]

If one guy knows how to win a moderately hilly time trial as a climber…

This ITT would not nearly be hard enough for Contador

 

[Netserk]

This ITT would not nearly be hard enough for Contador

Depends on the year.

 

[PetPaima]

Crushed it.

44 seconds or more faster than any other of current leaders (Top 5) at the finish for a climb. Bodes well for upcoming smaller/lighter guys.

 

[Salvarani]

Passed 2 already.

Thats to his advantage against the guys going later, a few seconds here and there, as they probably wont have the same amount of opportunities to overtake other riders.

 

[Red Rick]

Depends on the year.

Yes, but ideally it's much more up and down throughout.

 

[SafeBet]

44 seconds or more faster than any other of current leaders (Top 5) at the finish for a climb. Bodes well for upcoming smaller/lighter guys.

Bjerg will already be a good test for Milesi's time on the climb.

 

[PetPaima]

Bjerg will already be a good test for Milesi's time on the climb.

Yep. I think Clement Davy is the 2nd-best on the climb for now and he lost 38 secs.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Ganna -48 on Milesi at T1

 

[Red Rick]

Ganna 24s up at the first intermediate, and I have no idea what to think of it.

Would crosswind be good for the heavier guys?

 

[Googolplex]

Yep. I think Clement Davy is the 2nd-best on the climb for now and he lost 38 secs.

Van Sintmaartensdijk is at +14s

 

[Netserk]

Ganna 24s up at the first intermediate, and I have no idea what to think of it.

Would crosswind be good for the heavier guys?

Depends on how the different direction affects CdA.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ganna 24s up at the first intermediate, and I have no idea what to think of it.

Would crosswind be good for the heavier guys?

Might be, because heavier means more force required to move them. Better than headwind, that one favours the aero midgets more.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Adam Blythe still talking about Cian Uijtdebroeks at Bora in how he is needed to support Bora GC riders

 

[Nick2413]

Wind will be a few kph slower in 2 hours, should offset the gains of Ganna getting to pass several riders.

Avg speed of the winner will be in the 46kph range, normally Pogacar territory but how many seconds will he need to make up on the climb?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Astana sports director Italian by any chance?

 

[Red Rick]

Depends on how the different direction affects CdA.

Cross wind should hit the bike disproportionately more, which size shouldn't scale with weight

 

[Brullnux]

Ganna DRS from Astana

 

[Nick2413]

Crosswind in triathlon always benefits the big boys

 

[Netserk]

The climb is quite deceptive at its steepest.

 

[PetPaima]

Astana sports director Italian by any chance?

By all likelihood that was the last man caught by Ganna though. Kepplinger at 4 minutes is doing a solid TT and Mayrhofer at 5 mins might be a bit too far on the road.

 

[Brullnux]

God Blythe is so dense