Giro d'Italia 2017 STAGE 21: Monza – Milano 29.3 km ITT

[El Pistolero]

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Hm, 34 minutes is really short. Hopefully dumoulin can find a minute somewhere ...

Brändle took 14 seconds out of Tony Martin in a 13km time trial, I wouldn't worry too much. Gilbert lost 39 seconds to Brändle (he was 11th).

 

[Gloin22]

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Hm, 34 minutes is really short. Hopefully dumoulin can find a minute somewhere ...

whaa? He took almost 3 minutes in a 50 minute effort. 30 mins is wayyyy more than enough

 

[klintE]

58X11 is insane. That's a very big club to wield. Tom means business.

Roglic won Romandie ITT (bit hilly) on 57x11
Not so insane

 

[Tonton]

Van Emden smoked the course...top-10 easy, maybe top-5...great performance.

 

[Laplaz]

Van Emden smoked the course...top-10 easy, maybe top-5...great performance.

At least podium, if not winner.

 

[Kwibus]

Van Emden smoked the course...top-10 easy, maybe top-5...great performance.

He is normally a potential winner on a course like this, but not sure what 3 weeks did to him abd he likes it a bit shorter.

 

[sir fly]

What's that flag flying in the left turn on the exit from the circuit?
Familiar tricolor scheme...

 

[Kokoso]

Van Emden smoked the course...top-10 easy, maybe top-5...great performance.

He is normally a potential winner on a course like this, but not sure what 3 weeks did to him abd he likes it a bit shorter.

He's potential podium spot, but on shorter ITT. Really I don't think he did anything for he could be considered potential winner here. But this can change today.

 

[woodburn]

Van den Broeck finishes. Probably the only time I noticed him all race.

 

[Hugo87]

Mixed feelings, happy for such a tight and thrill ITT on the last day, sad to be the last day of Il Giro this year.

Van Emden with such an amazing time.

 

[Kokoso]

So far two Bardiani at the bottom in finish. Corresponding with rest of the Giro.

 

[Hugo87]

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Van den Broeck finishes. Probably the only time I noticed him all race.

But on the mountain stages, he really did some nice work to Kruijswijk.

It's his final GT of his career.

 

[woodburn]

Adam Hansen! The streak continues.

 

[Irondan]

Hansen has a broken arm!!!!!!

But finished anyway. He's an amazing individual.

 

[Moviefan1203]

Looking at these finishing times, Quintana could surprise here.

 

[silvergrenade]

Adam Hansen says he has a fracture in his palm. Crazy!

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Hansen has a broken arm!!!!!!

But finished anyway. He's an amazing individual.

I thought he said "palm"

 

[Irondan]

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Looking at these finishing times, Quintana could surprise here.

Surprise how?

It's the end of a GT, anything can happen.

 

[Kokoso]

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Hansen has a broken arm!!!!!!

But finished anyway. He's an amazing individual.

I thought he said "palm"

Yes, it't metacarpal bone in his palm.

 

[Moviefan1203]

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Looking at these finishing times, Quintana could surprise here.

Surprise how?

It's the end of a GT, anything can happen.

Be a lot closer to Dumoulin and Pinot than people are expecting.

 

[staubsauger]

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FYI, Alberto Contador went from being ITT fodder to smashing them between 2007 and 2008, so anything is possible. With that said, unless Quintana improves his ITT he is more likely to have a Sastre/Andy Schleck career than a Contador/Froome career.

Then again Sastre won a Tour de France with the ITT of his life and Schleck "won" a Tour de France so Quintana shouldn't give up completely.

Contador was a Spanish itt junior champion and his tt was always excellent for a climber. He already was faster than Leipheimer in the first 2007 TdF tt and basically won the 2008 Giro in the tt's.

He began smoking in 2009.

And Quintana's TT is the best for a climber of his size. In his weight category, he's the best.
Contador is his weight category might not be the best.

Pozzo & Rujano should be better. Pantani was as well. Quintana ain't superior imho!

 

[Ataraxus]

Dumo will most probably do better than 53.058 km/h on such course.

 

[Irondan]

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Hansen has a broken arm!!!!!!

But finished anyway. He's an amazing individual.

I thought he said "palm"

Yes, it't metacarpal bone in his palm.

I thought he said "Arm", but I just woke up so...... I need some coffee I guess.

 

[Irondan]

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Looking at these finishing times, Quintana could surprise here.

Surprise how?

It's the end of a GT, anything can happen.

Be a lot closer to Dumoulin and Pinot than people are expecting.

It's going to be close, I agree but I don't think Quintana fans will be happy with the result.

 

[Ataraxus]

Luis Leon ready. curious to see his times.