Giro d'Italia 2020, stage 21: Cernusco sul Naviglio – Milano 15.7 km ITT

[SHAD0W93]

What's the over-under on the margin? Hart by 30 seconds?

Or they finish exactly the same time....

 

[DanielSong39]

Tomorrow TGH will do a Dennis.

I don't think he'll abandon in the middle of the stage

 

[fbjim]

Congratulations to Tao on the Giro win.

Sunweb blew it. I guess they couldn't do anything about it because of Rohan Dennis.

Sunweb didn't blow it. Kelderman blew it.


There's not much you can do when your GC leader doesn't have the legs but event-manage the situation.

 

[Withnails]

Good race. Beautiful country. Is it possible to make Italy look bad? Exciting ending. Not the top tier cyclists, but who is these days? No-one has replaced Froome as the man to beat. So it is what it is. I have enjoyed it far more than the tdf. Salut. And if we didn't love it, we would not be here. It is just a bike race, but such a bike race.

 

[movingtarget]

I will tip Hindley to win by two seconds because it's a TT, the final TT and strange things can happen in TTs and everyone else is picking TGH. So there. Ganna and Dennis to fight out the stage win. Wouldn't surprise me if Dennis rode through the finish, through the car park and headed for the mountains again............

 

[yaco]

Hindley will do well to stay within 20 seconds of TGH - Hindley is only an average ITTer.

 

[search]

Tao is not a real time trial specialist either though. For sure he is the favourite, but it's not like Roglic versus Pogacar or so

 

[TMP402]

All that's missing is a breakout 17th place for a Kenyan rider.

Lies! No Manxmen present = no Commonwealth Games.

 

[solo80k]

Tomorrow TGH will do a Dennis.

That's not a problem. Hindley will do a Ganna.

 

[Jan the Man]

I think this will be very close. If I was forced to wager, my money would go on TGH but it will be close and would not surprise me if Hindley produces the TT of his life to hold on. TTs at the end of three week races where people are racing for jerseys etc tend to produce surprising results. I would not read too much into either of the two preceding TTs in this Giro certainly due to conditions and that both had different focuses at that time.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Theoretically who would hold the tie breaker if they finished exactly the same time?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Theoretically who would hold the tie breaker if they finished exactly the same time?

TGH has more stage victories IIRC

 

[Pantani_lives]

It's a bit like Andy Schleck vs. Cadel Evans. You can see the "surprise" coming from miles.

Ineos wins another GT. Last year after the Tour of the Alps I predicted that Hart would be their next British Tour winner - much to the ridicule of this forum. Well, the Tour is still a long stretch, but he has a 99% chance to clinch this weird Giro. I think he'll beat Hindley by about half minute. Sunweb with two leaders was bound to finish second and third.

 

[RedheadDane]

Please note that this will be the first time Majka will not finish in the top-10 of the Giro, in fact; it will be the first time he'll not finish 5th, 6th, or 7th.

 

[Red Rick]

Okay if Ganna wins the ITT instead of Dennis now that is team spirit

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It could be settled by a Menchov like mishap, although without rain it doesn't seem likely, but one of them could still overcook a corner.

I won't back any of them, because I know it would be a kiss of death for the one I'd choose.

 

[tobydawq]

This will be the first Grand Tour in two and a half years in which Movistar don't win the teams' classification.

 

[Anybody_but..]

Anybody but not Wilco Please!

Yes, anybody but The Sardine.

 

[Anybody_but..]

Please note that this will be the first time Majka will not finish in the top-10 of the Giro, in fact; it will be the first time he'll not finish 5th, 6th, or 7th.

Stomach issues for ca 3-4 days.

 

[Anybody_but..]

The Crown won yesterday, will win today.

Amazing results in the 2nd class GT with the 3rd class line-up.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Since I don't really have any emotional invest remaining in this gc with the bird and the shark out of contention, I would love it if Wilco overturned the deficit to the two youngsters to regain pink (for the drama and forum reaction). Sure, it's barely a 1% chance, but if Hindley was 0.1% chance pre race to win, then in 2020, why not?

#manoutofthewildennis

 

[Armchaircyclist]

It's a bit like Andy Schleck vs. Cadel Evans. You can see the "surprise" coming from miles.

Ineos wins another GT. Last year after the Tour of the Alps I predicted that Hart would be their next British Tour winner - much to the ridicule of this forum. Well, the Tour is still a long stretch, but he has a 99% chance to clinch this weird Giro. I think he'll beat Hindley by about half minute. Sunweb with two leaders was bound to finish second and third.

I have also seen Tao in previous races and thought he could be a future GC guy. All the talk about weak field just because its not the usual riders on the top of the list is stupid. Look at Nibali, he has said he has some of his best numbers ever, cant even compete. The new generation is here, and the older guys dont seem to come back.

 

[Armchaircyclist]

Since I don't really have any emotional invest remaining in this gc with the bird and the shark out of contention, I would love it if Wilco overturned the deficit to the two youngsters to regain pink (for the drama and forum reaction). Sure, it's barely a 1% chance, but if Hindley was 0.1% chance pre race to win, then in 2020, why not?

#manoutofthewildennis

That would be interesting, however unlikely it is. Lets say Kelderman is doing one of his best TTs, and Tao have a technical, or his wheel slips in a corner, suddenly Kelderman is on top again. Tao will need to go full gas anyway to beat Jay, anything can happen...

 

[wirral]

Will TGH have to wear the white skinsuit?

 

[tobydawq]

I have also seen Tao in previous races and thought he could be a future GC guy. All the talk about weak field just because its not the usual riders on the top of the list is stupid. Look at Nibali, he has said he has some of his best numbers ever, cant even compete. The new generation is here, and the older guys dont seem to come back.

Basically, I agree, but it seems to me like all riders are always producing their best numbers ever, according to themselves.