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

[dgodave]

That long shot of Milan, the air looks awful.

So I looked on PurpleAir. AQI index 154 right now. Terrible.

 

[richwallone]

All I see now from the rest of the field is only McNulty, Almeida, maybe even Kelderman, breaking into the top 10, more or less...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Geoghegan Hart did the recon with Ganna rather than Dennis: Had enough of following RD this week.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I guess the way to watch is to have two screens running: pause one of them as Geoghegan Hart starts, and restart it when Hindley sets of. Watch it as a real race, with gaps at every corner, zebra crossing and road sign.

 

[BlueRoads]

I am really curious how Almeida - Bilbao will go.

 

[DanielSong39]

Back-of-the-envelope calculations has Hart winning by 30 seconds with a time of 18:15 or so
Well we'll see how close I am!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Nibali looks a lot better than durning the 2nd, his cadence is a lot higher.

 

[richwallone]

I'm giving it 5 years, at most, for a grand tour to have drones following every single rider during ITTs... Today's short one would have been ideal

 

[killswitch]

Great TT by Pozzo - top 20 in the stage

 

[richwallone]

Almeida looks extra young today

 

[Red Rick]

Pozzo caught Majka

 

[Leinster]

Almeida’s chin looks like he waxed it instead of shaving this morning. The aeroest of aero gains.

 

[richwallone]

Great TT by Pozzo - top 20 in the stage

He might sneak into the top 10

EDIT: Nope. Was looking at the wrong GC table

 

[killswitch]

Nibali looks a lot better than durning the 2nd, his cadence is a lot higher.

Dunno if the data on the screen is credible but like the previous 34km TT he simply can't dig deep and go into the red zone.

 

[Salvarani]

Almeida looks extra young today

Relax a bit. No tongue out please.

 

[richwallone]

Almeida’s chin looks like he waxed it instead of shaving this morning. The aeroest of aero gains.

The first thing I thought was that he put on a makeup...

 

[matteof93]

That long shot of Milan, the air looks awful.

So I looked on PurpleAir. AQI index 154 right now. Terrible.

Milan and Turin have terrible air quality. The problem is created by two factors: pollution and Pianura Padana. The biggest problem being that the Pianura Padana is surrounded on 2 sides (north and west) by the Alps and on 1 side by the Appennines (south). Tthese mountains work like a wall, preventing air circulation in northern Italy (mainly Lombardia and Piemonte). Basically the wind gets in from east (Adriatic Sea) but can't get out because of Alps and Appennines block. The result is that pollution stagnates and accumulates.

Some time ago there was an idea to flatten the Passo del Turchino in Liguria, in order to "open a window" on the Pianura Padana to let the air circulate better.

 

[DanielSong39]

Let's see if Kelderman can pull off a Pogacar and do a sub-17
(Answer: no)

 

[luckyboy]

Pozzovivo is such a solid TTer despite how tiny he is lol

Tao GH wins by 24 seconds, imo

 

[savornin]

Tao by 18 I say

 

[DanielSong39]

Pozzovivo is such a solid TTer despite how tiny he is lol

Tao GH wins by 24 seconds, imo

I'll take the over but that's a good line
Any over-under on the time?

 

[Leinster]

The first thing I thought was that he put on a makeup...

My daughter has dolls with a rougher complexion.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Dunno if the data on the screen is credible but like the previous 34km TT he simply can't dig deep and go into the red zone.

6 seconds faster than Konrad at the first time check, not great but decent.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Come on, Hindley!

 

[Red Rick]

TGH socks too high?