Giro d'Italia 2025, stage 2: Tirana - Tirana (13.7k ITT)

[Samu Cuenca]

Quintana will win McNulty the stage, or the opposite.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Go on Nairo wheelsuck this fool

 

[Peyroteo94]

I'm prepared to call him most overrated rider in the world after this Giro but I will wait just in case I will have to eat my words

 

[SafeBet]

McNuts only 2" behind Vine.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Horrible day for Nairoman

 

[Cycling111]

Ayuso's performance in the GT time trials is truly strange.
I thought he was failing in them because they were longer and after days of competition, but today is not being his best time trial either.

 

[Red Rick]

Ayuso's performance in the GT time trials is truly strange.
I thought he was failing in them because they were longer and after days of competition, but today is not being his best time trial either.

I think the Tirreno TTs have been outliers for him, not the norm. I think he comes to Tirreno better prepared because he's been flying in the 1 day races before Tirreno both this year and last year. When he isn't, this is about his level in shortish TTs.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Geeez, at this pace Rogla will finish before Nairoman

 

[Brullnux]

Pellizzari 13th, wow.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Maybe Tarling will win this TT.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Tarling was quite obviously off form post-Olympics, I don't think he had a single good performance from July onwards.

This year, in the only TT he has done, he put 1s/km into everyone in the UAE, and Affini has never done that. I like Affini and think he's a really strong roleur, but Tarling is clearly better.

Don't think putting a second per kilometre into Bissegger on a really particular route is that special.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Someone please tell Nairo to end this silly rivalry with Froome and go home.

 

[Cycling111]

Ayuso is overrated.

The problem is that they compare him to Pogacar, and he himself has said he wants to beat him.

Ayuso is very good, but not as good as he thinks he is. He's not in the league of Pogacar, who won the TDF at his age; Ayuso wouldn't even finish third this year.

He's a good rider, but he's penalized by expectations; without them, he would be considered as good as he is.

 

[Netserk]

Time to party!

 

[Cycling111]

Maybe Tarling will win this TT.

Roglic and Van Aert.

 

[titan31]

Rather below expectations from Ayuso

 

[Red Rick]

Not gonna lie I'd be very surprised if Roglic top 3s this.

 

[ice&fire]

At this pace Ayuso won't be in the "who will win this Giro" poll after next weekend

 

[tobydawq]

Vacek first at the time check.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Someone please tell Nairo to end this silly rivalry with Froome and go home.

No

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It does appear that the headwind has picked up quite a bit on that second section. Everyone in the last half hour has struggled there.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I think wind is playing a huge role in the second part of this TT

 

[Tricycle Rider]

All right Rogla, just please stay upright

 

[Tim Cahill]

Vacek should win given that t1 but Tarling seemed to fly at the end

 

[Cycling111]

McNulty's poor second section.

Seeing that Vine has been the best UAE rider and that he's not a technical cyclist, that means Vine has fliying on the flat section.