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

[tobydawq]

Mielke reporting that he was at the Lidl-Trek camp where Vacek received his new TT suit where he said, "Anders, I'm going to win the second stage of the Giro in this suit". Apparently a big goal of the season for him.

Will Captain America break his heart again today as he did in the Vuelta?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

And Märkl is on the road, let the thrills and spills commence! (Well, maybe not the spills.)

Start times of favorites per PCS.

Start time	Rider
14:07:00	AFFINI Edoardo
14:56:00	VINE Jay
15:28:00	TARLING Joshua
15:58:00	AYUSO Juan
16:00:00	MCNULTY Brandon
16:05:00	VACEK Mathias
16:14:00	ROGLIČ Primož
16:23:00	TIBERI Antonio
16:53:00	VAN AERT Wout
16:56:00	PEDERSEN Mads

 

[Tim Cahill]

Turned on to see quasi-cyclist Ethan Hayter catching his minute man, or has he been overtaken, who knows.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Legendary time from Hayter he's winning this whole thing!!!

 

[SafeBet]

Live timing anywhere?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Legendary time from Hayter he's winning this whole thing!!!

If he doesn't win today, then he will never again be hyped up on the forum...

 

[Filippo_3467]

Whats going on with marco Brenner? crash/sickness?

 

[Red Rick]

Live timing anywhere?

PCS has it up but it's pretty slow

 

[SafeBet]

Whats going on with marco Brenner? crash/sickness?

Bad stomach according to RAI.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Lots of pedestrians walking on the sidewalk not even paying attention to the cyclists passing by...

It looks like a nice, sunny day though and there is a decent amount of trees.

 

[Tim Cahill]

If he doesn't win today, then he will never again be hyped up on the forum...

You should be ashamed of yourself conducting a hatewatch in such conditions, you’re meant to do it towards someone good not someone who is about to be beaten by a peg legged 45 year old Jan Tratnik.

 

[Salvarani]

Live timing anywhere?

The race is in Italy.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Tratnik fastest at the intermediate, aka Sick time from Syuk on Sauk.

 

[SafeBet]

Lots of pedestrians walking on the sidewalk not even paying attention to the cyclists passing by...

It looks like a nice, sunny day though and there is a decent amount of trees.

I love how you always add a positive twist to your posts!

 

[Salvarani]

Hayter has finished super-strong from T1

 

[AmRacer]

The race is in Italy.

?

 

[Red Rick]

Tratnik fastest at the intermediate, aka Sick time from Syuk on Sauk.

I love this after the absolute certainty with which Sean Kelly claimed he'd take it really easy.

 

[SafeBet]

The race is in Italy.

Used to have a very accurate live timing with Tissot if I remember correctly. Guess Tudor is not as reliable, although I don't remember them being an Italian company...

 

[Didinho]

Close from Tratnik.

The dream stays alive!

 

[Landeirovic]

Hayter has finished super-strong from T1

I think he will not finish in the top 10. Tratnik only 4 sec slower. But yes his 2e part was super fast

 

[Boehmand]

Kasper Asgreen wins this one.

An Asgreen in peak condition would be a contender, but I don't think he is there yet, after years of constant setbacks.

He was selected for the Giro last minute, and is probably off form at this stage.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I love how you always add a positive twist to your posts!

Aww, you make me blush, but thank you!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hopefully now Hayter is fastest all that freshly laid concrete can start breaking apart. Perhaps the green screens will also fall down, revealing those hastily concealed brutalist commie apartment blocks that we were all hoping to see yesterday.

 

[Salvarani]

I think he will not finish in the top 10. Tratnik only 4 sec slower. But yes his 2e part was super fast

I think top 10. We will see.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Aww, you make me blush, but thank you!

Blush away, I agree with SafeBet