Itzulia Basque Country 2021, Spain, April 5 - April 10

[Skalman]

Where did Esteban Chaves end up? anybody knows?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I will gladly accept misjudging Vingegaard's ITT prowess today. Good job Maximus Johnnymus.
Could the people who lol'ed across the topic claiming Pogacar was going to tear everything to bits and he was the only one that'd would finish close to Roglic, please check in at the front desk. There are a few faces claiming to have been lost.

 

[Escarabajo]

Where did Esteban Chaves end up? anybody knows?

Very far!

 

[Red Rick]

Where did Esteban Chaves end up? anybody knows?

1'38 down.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Also, how is there still no full standings, after an ITT, where you basically get 1 to 2 minutes to register per rider?

 

[Luthor]

How can you explain Yates being the same time as Pogacar? The wind only changed in the last 10 minutes?

Not really. The wind is just an excuse imo. You can see Pogacar's cadence was even worse than Yates on the climb. McNulty can blame the wind but I don't think it matters more than 5s at best. It's hilarious to see the commentators and guys on Twitter saying it's because of the wind.

 

[kingjr]

Not really. The wind is just an excuse imo. You can see Pogacar's cadence was even worse than Yates on the climb. McNulty can blame the wind but I don't think it matters more than 5s at best. It's hilarious to see the commentators and guys on Twitter saying it's because of the wind.

Did you compare the footage between the two at the finish?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Also, how is there still no full standings, after an ITT, where you basically get 1 to 2 minutes to register per rider?

At least they've done a little better than Catalunya.

 

[Red Rick]

Also, how is there still no full standings, after an ITT, where you basically get 1 to 2 minutes to register per rider?

"Welcome to a bicycling race, please be reminded to set your watches back about 50 years"

 

[Luthor]

"Welcome to a bicycling race, please be reminded to set your watches back about 50 years"

We might ridicule ASO but they have top tier watches.

 

[titan31]

Not expecting much bar what looks like an uphill sprint tomorrow or a late move from someone far down, but stage 3/4 and obviously 6 could be decent, especially if Pog feels as strong as at TA and willing to go longer distance.

 

[Lequack]

Pogacar will start tomorrow in the mountains jersey (holding it for McNulty I think)

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Also, how is there still no full standings, after an ITT, where you basically get 1 to 2 minutes to register per rider?

They were too busy watching the 1/100th of a second flash by in the onscreen timings!

 

[Lequack]

Full standings now here

Itzulia Basque Country 2021 Stage 1 (ITT) results

Itzulia Basque Country 2021 Stage 1 (ITT) from Bilbao to Bilbao was won by Primož RogliÄ before Brandon McNulty and Jonas Vingegaard. Primož RogliÄ was leading the general classification.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Lequack]

Also Pogacar will now have to work for McNulty. From a TDF winner to a domestique in one TT.

 

[Escarabajo]

Carapaz already getting into form. I like this guy. Always attacking. And Adam is up there. This race is going to be fun.

 

[topt]

I think Roglic and Jumbo nailed the wind situation, the latter competitors clearly were going slower. Can't be a coincidence that both Foss and Vingegaard were also very fast.
And Pogacar was up 2 second on Roglic after the first climb, but lost more than 20 second on the flat part. Some of it was probably also just not taking risks as well as thew wind.

Amway, great win for Roglic

compare Pogacar and Roglic on the last climb

 

[Earns1985]

Bora with 5 riders in the top 25 today. I think we can also expect some action from them in the upcoming days..

 

[bajbar]

Bora with 5 riders in the top 25 today. I think we can also expect some action from them in the upcoming days..

Let us hope it doesn't come only when a rival crashes

 

[topt]

As I said, compare the footage between the two over the last 100 m, the wind had clearly picked up. Even compared to Yates, actually. How much of an impact it had on the outcome I have no idea.

how about you just compare Roglic vs other on the last climb, there is a video posted a page back

 

[topt]

Did you compare the footage between the two at the finish?

yeah roglic was killing it on the last climb

 

[Lequack]

First climb Strava segment:

PS: Piccoli finished 2:09 back, so I think he was just going for the fastest climbing time.

 

[KZD]

Considering his excellent time trial performances in UAE and Tirreno I would expecting clearly better from Pogačar but maybe he didn't handle that well the fact that this time trial was on day1. Roglic and McNulty were sublime and so was Vingegaard, surprise of the day I would say. Adam Yates clearly has taken a step forward since he joined Ineos on these efforts too.

 

[Lequack]

Finishing climb (I think they climbed a bit more a the end, but not a lot):

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Finishing climb (I think they climbed a bit more a the end, but not a lot):

McNulty and Knox sound like a climb fighting duo.