Tirreno - Adriatico 2021, March 10 - March 16

[Mayomaniac]

And... that's a good thing or a bad thing?

Really bad, but I you wouldn't know unless you where Italian. His German wasn't much better either, the guy could pretty much only speak his local dialect.

 

[tomorrow]

Sagan will need time to recover from covid. He isn't doing too badly in the easy stages. It's just that he's nowhere near classics shape. Maybe with the extra races he can still come in form but my guess is it will be too late for the classics.

Justed confirmed by the change in his plans. He clearly needs tons of tough race kms, so he's going to volta a catalunya, where the profile is hardly suited to him. Basically mountain stage after mountain stage.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So 3 FDJ riders in the top 6 at the first time check, they've upped their game when it comes to TTs.

#wattsthefuck #notnormal

 

[Mayomaniac]

Bettiol's TT results are a good indicator of his form, he has recovered well from his health problems. Otherwise he wouldn't put 7 seconds into Asgreen in such a short ITT.

 

[Krokro]

Such an impressive time by Pinot. He's been looking like a ghost since a few months and now that was a good TT tbf!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pinot just outside the top 10, that's a really good TT result for him.

 

[JosefK]

Back-hobbled Thibault Pinot finishes not that far down. Interesting. Maybe a good sign for the future? ... Better not get my hopes up.

 

[tobydawq]

Pozzovivo the TT king.

 

[titan31]

Wonder has the wind changed a bit as that Pozzo time is a bit odd.

 

[tobydawq]

Wonder has the wind changed a bit as that Pozzo time is a bit odd.

He is so small, the wind can't find him.

 

[shalgo]

Wonder has the wind changed a bit as that Pozzo time is a bit odd.

Pozzovivo has been know to pull out the occasional awesome TT performance. Today's is actually not nearly as good as some he has done in the past. And he was about 3 km/h slower overall than at the first checkpoint, which is in line with other finishers, so I don't think the wind has shifted.

 

[Bonimenier]

Wonder has the wind changed a bit as that Pozzo time is a bit odd.

Don't disrespect Pozzovivo like that. He's just a boss.

 

[shalgo]

B Thomas > G Thomas

 

[titan31]

Still did a faster TT than Oliveira, Bodnar, Kwiatowski. Or being within 10-15 seconds of Asgreen is unusual.

 

[WKA311]

I hope Fabbro will hold onto his 5th place. Wellens and Almeida are both far better timetrialists on this course, but it's also really short and Fabbro is in fantastic form. Should be enough hopefully.

 

[Bonimenier]

Still did a faster TT than Oliveira, Bodnar, Kwiatowski. Or being within 10-15 seconds of Asgreen is unusual.

Last year in the Giro he was faster than Bjerg, Brändle,... and very close to guys like Dowsett and Bodnar in a 15km flat TT as well. So not completely unusual.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Nibali's cadence looks a lot better than during the TTs of the last Giro.

 

[Poursuivant]

Pogacar to beat Ganna

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nibali's cadence looks a lot better than during the TTs of the last Giro.

Slower than Pinot.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Slower than Pinot.

Yeah, but Pinot did a great TT. Decent TT by Nibali, not great, but also not bad.

 

[Bonimenier]

Slower than Pinot.

Hard to compare a GC-rider like Nibali to a TT-specialist like Pinot.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Almeida faded during the 2nd part, just like Asgreen (same pacing strategy?).

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Slower than Pinot.

Lapierre's TT bikes > Trek's

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Aert fastest at intermediate.

 

[Mayomaniac]

The Belgian Bugno is flying!