Tirreno-Adriatico 2023, March 6-12

[tobydawq]

An underrated reason why the Tirreno was better off with the TT being on the final rather than the first stage is that the GC riders all faced the same weather conditions. At least's a short and untechnical TT, which does something to limit the effect, but it's still not ideal.

Having the TT on the final stage is never better.

 

[DNP-Old]

Ganna for GC?

Osimo will kill him.

 

[JosefK]

Of the top GC guys, Yates seems to have fared the worst.

 

[SafeBet]

Yes Ganna is quite good but IMO best rider of the day is Landa

And that's only because Masnada is not here.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Osimo will kill him.

Yeah, that one is worse than the Sassotetto MTF for him.

 

[limak_]

What was that supposed risk than van Aert has been talking all day that he doesn't want to take, while the route is a straight road with a one single turnaround?

 

[Earns1985]

So GC pretty open...

With Roglic form quite unsure, I don´t see a real favourite right now here..

 

[Lequack]

What was that supposed risk than van Aert has been talking all day that he doesn't want to take, while the route is a straight road with a one single turnaround?

Risk of angering the Italians.

 

[Nick2413]

Van der Poel needs to find form in this race and fast, unusually far away from his peak for being so close to his main targets.

He was a second behind Roglic, I think he’ll be fine.

 

[Mayomaniac]

So Wilco better than Wout and Roglic, Keldermania time?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Having the TT on the final stage is never better.

Hi Primoz.

 

[Riek s]

how was the parcour? big influence with the rain in terms of risks? e.g. could that made up the difference between the riders? I see mcnulty being top5..

 

[Red Rick]

I'm not sure how much Roglic trained on his TT before coming here. He wasn't supposed to race any before the Giro.

 

[Red Rick]

how was the parcour? big influence with the rain in terms of risks? e.g. could that made up the difference between the riders? I see mcnulty being top5..

Changes in wind more so than rain. Although the course did dry up towards the end.

 

[Berniece]

Van der Poel needs to find form in this race and fast, unusually far away from his peak for being so close to his main targets.

He didn't give his all today

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He didn't give his all today

He finished 14th. You don't finish 14th in a pure power TT in this field without giving it a legitimate go.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Having the TT on the final stage is never better.

After the first GC stage would also work.

 

[Potomac]

This is more exciting than P-N

 

[Red Rick]

Gotta wonder how Jumbo wanna play this out. Stage 4 should give a decent idea who their GC leader is, but then they might try to set it up for Van Aert as well.

 

[Bolder]

I'm not sure how much Roglic trained on his TT before coming here. He wasn't supposed to race any before the Giro.

I also wonder about putting weight on his newly repaired shoulder, or maybe not taking too many chances in the rain.

 

[Big Doopie]

Having the TT on the final stage is never better.

1989 would disagree with you.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Ganna absolutely crushed the rest. Primoz was average, close to a few other GC rivals.

 

[yaco]

This is my favorite style of ITT course - Pan flat, with only one corner and hairpin, out and back which gets out the rider's full power - Also this type of course is less affected by the weather.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I know the weather affected the results, but Ciccone finishing 20th in a pan flat TT is still kinda wild.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Gotta wonder how Jumbo wanna play this out. Stage 4 should give a decent idea who their GC leader is, but then they might try to set it up for Van Aert as well.

No Keldermania?