Tirreno-Adriatico 2023, March 6-12

[saunaking]

This is more exciting than P-N

WTF dude, its an ITT

 

[theyoungest]

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.

Bit of a weird thing to say after a race that was (mostly) decided by the weather.

 

[Lequack]

We need an ITT inside a long tunnel.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

We need an ITT inside a long tunnel.

The 2014 Dauphiné actually kind of did this - 10.4k TT on day 1 with an 1.8k tunnel in it. You can see Froome doing a large portion of it from 2:14 onwards in the video below.

 

[search]

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

not much, probably, as it was reported to cause pain (going by this probably automated translation of another article)

"Extreme position"on time-trial bike a problem for Primoz Roglic following shoulder operation

Primoz Roglic has in the past had many issues with his shoulders, frequently dislocating them in crashes. This winter he's undergone an operation to prevent that, but he admits he's had issues on his...

cyclinguptodate.com

 

[frisenfruitig]

Adam Yates already lost half a minute to the other GC guys. No small feat to lose that much in 11 km lol

 

[Andre]

How far did Wout finish?

 

[Salvarani]

Ganna could win this now.

 

[durtyfat7]

I didn't watch the race. How was Landa's ride compared to the other favourites?

 

[Lequack]

 

[JosefK]

I didn't watch the race. How was Landa's ride compared to the other favourites?

Landa was 13:43, I think. Fifteen seconds behind Mas at 13:28. Roglic at 13:17. Hindley and O'Connor were two or three seconds behind Roglic. Lutsenko around 13:20. Yates was further back than Landa. Brandon McNulty was 13:02. Magnus Sheffield was 12:59 ... he is looking more like an all-rounder with time. Almeida at 13:09 (8 seconds faster than Roglic). Ganna won it at 12:28. Is that a big enough lead to think about GC? Time will tell. Riders who started last had a wind/weather advantage.

 

[yaco]

Bit of a weird thing to say after a race that was (mostly) decided by the weather.

It's not a weird thing to say - You have another type of course and the weather would have more affect on the results - And for me out and back flat courses with as few corners are the best ITT routes.

 

[Extinction]

Wait a second,

Landa was 13:43, I think. Fifteen seconds behind Mas at 13:28. Roglic at 13:17. Hindley and O'Connor were two or three seconds behind Roglic. Lutsenko around 13:20. Yates was further back than Landa. Brandon McNulty was 13:02. Magnus Sheffield was 12:59 ... he is looking more like an all-rounder with time. Almeida at 13:09 (8 seconds faster than Roglic). Ganna won it at 12:28. Is that a big enough lead to think about GC? Time will tell. Riders who started last had a wind/weather advantage.

I think the climb of the race is too hard, but with almost +/- 1 minute on the favorite perhaps he's got a chance.

 

[KZD]

Ganna with a monster time today but I still think that a couple of the stage are too hard for him to win the overall.

Finally two UAE riders outside Pogačar doing a good ITT even if they were a bit lucky with the conditions.

Surprised to see Hindley and O'Connor this good too.

Sheffied's time was incredible too would have been a clear second if he had the same conditions as the last riders. Its a matter of time until he starts challenging for World Championships TT medals.

 

[repre]

Ganna with a monster time today but I still think that a couple of the stage are too hard for him to win the overall.

Finally two UAE riders outside Pogačar doing a good ITT even if they were a bit lucky with the conditions.

Surprised to see Hindley and O'Connor this good too.

Winning whole race would be hard for Pippo but he can top-10 it. I consider this as success

 

[Escarabajo]

In order for Ganna to win he will have to minimize the damage in 3 consecutive stages. That's just too much. If it was the sole long climb, I would say maybe he has a chance. But it will be a high task for him to win here.

 

[durtyfat7]

Landa was 13:43, I think. Fifteen seconds behind Mas at 13:28. Roglic at 13:17. Hindley and O'Connor were two or three seconds behind Roglic. Lutsenko around 13:20. Yates was further back than Landa. Brandon McNulty was 13:02. Magnus Sheffield was 12:59 ... he is looking more like an all-rounder with time. Almeida at 13:09 (8 seconds faster than Roglic). Ganna won it at 12:28. Is that a big enough lead to think about GC? Time will tell. Riders who started last had a wind/weather advantage.

So Landa was one of the last riders to start and he had an advantage with the weather, and he lost that much of time lol. He will never improve his itt

 

[Red Rick]

Profile of the final hill tomorrow?

Spoiler

 

[Extinction]

Well if Ganna does stay in the fight till the end, Ineos shall make of him the 2nd Indurain; that is someone who can crush the TTs and defend in the mountains.

 

[repre]

Well if Ganna does stay in the fight till the end, Ineos shall make of him the 2nd Indurain; that is someone who can crush the TTs and defend in the mountains.

He is in good climbing form this year, didn't lost much time on Malhao and got two 2nd places in GCs already

 

[DNP-Old]

Sassotetto is far from the biggest problem Pippo faces in this race.

 

[Pippo_San]

Man what a SMASHING crono!
Insane power ratio.

 

[Extinction]

Sassotetto is far from the biggest problem Pippo faces in this race.

I know it's the muri!

 

[topcat]

Wait a second,

I think the climb of the race is too hard, but with almost +/- 1 minute on the favorite perhaps he's got a chance.

Who’s the favourite? Almeida?

 

[Cookster15]

My gosh, that was an Indurain-esque TT by Ganna. Incredible. Interested to see how he climbs.