Stage 21: Cernusco sul Naviglio – Milano 15.7 km ITT

Inquitus

Stage 21: Cernusco sul Naviglio – Milano 15.7 km ITT

Sunday, October 25th, 13:20 CEST




Technical Overview:

The last stage is again a short ITT, but unlike last year’s this one is pan flat, on long straights that will hugely favour specialists and cause some significant gaps. There is not much to talk about the route here. The stage starts in the outskirts of Milan and the only checkpoint will be at km 10.3, two thirds of the way and already in the city, which is a bit weird. The finish will be in front of the famous Duomo.



What to expect:

Jai v Tao, nothing to split the pair to date. Wilco Kelderman is too far back to make it up in the short ITT. Tao is the better TTer looking at historic comparisons, but neither cyclist has ever done a TT with a Grand Tour on the line. The bookies have Tao as a big favourite, surprisingly big, no value to be had betting on him!



Duomo di Milano

Betting

Tao Geoghegan Hart - 1/6
Jai Hindley - 4/1
Wilco Kelderman - 100/1

Richard Hillman

I have rarely got to watch the Giro due to school back in the day and work etc but I have loved this outing. It didn't have many of the big names but the ones that did show up and the next generation gave us a great outing. And of course the scenery. Loved it.

You can't ask for more on a last day.

North of 32

Will Bradley Wiggins propose to Tao Geoghegan Hart at the finish line?

https://shows.acast.com/bradley-wiggins-show/episodes/an-open-letter-to-tao-geoghegan-hart

Chips Lovell

I recently moaned that this year's Giro was kind of boring. Boy was I wrong.

godtabh

I follow some one Twitter that lives locally. Says the roads are in poor condition with lots of potholes. Might be a factor

Boscoirl

Last place rolls out at 12:40pm with 1min gaps up to the top 10 where it’s a 3min gap
5th Place (Almeida) rolls out at 3pm
With TGH at 3:09pm
Hindley at 3:12pm

dahat

Any idea what time Ganna is off?

Inquitus

dahat wrote: »

Any idea what time Ganna is off?

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-stage-20-start-times/

14:52 Local Time

Inquitus

Here goes our winner Ganna!

neris

Some bike

mr spuckler

I don't know if it's the size of Ganna or that he's really so much faster than everyone else but he looks like he's absolutely horsing along.

edit...WOW!

Inquitus

Ganna smashes it 31s quicker than Campenaerts!

Mefistofelino

neris wrote: »

Some bike

It's like Liberace took up cycling.

North of 32

Ganna is my favourite non-Irish rider at the moment. I love to see a tall, ''heavy'' (by cycling standards) rider absolutely smashing it. What a beast.

Inquitus

North of 32 wrote: »

Ganna is my favourite non-Irish rider at the moment. I love to see a tall, ''heavy'' (by cycling standards) rider absolutely smashing it. What a beast.

I concur, seems a very likeable chap too!

lennymc

Nasa just released a picture of Gaaaannnaaaaaaaa's TT from space

topnotch

godtabh wrote: »

I follow some one Twitter that lives locally. Says the roads are in poor condition with lots of potholes. Might be a factor

Would that be Ginevra by any chance.

Boscoirl

https://twitter.com/procycletrumps/status/1320374559678365696?s=21

lennymc

marginal gains, do you remove your front derailleur to save aerowatts? A thread on twitter yesterday was suggesting that all other things being equal, 1 aero watt could win it. That's taping over holes,, removing a water bottle holder, placement of the GPS transponder. Also talked about rolling resistance and suggested 2-3 psi could swing it.
I noticed Ganna's gps transponder was on the downtube where the bottle would normally be, and looking at Jai's p5. it looks to be behind the saddle. Wonder could it come down to something as small as that.

mr spuckler

Given the stuff around him over the last couple of years, Dennis really seems happy in that team. Very relaxed interview there after the TT.

Inquitus

Just over 10 mins til Jai hits the road, Tao heads off 3 mins before him!

lennymc

https://twitter.com/FormerTTchamp/status/1320379154727133186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Inquitus

lennymc wrote: »

https://twitter.com/FormerTTchamp/status/1320379154727133186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Bit of electrical tape and problem solved, no worries!

Dr. Bre

Dennis to win

retalivity

Pozzovivo puts in a monster TT (for him)

lennymc

Inquitus wrote: »

Bit of electrical tape and problem solved, no worries!

nope!

Inquitus

Tao 10 seconds up according to Eurosport at the halfway mark!

Edit: 13 seconds

griffin100

TGH looks a bit more comfortable than JH. A bit less rocking and rolling.

Inquitus

22 seconds up on Jai at the only checkpoint, looking good soo far for Tao!

Inquitus

Tao Geoghegan Hart wins the 2020 Giro D'Italia, who would have picked that one eh? Congrats to him, well deserved!

Weepsie

How many GC winners / contenders will they have next year? I take no enjoyment in success for Dave Brailsford though.

Daroxtar

Great win by Irish- Scots rider Tao Geoghegan Hart.

fat bloke

Another win for rim brakes!

Why anyone would want disc brakes on a TT bike is beyond me

Richard Hillman

Fair play to them. Not just the actual time before the stage but there was nothing between them on the climbs. TGH was better in the TT and that was the difference. Greatly contested tour. It shows you don't need the A-Listers to make a very entertaining 3 week tour

velo.2010

Well done to TGH. We'll see what sort of reaction he gets in the British media to his victory — Adam Yates was overlooked when he won a few years ago.

How does he fit in with the team for next year? Bernal. Thomas, Carapaz, Sivakov and potentially Dennis if he puts his mind to it. Not to mention Porte, Martinez and Adam Yates who've signed for next year! A big bump in his contract for sure if he stays.

North of 32

Tao Geoghegan Hart, the first patron saint to win the Giro D'Italia, according to Eurosport UK.

But in all seriousness, fair play to him.

harringtonp

Interesting interview by Brailsford... now that they are Ineos they are reinventing themselves to go for exciting wins rather than winning by parking the bus.

Like almost everyone here I didn't like the way they won in the Froome years but have had no problem with them this Giro. Some great stages

dahat

Brailsford admitted that Sky/Ineos found a way to win in the Froome years and became stationary allowing other teams to move past them. The crashes for Froome & GT have directly changed the path of the outfit & for the better.

retalivity

velo.2010 wrote: »

Well done to TGH. We'll see what sort of reaction he gets in the British media to his victory — Adam Yates was overlooked when he won a few years ago.

How does he fit in with the team for next year? Bernal. Thomas, Carapaz, Sivakov and potentially Dennis if he puts his mind to it. Not to mention Porte, Martinez and Adam Yates who've signed for next year! A big bump in his contract for sure if he stays.

Gonna be tough for Eddie to get a look in next year, with the people signed and the likes of TGH, Dennis, Ganna taking themselves to the next level.
Its a pity that he was ruled out of this giro, who ended up subbing in for him on the Ineos team?

harringtonp

Completely accidental too. From the interviews (TGH, Ganna) you get the impression the team really enjoyed themselves this Giro. In Brailsford words after Thomas went home, getting in the break was open to all and whoever didn't make it would help out TGH.

Inquitus

Ganna completely monstered everyone:

https://twitter.com/velofacts/status/1320391825258065925

Doc07

velo.2010 wrote: »

Well done to TGH. We'll see what sort of reaction he gets in the British media to his victory — Adam Yates was overlooked when he won a few years ago.

How does he fit in with the team for next year? Bernal. Thomas, Carapaz, Sivakov and potentially Dennis if he puts his mind to it. Not to mention Porte, Martinez and Adam Yates who've signed for next year! A big bump in his contract for sure if he stays.

Hope he enjoys this and doesn’t mind being ignored by UK mainstream sports media.
Everton’s loss to Southampton and Coutinho’s hamstring injury are currently ranking above his Giro win on BBC sport

velo.2010

Doc07 wrote: »

Hope he enjoys this and doesn’t mind being ignored by UK mainstream sports media.
Everton’s loss to Southampton and Coutinho’s hamstring injury are currently ranking above his Giro win on BBC sport

You think that's ignorance? Jai Hindley (from Perth)doesn't even get a mention on the main sports page of the West Australia online newspaper! Hamilton's new F1 record is reported so the overnight shift is not an excuse. I didn't realise cycling is so poorly reported in Australia. A quick glance at the Sydney Morning Herald suggests the same lack of interest.

https://thewest.com.au/sport
https://www.smh.com.au/sport

neris

https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/1320432757210755072?s=19

Inquitus

neris wrote: »

https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/1320432757210755072?s=19

Surely that's sarcastic?

CantGetNoSleep

Inquitus wrote: »

Surely that's sarcastic?

I also loved it tbh. Think people on here massively overplay the commentary - every second comment on a stage thread is about the commentators. Learn to live with it or turn the volume down. And this is the Ineos Grenadiers

dahat

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I also loved it tbh. Think people on here massively overplay the commentary - every second comment on a stage thread is about the commentators. Learn to live with it or turn the volume down. And this is the Ineos Grenadiers

+1

These guys are operating remotely and did a great job for me. Hatch does a job good and I'm sure the riders actually appreciate the correct pronunciation of names for once.

CantGetNoSleep

dahat wrote: »

+1

These guys are operating remotely and did a great job for me. Hatch does a job good and I'm sure the riders actually appreciate the correct pronunciation of names for once.

Aside from Bradley Wiggins, will never like that clown

Raoul Duke

Amazed to hear from Rob Hatch that this is the first year ever in the Giro that Italy hasn't someone in the top 5. That's fair going.

G1032

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I also loved it tbh. Think people on here massively overplay the commentary - every second comment on a stage thread is about the commentators. Learn to live with it or turn the volume down. And this is the Ineos Grenadiers

Hear hear

Bambaata

harringtonp wrote: »

Interesting interview by Brailsford... now that they are Ineos they are reinventing themselves to go for exciting wins rather than winning by parking the bus.

Like almost everyone here I didn't like the way they won in the Froome years but have had no problem with them this Giro. Some great stages

Signing Carapaz was a sure sign of that, I dont see him riding in a boring train like Froome etc, the lad just loves to attack!