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Giro Stage 1 2021 **Spoilers**

TheBigBeanTheBigBean Posts: 18,082
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The Stage

8.6km course along big boulevards.



Favourites

***Filippo Ganna,
**Rémi Cavagna, Remco Evenepoel
* Almeida, Victor Campenaerts

Wiki history

The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. Turin is sometimes called "the cradle of Italian liberty" for having been the birthplace and home of notable individuals who contributed to the Risorgimento, such as Cavour. Even though much of its political significance and importance had been lost by World War II, Turin became a major European crossroad for industry, commerce and trade, and is part of the famous "industrial triangle" along with Milan and Genoa. Turin is ranked third in Italy, after Milan and Rome, for economic strength.


Food

The local Piedmontese cuisine is some of the most varied and celebrated in Italy. Piedmont is the region where the Slow Food movement was born, just a few kilometres away in Bra, with many eateries inspired by the Slow Food concept focusing on local, fresh, top quality produce. Salone del Gusto e Terra Madre, a biennial international food fair and convention, is hosted in Turin in the autumn to highlight the importance of producing locally, eating healthily and savouring socially.






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  • ddraverddraver Posts: 25,322
    Nice Work Bean!

    Terrible weather here so I might actually watch some TT today!

    First Riders off 14.00, Last 17.03 (Unclear what TIme zone that is - nice work CN 🙄)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • gsk82gsk82 Posts: 3,247
    That's local time
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • blazing_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 20,518
    edited May 2021
    ddraver said:

    Nice Work Bean!

    Terrible weather here so I might actually watch some TT today!

    First Riders off 14.00, Last 17.03 (Unclear what TIme zone that is - nice work CN 🙄)

    Main starting times for today's ITT:

    14.02 Campenaerts
    14.06 Mollema
    14.12 Castroviejo
    14.39 Bilbao
    14.53 De Gendt
    15.14 Vlasov
    15.15 Nibali
    15.43 Cavagna
    15.53 Formolo
    15.58 Carthy
    16.06 Masnada
    16.07 Sivakov
    16.09 Dowsett
    16.29 Almeida
    16.30 Bernal
    16.31 Yates
    16.32 Martin
    16.38 Hindley
    16.42 Bennett
    16.43 Pozzovivo
    16.45 Buchmann
    16.51 Soler
    16.52 Evenepoel
    16.53 Ganna
    16.57 Landa
    17.01 Bardet
    17.03 De Bondt
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Nice intro and analysis of the TT favourites etc with Dan Bigham on GCN
  • DialatronDialatron Posts: 1,003
    This is torture, lived in Torino for a couple of years and all our favourite haunts still looking wonderful. (Looks through the window today 😭🌧)
    Old, fat and that's just the bike.
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Campenaerts in the hot seat with 9.19, but it was pretty close, so seems unlikely to be a winning time
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    And beaten by Kluge and Castroviejo. Castroviejo currently in the hotseat.
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Sanchez with a puncture and switched to a road bike...
  • Dorset_BoyDorset_Boy Posts: 5,891
    Surely Astana could have stretched to 2 TT bikes per rider?
  • blazing_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 20,518
    It seems that Astana's luck in Giro TTs from last year continues..
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Dorset_Boy said:

    Surely Astana could have stretched to 2 TT bikes per rider?

    You'd think. Especially as you would have thought Sanchez had a non-zero chance of doing well on stage 3 and possibly the pink Jersey.
  • mrb123mrb123 Posts: 4,088
    Brandle may as well have gone the whole hog and worn white socks...
  • Dorset_BoyDorset_Boy Posts: 5,891
    Clearly worked for him as he takes the lead by 5 seconds.
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Brandle into the hot seat by nearly 5s
  • blazing_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 20,518
    Vlasov with a good split time
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Vlasov into second on the stage, 9.11 - great time
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Nibali 19.28, 18s down on the lead - not that bad I don't think
  • r0bhr0bh Posts: 1,785
    Moscon goes close, 0.89s behind Brandle
  • ProssPross Posts: 35,388
    Moscon surprisingly good, less than a second off Brandle.

    Campenaerts looked very 'amateur triathlete' for one of the pre-race favourites.

    Technical analysis is very good and interesting to see the rider gears on the graphics.
  • ProssPross Posts: 35,388
    Foss takes the lead in 9 dead.
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Well now my GCN has stopped streaming. Could just be the internet
  • bobmcstuffbobmcstuff Posts: 10,565
    Cavagna comes in 5s behind Foss...
  • ProssPross Posts: 35,388
    Cavagna 5 seconds behind Foss suggesting it was a very good time.
  • blazing_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 20,518
    Foss should be tough to beat now
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 66,179 Lives Here
    Tune in at 3pm and we’re already calling it?

    Shame
    _
  • ProssPross Posts: 35,388
    JV nailing this, Affini a few seconds quicker than Foss at the time check.
  • blazing_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 20,518
    edited May 2021
    Wow!
    Have Jumbo been doubling down on the Keytones?
    Affini smashes the check point time
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddlesblazing_saddles Posts: 20,518
    New fastest time
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ProssPross Posts: 35,388
    Affini first rider sub-9 minutes in 8:57
  • rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 66,179 Lives Here
    Who’s the guy talking about “the watts and the cda” on the Eurosport call?
    _
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