Giro d’Italia stage 14 stay: Filippo Ganna wins time trial after two hours within the hotseat

Listed here are at present’s high 10:

1. Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers 35’06”
2. Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Crew Emirates +29″
3. Thymen Arensman (NED) Ineos Grenadiers +1’07”
4. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers +1’14”
5. Luke Plapp (AUS) Jayco-AlUla +1’18”
6. Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Bahrain Victorious +1’19”
7. Ben O’Connor (AUS) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale +1’25”
8. Tobias Foss (NOR) Ineos Grenadiers +1’26”
9. Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) UAE Crew Emirates +1’28”
10. Edoardo Affini (ITA) Visma-Lease a Bike +1’30”

For a full recap, you possibly can learn the race report right here.

Filippo Ganna has received stage 14!

Pogačar is gritting his enamel as he involves the end line. He is second, 29 seconds behind Ganna. He is elevated his lead within the GC to over three minutes.

Danny Martínez has completed his TT in provisional thirteenth place. He is 25 seconds behind Thomas, which is able to transfer him to 3rd in GC.

Geraint Thomas has completed in provisional third place. He is 1.14 down on Ganna, and it is wanting like he’ll shift as much as second on the GC.

An ideal outcome for Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) finishes 1.25 down on Ganna, in provisional fifth place. He loses 6 seconds to Tiberi.

Time for Pogačar’s second time test. He is 10 seconds behind Ganna now.

Tiberi has completed in provisional 4th place, with an excellent 36.21 outcome. 

Geraint Thomas is 4th on the second checkpoint at 47 seconds down on Ganna. It is the identical time as his teammate Arensman.

Because it stands, Geraint Thomas is placing 36 seconds into Danny Martinez. He’ll be transferring again as much as second place within the GC if this continues.

Eurosport commentator Daniel Oss says that the wind has dropped within the final hour, which supplies a bonus to the later starters.

Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain-Victorious) is having an incredible experience. He is fifth on the second checkpoint.

Pogačar is tucking down the bottoms of his sleeves in an effort to avoid wasting watts. “All these little issues add up,” says commentator Luke Rowe.

Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) is in. He is provisionally completed second, 1.07 behind Ganna.

Pogačar is 4 seconds forward of Ganna on the first time test!

Geraint Thomas is 11 seconds behind Ganna on the first checkpoint. Danny Martínez is nineteen seconds behind Thomas.

Ganna says it is “unimaginable” to be too optimistic. “We are going to see now. We are going to cross the fingers, and we’ll wait.”

With all of the riders having now began, here is a reminder of how at present’s outcomes at present stand:

1 Filippo Ganna

2 Luke Plapp +1.18

3 Tobias Foss +1.26

4 Mikkel Bjerg +1.28

5 Edoardo Affini +1.30

6 Lorenzo Milesi +1.32

7 Magnus Sheffield +1.35

8 Daan Hoole +1.39

9 Max Walscheid +1.48

10 Josef Černý +1.56

And now it is time for Tadej Pogačar, wearing pink (though, we should always be aware, he is again to the two-tone skinsuit).

Daniel Martínez (BORA-Hansgrohe) can be on his manner. He’ll be trying to cement his second place on GC.

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) is off. Right now is a chance to proper the wrongs of stage 7,  through which he was overtly upset about his tenth place end. He begins at present in third place within the GC, needing 16 seconds to get again to second.

Magnus Sheffield has completed in a provisional seventh place. He is 1.35 down on Ganna.

Because the GC males are starting to begin, let’s check out how the GC at present stands:

1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Crew Emirates, in 49:24:38
2. Daniel Martinez (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe, +2:40
3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers, +2:56
4. Ben O’Connor (Aus) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, +3:39
5. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) bahrain Victorious, +4:27
6. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich PostNL, +4:57
7. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan, +5:19
8. Filippo Zana (Ita) Jayco-AIUla, +5:23
9. Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar, +5:28
10. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +5:52

Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) has crashed. He is again on his bike, however his proper leg is bloodied and his shorts are torn.

On the second time test, he was simply 39 seconds behind Ganna, placing him right into a provisional second place. Let’s hope this does not value him an excessive amount of time.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates) is warming up. He begins at 15.43.

“I did not need to go on the market and have a median experience,” says Luke Plapp (Crew Jayco AlUla). “I went on the market with nothing to lose…I am fairly pleased with that experience.”

Plapp additionally mentioned that the course was sooner and fewer technical than he’d anticipated on his recon. “You suppose the limitations are tighter than they really are…It is a actually fast course, and I actually preferred it.”

Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) has completed and is at present in second place, 1.18 behind Ganna.

In the meantime, Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) is just 5 seconds behind his teammate on the first time test.

The rostrum because it at present stands:

1. Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) 

2. Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers): +1.26

3. Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Crew Emirates): +1.28

Jan Tratnik (Visma-Lease a Bike) is off, adopted by Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers).

Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Fast-Step) is on the street. He had a spectacular breakaway win on stage 12, which you’ll be able to examine right here.

“Pippo in Italy is a unique particular person than I’ve seen in different races,” says teammate Tobias Foss. “He’s such a powerful man. What he did at present on this type of TT – even Pogi will wrestle to beat him. Chapeau and very well executed to Pippo.”

Luke Plapp (Crew Jayco AlUla) is on the street. He completed fifth on stage 7 and is the Australian nationwide TT champion.

Because the bookmakers predicted, Filippo Ganna is within the hotseat, ending quickest in 35.02 (53.45 km/h).

He is crushed Foss by 1.26, Affini by 1.30 and Milesi by 1.32.

Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers) unseats Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike), with the quickest time by 4 seconds. He should not make himself too comfy although – Ganna is coming.

Ganna is quickest by 59 seconds on the second time test. He is using at 51.97 km/h and the commentators are loving his easy, aero using model.

Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers) is quickest on the second timepoint by 4 seconds. He is there in 26.46 (52 km/h).

Milesi (Movistar) finishes 2 seconds behind Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike), and he is visibly upset. Nonetheless, a experience for the U23 world ITT champion to be pleased with.

Ganna is the quickest by 13 seconds on the first time test. He is there in 9.39 (48.5km/h).

Lorenzo Milesi (Movistar), the U23 world time trial champion, has the identical time as Affini on the first time test.

Right here comes Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Crew Emirates). He completed ninth in stage 7, and he is positively one to observe at present.

Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike) has set the brand new quickest time at 36.32 (51.2 km/h). Hoole’s brief time within the hotseat is over.

Stage favorite Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) is up now, with an opportunity to win a stage on the Giro d’italia for the primary time in three years.

Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) has the brand new quickest time, at 36.41 (51 km/h).

This is the highest 10 from stage 7’s time trial: 

1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Crew Emirates, in 51-44
2. Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers, +17s
3. Magnus Sheffield (USA) Ineos Grenadiers, +49s
4. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers, +1-00
5. Max Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe, +1-05
6. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious, +1-21
7. Luke Plapp (Aus) Jayco AlUla, +1-45
8. Dani Martínez (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe, +1-49
9. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) UAE Crew Emirates, +1-56
10. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers, +2-00 

Can Ganna get a victory over Pogačar at present? It is value noting that tomorrow is the Giro’s hardest mountain stage, with 5,400m of climbing. It’s going to be attention-grabbing to see how the GC males play it at present.

Josef Černý (Soudal Fast-Step) is the person at present within the hotseat, having completed in 36 minutes and 58 seconds, with a median velocity of fifty.6 kilometres per hour.

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) is the bookmakers’ favorite at present. He is at present warming up for his begin at 12.35.

That mentioned, he was crushed in stage 7 by Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates), and has by no means crushed the Slovenian in a Grand Tour ITT.

“I need to have sensations like final time,” mentioned Pogačar earlier than the race. “I do not need to take into consideration the outcome, however let’s have a look at how shut I can get to Ganna, or if it is doable to beat him. To begin with, I need to really feel good.”

Let’s take a more in-depth have a look at the parcours at present. There are a collection of minor ups and downs however the stage is basically flat, with an elevation acquire of roughly 250m. Heading in direction of the shore of Lake Garda, the street runs barely downhill. It is 23 levels and sunny firstly. 

Right now’s ITT is way flatter than that of stage 7, which started with a 32km flat part earlier than climbing up the Casaglia, with gradients of as much as 16%.

Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike) is off!

Our first riders are off! 

Alan Riou (Arkéa – B&B Lodges) is the primary to go, at 12.40 (UK time). The final rider will likely be Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates) at 15.43. 

Listed here are a number of the key riders to observe at present (all in UK time):

Edoardo Affini (Visma-Lease a Bike) – 12.59

Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers) – 13.30

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) – 14.35

Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Crew Emirates) – 13.37

Luke Plapp (Crew Jayco AlUla) – 14.10

Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) – 14.35

Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) – 15.16

Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain – Victorious) – 15.31

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) – 15.37

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates) – 15.43.