This afternoon, the Giro will be decided in Milan in a time trial of 15 kilometers. For Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart it will be the most important day in their still fledgling cycling career. But who has the best cards?
Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart are not known as top time drivers. In the time trials in the Giro, Hindley finished in 46th and 34th place.
The Brit from Ineos-Grenadiers did well in the long time trial with 13th place, but he lost a lot of time in the opening time trial as 126th.
Nevertheless, Geoghegan Hart seems to have the advantage. Hindley and Geoghegan Hart have already been at the start of a time trial 10 times together with the pros, only 2 times was Hindley faster than his good friend.
In the flat time trial in Tirreno-Adriatico (over 10 kilometers) Geoghegan Hart was also faster than the Australian from Sunweb, although the difference was only 6 seconds.
| Giro 2020 time trial | Jai Hindley | Tao Geoghegan Hart |
|---|---|---|
| rit 1: Monreale-Palermo (15 km) | in 16’39” | in 17’28” |
| rit 14: Coneglioano-Valdobbiadene (34 km) | in 46’19” | in 45’04” |
| rit 21: Cernusco sul Naviglio – Milaan (15.7 km) |
Why Jai Hindley wins the Giro
- Hindley seemed to be the strongest rider in this Giro in the final week. As a result, he starts the time trial as perhaps the freshest rider of the title candidates.
- On paper, Tao Geoghegan Hart is the better time trialist, so the pressure is on him, Hindley can start without pressure, he would be a complete surprise as the overall winner.
- Hindley may be in the same time as his competitor, but he is allowed to hit the road last and in the pink jersey. So he knows the intervals of Geoghegan Hart and maybe the pink jersey will give him wings.
Why Hindley doesn’t win the Giro
- Hindley has not yet ridden a good time trial in this Giro and his time trials from the past do not suggest that this will change on Sunday.
- The time trial in Milan is billiards flat, an additional disadvantage for a climbing goat such as Hindley.
- Until Saturday, Hindley could operate in the shadow of Wilco Kelderman, but now the young Australian has to save the Giro from Sunweb. Can he handle that?
Why Tao Geoghegan Hart wins the Giro
- Geoghegan Hart is a better time trialist than you might think. In 2018 he finished 3rd against the clock in the Tour of California. He then left Filippo Ganna (5th) and Mikkel Bjerg (6th) behind.
- With Filippo Ganna and Rohan Dennis in the team, Geoghegan Hart has 2 time trial cannons in the team who can advise him down to the last detail how he should tackle the time trial, on which strip he can take a few seconds profit and so on.
Why Tao Geoghegan Hart doesn’t win the Giro
- Geoghegan Hart can save the season of Ineos, after the abandonment of Bernal in the Tour and Thomas in the Giro. Can he handle the pressure in a time trial with so much commitment?
- Almost all observers give the advantage to the Brit from Ineos, for them he has already won the Giro. Geoghegan Hart can almost only lose on Sunday, will that paralyze him?
| Giro 2020: most important starting times for the slot time trial | ||
|---|---|---|
| time | renner | team |
| 13.40u | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) | Lotto-Soudal |
| 14.16u | Mikkel Bjerg (Den) | UAE Team Emirates |
| 14.17u | Victor Campenaerts | NTT Pro Cycling |
| 14.26u | Josef Cerny (Tsj) | CCC Team |
| 14.51u | Jan Tratnik (Svn) | Bahrain-McLaren |
| 14.52u | Filippo Ganna (Ita) | Ineos-Grenadiers |
| 15.12u | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto-Soudal |
| 15.17u | Rohan Dennis (Aus) | Ineos-Grenadiers |
| 15.38u | Brandon McNulty (VS) | UAE Team Emirates |
| 15.54u | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) | Trek-Segafredo |
| 15.57u | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) | Astana Pro Team |
| 16.00u | Joao Almeida (By) | Deceuninck-Quick Step |
| 16.06u | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) | Team Sunweb |
| 16.09u | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) | Ineos-Grenadiers |
| 16.12u | Jai Hindley (Aus) | Team Sunweb |
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