Giro d´Italia 2021 – Stage 21 Preview
By David Hunter
Senago > Milano 30.2km
We end with a TT.
30km after 3 weeks of a demanding grand tour is an almost cruel way to end. The gaps will be enormous and, only a handful of riders can win this stage. Most of the route is a gentle downhill, it’s made for the big powerhouses. This is a TT specialists dream!
Weather
Sunny and the wind won’t be a factor. It looks like the same conditions for all.
DS Cycling Mole
One last chance to get me some champagne. The TGV, it’s all on you, full gas.
Remember, the last one of you boys home is first at the bar, and I’m very thirsty.
Contenders
Pippo Ganna – after being stuck on the front for hour after hour, how much energy does he have left? If this was a standalone race he’d be the overwhelming favourite, but we often see upsets at the end of a grand tour. It’s all about how much energy riders have used up over the three weeks, and how much they have left. We’ll have to wait to see if Ganna has been holding something back.
Rémi Cavagna – so close to winning on Thursday, but this is another opportunity for him. Unlike Ganna he’s been able to safe energy during the race, we’ve not seen much of him near the front of the bunch. This is a big chance for Cavagna to land a big one.
Edoardo Affini – so close to starting the race with a win, but Ganna was too good. In my head I have him as a TT rider who prefers a race under 20km, we’ll have to see if this one is too long for him.
Prediction Time
A win for Pippo Ganna, I think he’ll have enough left in the tank. The top 3 on GC to remain the same with Egan Bernal taking home a well-deserved pink jersey.
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Thank you, Dave, for a Great Job!
Your previews are greats lessons to learn about cycling.
Fantastic stuff David, love reading your take and liking the DS Mole!
Thank you for your insight and for the amount of work you put in!
You are the best! Greetings from Greece!
Thank you! Your previews are undoubtedly essential for any cycling race. Greetings from Colombia!
Thanks a lot. I read you every single day. Greetings from Hungary.
Thanks Dave, I love your previews.
Appreciate these previews, invaluable for fantasy cycling team management
Waving back another gt,I have to thank you again for your excellent analysis, your previews were as always brilliant.
Your picks,nice and precise though I put it exactly upside-down for the top 3 for the stage win…ha !!!
Affini/Cavagna ,Ganna 3rd. Both deserved a stage win.
Chapeau to all the heroes heading Milan.
As all the others, I thank you !
I add myself to the acknowledgments, I discovered your previews on steephill website and since then read them almost every race day ^^ Greets from France here.
Thanks for all the insight, be interesting to get a final tally of your predictions versus actual stage winners.
I’m going for Remi with a small each way bet, surprised if he doesn’t make the podium, TTs can be odd at the end of a Grand Tour
Tusind tak for fremragende og underholdende optakter. Dagligt læst hilsen fra Danmark
I too enjoy Favids remendous insights – always read his comments before a stage.
Sorry about the spelling mistake!
Thanks David from Australia, great insights with entertaining delivery. Still impressed on how often you correctly pick the winner, even in this Giro with so many successful breaks.