Giro del Trentino 2016: Stage 1
January 1 - April 22, Riva del Garda, Trentino, Road - 2.HC
Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the opening team time trail stage of the Giro del Trentino.
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Buongiorno from Italy for full live coverage of the Giro del Trentino opening team time trial stage. We will have all the action from the 12.1km TTT at the northern tip of Lake Garda.
The TT course start overlooking Lake Garda in Riva del Garda and then heads inland via straight roads and some fast corners. A long straight roads takes the rides back to Lake Garda for the finish in Torbole.
RT @marko_dzalo: #TeamSky Spinning class :) @girodeltrentino https://t.co/yf79ybtN2l
@girodeltrentino Tue, 19th Apr 2016 12:39:18
These are the official start times for the TTT.
1 Team Sky 15:05:00
2 Astana Pro Team 15:08:00
3 Italian National Team 15:11:00
4 Bardiani CSF 15:14:00
5 SkyDive Dubai Pro Cycling Team 15:17:00
6 Nippo - Vini Fantini 15:20:00
7 AG2R La Mondiale 15:23:00
8 Drapac Professional Cycling 15:26:00
9 Bora-Argon 18 15:29:00
10 Tirol Cycling Team 15:32:00
11 d'Amico Bottecchia 15:35:00
12 Norda MG.Kvis 15:38:00
13 Amore & Vita - Selle SMP 15:41:00
14 Southeast - Venezuela 15:44:00
15 Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec 15:47:00
16 Brazil National Team 15:50:00
17 Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 15:53:00
18 Gazprom-Rusvelo 15:56:00
The early turns and a side wind will cause sone problems and indeed Ian Boswell was off the back for a while.
The strong breeze blowing across Lake Garda attracts lots of sail boats and wind surfers but makes it a testing TTT for the riders in each team.
Race on! Team Sky starts from Riva del Garda / Partiti! Il Team SKY scatta da Riva del Garda.
@girodeltrentino Tue, 19th Apr 2016 13:06:02
The Italian team is off next but immediately loses a rider due to a mechanical problem for the last rider off the start ramp.
Astana is also wisely following a single line strategy, following the white line in the middle of the road.
#GdTM 6:35 for @TeamSky at the halfway stage (Km 5,900) / 6:35 per il Team Sky al primo intermedio (Km 5,900)
@girodeltrentino Tue, 19th Apr 2016 13:13:11
Mikel Landa is in last place of the Team Sky train at the moment. He is the team's protected leader.
Here comes Team Sky.
The Team Sky squad includes Deignan, Knees, Boswell, Lopez, Peters, Zandio and local resident and neo-pro Gianni Moscon.
The clear blue skies show off the stunning mountains of the Trentino region, some are still snow-covered.
They crashed on the first left turn, scattering the other riders across the road and onto the footpath. They only have six riders but that is enough.
Last year Cyclingnews witnessed when the Garmin team crashed in the Trentino TTT. It easy to crash in TTT due to the high speed, the tiny gaps between riders and the corners and cross winds on courses.
#GdTM @DrapacCycling's intermediate time 7'00" / Intermedio per la Drapac, 7'00"
@girodeltrentino Tue, 19th Apr 2016 13:34:12
#GdTM 2015 winners @BoraArgon18 clocked in 6'34" the 1st intermediate / 6'34" per i vincitori del 2015, la Bora Argon, al primo intermedio
@girodeltrentino Tue, 19th Apr 2016 13:37:10
Here comes Bora-Argon 18. The German team is fast but not fast enough and sets 13:46. That puts them in fourth place.
Amore e Vita is off now. There are several Italian Continental teams in action. It is a big race for them and a chance to shine on live television in Italy and around the world.
#GdTM Classifica provvisoria: 1° Astana (13:30), 2° Team Sky (13:44), 3° AG2R (13:44), 4° Bardiani CSF (14:04), 5° Nippo-Fantini (14:04).
@girodeltrentino Tue, 19th Apr 2016 13:40:16
Today's TTT is flat and fast but the race heads into the mountains for the other three stages this week.
14'36" for D'amico Bottecchia in #Torbole #GdTM #TTT https://t.co/MbE9rvNzMr
@girodeltrentino Tue, 19th Apr 2016 13:50:55
The Caja Rural-Seguros RGA team is also out on the course, with talented young British rider Hugh Carthy as protected rider.
Gazprom is last off. they won the TTT at the Coppi e Bartoli this year.
The Russian team has started fast.
A national team from Brazil is also riding the Giro del Trentino as they prepare for the Olympics.They are out on the course now. They look disciplined but not very fast at the moment.
And meantime, in a bar in @GardaTrentino ... @AstanaTeam warm down! #gdtm @TorboleSulGarda https://t.co/cri3MKgPIj
@girodeltrentino Tue, 19th Apr 2016 14:04:04
Gazprom breaks up in the final kilometre. that will cost them time.
Indeed, they hit the line and sets a time of 13:51. That puts them down in fifth place behind winniers Astana, who set 13:30.
1 Astana 0:13:30
2 Team Sky 0:00:14
3 AG2R La Mondiale
4 Bora-Argon 18 0:00:16
5 Gazprom-Rusvelo 0:00:22
6 Nippo - Vini Fantini 0:00:34
7 Bardiani CSF
8 Southeast-Venezuela
The Astana riders are pretty pleased to have the win in the TTT. Backstage, Nibali is presented with a charm bracelet of some sort.
It looks as if it's Valerio Agnoli who crossed the line first for Astana and so he will wear the race leader's jersey.
Astana crack open the Prosecco on the podium - Agnoli isn't quite as practiced as his teammates perhaps, but he finally gets the bottle open and everyone scatters for cover from the spray.
Thanks for reading along with Cyclingnews. We'll be back again tomorrow for live coverage of both the Giro del Trentino on Live2.cyclingnews.com, and La Flèche Wallonne on live.cyclingnews.com.
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