Giro d’Italia stage 1: Palermo team time trial

Author: admin

10 May

Giro stage 1 The 91st running of the Giro d’Italia will be particularly challenging with more time trials (three individual and one team) and more climbing than ever. The 21 stage race opens with a team time trial, includes two individual time trials (one mountain finish), and closes with a 23.5 km individual time trial. The race covers a total 3,423.80 km and traverses Italy from south to north, dipping into Switzerland for some bonus climbing.

The Giro d’Italia opens today with a 23.5 km team time trial. Look for the Argyle to set the standard today after focusing on the discipline during a special TTT training camp in Girona.

The first team is scheduled to start at 15:30 and the last team should finish around 17:50.

Slipstream Squad

181 Magnus Backstedt
182 Julian Dean
183 Ryder Hesjedal
184 David Millar
185 Pat McCarty
186 Danny Pate
187 Chris Sutton
188 Christian Vande Velde
189 David Zabriskie

Reserve: Lucas Euser

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11 Responses for "Giro d’Italia stage 1: Palermo team time trial"

Cary Ellis April 21st, 2008 at 3:15 pm 1
Congrats Pat on making the Giro squad
Cochay April 28th, 2008 at 11:05 am 2
Roll Hezjay, roll…
Dan Cooper April 29th, 2008 at 1:27 pm 3
TD downgraded to reserve eh? Lack of form for a grand tour after his injury?
Amy Beauchamp May 4th, 2008 at 10:49 pm 4
Pate is great!
david Burns May 5th, 2008 at 5:57 pm 5
What happen to Tom D? Anybody know?
sunday67 May 9th, 2008 at 7:27 am 6
good luck guys , 3 weeks of pain coming up , keep your heads down , think of the finish . then think of the big one in july . do the job me boys .
Lisa May 9th, 2008 at 6:10 pm 7
Ryder, show the Euro’s what Canadians are made of! Good luck, and great racing to all the Giro squad!
Team Pate May 9th, 2008 at 9:03 pm 8
You guys Rock!!! Pate is Great!!!
VSV May 10th, 2008 at 7:27 am 9
looking forward to your TT 16:00 start time, the team looks great as always. Here’s to a great Giro d’Italia to all of you, Ride safe, and looking forward to all of you being on stage through out the next 3 weeks. Ryder as always your Canadians Fan Club will be watching. Good Luck Team,
Jackie Harrington May 10th, 2008 at 10:55 am 10
HURRAH!!!!!! YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!
Snortingelk May 10th, 2008 at 10:56 am 11
Great moustache Dave! Not a bad ride either.