Gee the best, Bernal (after crash) the worst: How the Giro GC contenders fared in a rain-soaked time trial

Aside from Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers), who lost the most, 1 minute and 58 seconds to Derek Gee, everyone, as far as we know, managed to stay upright, which was at least one positive in the time trial won by Dutchman Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek).

Hoole took the win ahead of Joshua Tarling, with both riders starting in dry conditions, unlike most of the GC contenders, who had to ride much of their time trial in the rain.

Roglic got off relatively lightly, as it only began to rain during his ride. This allowed him, like Thymen Arensman of INEOS Grenadiers, to complete the first, more technical section out of Lucca in dry conditions, whereas Juan Ayuso and others faced heavier rain.

The Spaniard ultimately limited his losses to Roglic to just 19 seconds, while pink jersey Isaac Del Toro conceded 1 minute and 8 seconds to the Slovenian. Another standout performance came from Simon Yates of Visma | Lease a Bike, who delivered a strong ride despite the wet conditions.

Derek Gee
Max Poole +0.04
Primoz Roglic +0.15
Thymen Arensman +0.28

Juan Ayuso + 0.34
Simon Yates + 0.43
Antonio Tiberi + 0.53
Damiano Caruso + 0.55

Chris Harper +1.01
Isaac del Toro + 1.22
Brandon McNulty +1.23
Adam Yates +1.27

Tom Pidcock +1.28
Davide Piganzoli +1.29
David Gaudu +1.32
Michael Storer +1.33

Giulio Ciccone +1.48
Einer Rubio +1.52
Richard Carapaz +1.52
Egan Bernal +1.58