Joshua Tarling wins Giro time trial by just one second over Roglic, Pedersen loses pink jersey to Roglic
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Follow us on GoogleJoshua Tarling has won the individual time trial on day two of the Giro d’Italia. The powerful INEOS Grenadiers rider was just one second faster than Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), claiming the victory in the race against the clock.
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The time trial turned into a game of seconds. In the first hour, Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek), Edoardo Affini (Visma | Lease a Bike), and Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) posted the fastest times, with very tight gaps between them.
That trend continued in the final hour. Tarling edged past Vine’s time, but the GC contenders were still to come. None of them managed to beat Tarling, though Roglic came incredibly close, just one second behind.
Roglic did, however, gain valuable time in the fight for the maglia rosa. The big question was how fast Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) would be. Van Aert didn’t deliver his best performance, lacked power, and couldn’t threaten the top times. Pedersen, wearing the pink jersey, got close, but not close enough. The gap was tight, but he ultimately lost the pink jersey to Roglic by a small margin.
Results of stage 2 Giro d'Italia
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Bram van der Ploeg (35) is the proud founder of In de Leiderstrui, IDL Pro Cycling's parent site, launched in 2018. Finally, he could create stories about the sport he had followed since childhood. He is the editor-in-chief on paper, but prefers to be with his recorder next to a rider, a team bus, or in the mud at a cyclocross race. Every year, from February to the end of May, Bram follows the entire Italian cycling season, from the Trofeo Laigueglia to the Giro d'Italia, with the grand finale in October in Lombardy. During that time, he lives in Tuscany, where he has since come to call Italy his 'home'.
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