The time trial is 54 kilometres, offering GC men with time trial skills an outstanding opportunity to do business. Uran was impressive in last year’s 42 kilometres time trial, wiping away all his rivals – Diego Ulissi finished second at 1’17” – the Colombian catapulted himself into the pink jersey. This year he is 2 minutes down on Aru so he is forced to give it all he has got.
Bad luck in stage 13 forces Contador to chase, without a doubt this brings out the best in the proud Spaniard. Richie Porte is another one thwarted by fate, so expect him to shine.
Specialists like Tony Martin, Tom Dumoulin and Rohan Dennis are absent in the 2015 Giro. May be lesser gods such as Luke Durbridge and Stef Clement will be eyeing up their chances.
It will be interesting to watch Ilnur Zakarin. The surprise winner of the Tour de Romandie is a strong time trialist. He already won a stage in Italy.
*** Rigoberto Uran
** Alberto Contador, Richie Porte
* Stef Clement, Luke Durbridge, Ilnur Zakarin
Take a look at underneath slideshow for alle maps regarding stage 14.
Giro 2015 stage 14: Route maos, height profiles, and more
Click on the images to zoom
Related articles Riders and teams - Giro 2015 Favourites and GC contenders - Giro 2015 Favourites - Giro 2015 More articles Giro 2021: Solo triumph Mäder, Valter new maglia rosa
Giro 2021 Route stage 7: Notaresco - Termoli
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 7: Sprint with a twist
Giro 2021: Withdrawals
Giro 2021: The Route
Giro 2021: Riders
Giro 2021: GC Favourites
Giro 2021 Route stage 6: Grotte di Frasassi - San Giacomo
Giro 2021 Route stage 8: Foggia - Guardia Sanframondi
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 8: Attackers with climbing legs
Giro 2021 Route stage 9: Castel di Sangro - Campo Felice
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 9: Steep and unpaved finale
Giro 2021 Route stage 10: L'Aquila - Foligno
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 10: Sprint in Foligno
Giro 2021 Route stage 11: Perugia - Montalcino
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 11: For Strade Bianche specialists
Giro 2021 Route stage 12: Siena - Bagno di Romagna
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 12: Attrition race with downhill finale
Giro 2021 Route stage 13: Ravenna - Verona
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 13: Sprint in Verona
Giro 2021 Route stage 14: Cittadella - Zoncolan
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 14: Battle of Zoncolan
Giro 2021 Route stage 15: Grado - Gorizia
Giro 2021 Route stage 16: Sacile - Cortina d’Ampezzo
Giro 2021 Favourites stage 16: Attrition race with 5,700 climbing metres
Tour de France 2021: The Route
Tour de France 2021: Riders
Cycling Calendar 2021
Vuelta 2021: The Route
