Giro 2025 Favourites stage 10: For pure time trialists

Normally, this would be a piece of cake for Ganna, but the Italian is skipping his home race for a year. Last year, he won a Giro time trial on a similar course, ahead of Pogacar (who’s also absent) and Arensman. Of course, this doesn’t automatically make the Dutchman the favourite for the stage win. With Roglic, Ayuso, Tarling, and Van Aert, other top time trialists have entered the mix.

The course is fairly straightforward, except for a twisty section just before San Giuliano Terme, right after the riders exit a tunnel. These corners are on a slight descent, but the tarmac is good, and as long as you’re not sailing down at 100 km/h, it should be manageable. The rest of the route is mostly about going all out on the big chainring.

In the Giro’s first time trial, which was about half the length, Tarling beat Roglic by 1 second, with Vine finishing third, 3 seconds behind. Van Aert didn’t play a significant role, but since his Siena triumph on Sunday, he’s definitely back in contention.

Favourites 10th stage 2025 Giro d’Italia

*** Wout van Aert, Joshua Tarling, Primoz Roglic
** Juan Ayuso, Thymen Arensman, Brandon McNulty, Edoardo Affini, Jay Vine
* Ethan Hayter, Luke Plapp, Derek Gee, Antonio Tiberi, Mathias Vacek, Daan Hoole

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Giro d’Italia 2025 stage 10: routes & profiles

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