Rigoberto Uran got an early peek at the Giro d’Italia’s stage 14 individual time trial course this week, with the Etixx-QuickStep rider saying he “loves” the parcours.
Uran finished second in the Giro d’Italia general classification last year, temporarily taking the leader’s maglia rosa after winning the stage 12 time trial from Barbaresco to Barolo. Movistar’s Nairo Quintana eventually won the overall with impressive riding in the mountains.
Uran will return to the Giro this year as the Colombian time trial champion, having won gold in February of this season. He’s hoping the Giro’s 59.2km test from Treviso to Valdobbiadene on Saturday, May 23, will favour him again this year.
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“This time trial comes after two weeks of racing at the Giro, so it can be key, because energy levels of all riders will be at the limit after that amount of racing,” said Uran, who scouted the course this week with teammate Gianluca Brambilla.
“It could be important for the GC because after about an an hour and 15 minutes to an hour and 20 minutes of time trialing, time differences can be pretty significant.”
The course starts with 30km of flat road before encountering several punchy climbs leading to the finish. Etixx-QuickStep trainer Koen Pelgrim said the changing nature of the course can make a riders’ effort hard to gauge.
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