PREVIEW: Rodríguez, Hesjedal will battle for Giro in ITT

CYCLING – With only the individual time trial of 30.1 kilometres left, the Giro d’Italia will be decided on the final day in Milan on Sunday. Joaquim Rodríguez holds a lead of 31 seconds over Ryder Hesjedal. There have been 21 individual time trials in which both riders have taken part. Hesjedal leads the head-to-head by 13-7. In one ITT, both riders recored precisely the same time.

In time trials between 20 and 40 kilometres the head-to-head is 5-3 in the advantage of Hesjedal

 

Biggest time gap Hesjedal on Rodríguez in ITT

3:37 – Tour de France 2010 - Stage 19 (52km)

3:28 - Giro d’Italia 2008 - Stage 21 (28.5km)

3:07 - Vuelta a España 2006 - Stage 14 (33.2km)

1:48 - Giro d’Italia 2005 - Stage 8 (45km)

1:26 - Tirreno - Adriatico 2009 - Stage 5 (30km)

1:01 - Tirreno - Adriatico 2008 - Stage 5 (26km)

0:59 - Volta a Catalunya 2006 - Stage 1 (12.6km)

0:46 - Volta ao Algarve 2010 - Stage 5 (17.2km)

0:32 - Deutschland Tour 2006 - Prologue (5.5km)

0:22 – Tour de France 2010 - Prologue (8.9km)

0:16 - Vuelta al País Vasco 2011 - Stage 6 (24km)

0:14 - Giro d’Italia 2012 - Stage 1 (8.7km)

0:12 - Giro d’Italia 2005 - Prologue (1.15km)

0:00 - Volta a Catalunya 2010 - Stage 1 (3.6km)

+0:01 - Vuelta a España 2009 - Stage 1 (4.8km)

+0:09 - Tour de Suisse 2010 - Stage 1 (7.6km)

+0:21 - Giro d’Italia 2008 - Stage 16 (12.9km)

+0:35 - Vuelta a España 2009 - Stage 7 (30km)

+0:48 - Vuelta al País Vasco 2010 - Stage 6 (22km)

+1:29 - Giro d’Italia 2008 - Stage 10 (39.4km)

+1:34 - Vuelta al País Vasco 2012 - Stage 6 (18.9km)