Stage 9 | Sunday, 14th May | Savignano sul Rubicone - Cesena | 35 kilometres, individual time trial
The riders face just 50 metres of climbing over the 35 kilometres. The majority of these are in the final third, which is why a split time is taken at kilometres 23.1 and 29.0. These are the second and third measuring points of the day, as the first stop is at kilometre 13.0.
The roads themselves are mostly wide and well tarmaced, but have several, sometimes sharp bends in the start area and around the first and third intermediate times, which cannot be negotiated without braking. Apart from a 90-degree right-hand bend, the last four kilometres are passable without any further difficulties and the finishing straight is 1900 metres long.
Sporting assessment of the 9th stage
Despite a number of angled sections, the riders are in for a high-speed time trial. A good cornering technique will not save anyone from losing a lot of time if their equipment, position on the bike and form are not right. It's all-out for all those who want to win either the stage or the stage race, especially as the following day is free due to the first rest day in the programme.
The time trial specialists have a clear advantage. A Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) had already marked the day well in advance. But after the extraordinary performance by Remco Evenepoel (Soudal - Quick Step) at the opening time trial the Belgian is also a hot candidate for victory in the time trial. But Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) can make up valuable seconds on his rivals in the overall standings as a strong man in the battle against the clock, although he certainly won't win the stage.
The most important start times at a glance
- 13:15 Veljko Stojnic (first starter)
- 13:50 Edoardo Affini
- 14:33 Rohan Dennis
- 15:05 Brandon McNulty
- 15:18 Stefan Küng
- 15:41 Thibaut Pinot
- 15:49 Jay Vine
- 15:52 Jack Haig
- 16:01 Lennard Kämna
- 16:04 Damiano Caruso
- 16:07 Aleksandr Vlasov
- 16:13 Tao Geoghegan Hart
- 16:16 Geraint Thomas
- 16:19 Joao Almeida
- 16:22 Primoz Roglic
- 16:25 Remco Evenepoel
- 16:28 Andreas Leknessund
Schedule, TV coverage & live stream of stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia 2023
The first rider will roll off the ramp at 13:15, the last in the pink jersey at 16:28. Speeds of between 52 and 56 km/h are expected on the flat course, corresponding to times of between 40:24 and 37:30 minutes.
Eurosport is broadcasting all stages of the Giro d'Italia. On TV, the 9th stage will be shown free-to-air on Eurosport 1 from 1pm. Including post-stage coverage, the broadcast will run until 17:45. The paid providers GCN+ and Discovery+ will also be showing a live stream on the internet from 1pm.
Giro d'Italia 2023 - Stage 9: The most important information at a glance
- Individual time trial over 35 kilometres
- Start first rider: approx. 13:15
- Start last rider: approx. 16:28 hrs
- Calculated race time: between 37:30 and 40:24 minutes
- TV broadcast: 13:00 - 17:45 Eurosport 1
- Live stream: GCN+ and Discovery+ from 13:00
