Just a few hours after the GC skirmish of stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia, not to mention the dramatic and untimely exit of outside favourite Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) from the overall battle altogether, stage 2's 13.7-kilometre individual time trial through Tirana will see the Giro favourites put to the test again. But how much will such a short race against the clock really matter long-term?
The wholly urban, largely flat time trial is far from being one of the 2025 Giro d'Italia's major challenges, and at 13.7km, it's less than half the length than the much more challenging second TT at Lucca on stage 10.
