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Here's your clubhouse leader, Mads Pedersen.
As his EF teammate Rigoberto Urán - two-time Giro runner-up - sets off, Hugh Carthy hits the line with the 17th best time so far, 54 seconds down on Mads Pedersen.
The British climber could well lose a minute or more to Evenepoel and Roglic.
Net up Ineos have Tao Geoghegan Hard in 20 minutes, then Geraint Thomas is at 16:15, and finally Filippo Ganna at 16:37.
And as Sivakov finishes, Thymen Arensman - probably third in the Ineos hierarchy - sets off. He's got a really good TT on him.
Pavel Sivakov goes third fastest. He's one of four potential GC cards for Ineos Grenadiers and, although he's likeliest to have to work, he's put himself in the mix with a solid time there.
22:20 for Pedersen!
12 seconds faster than De Bod and we have a new provisional leader.
Pedersen's heading into the hotseat!
Mads Pedersen has the fastest times at the first two checks and now starts the climb in the last 3km.
Half of the Giro field has now started this opening time trial. A reminder that you can find the full list of start times here.
Here's Hugh Carthy. This is the first of our realistic GC contenders and the EF riders has a decent TT in his locker on his day.
The Ineos Grenadiers rider is fourth fastest so far and looks well on his way back to his best. He was a big talent at Jumbo-Visma but has had some difficult years at Ineos Grenadiers but caught the eye at the Tour of the Alps and looks very much on an upward curve.
Here comes Laurens De Plus to the line and this is a great time....
Dutch champion Bauke Mollema comes to the line and is fourth fastest. The veteran has remoulded himself as something of a TT specialist in the twilight of his career - such a strong all-round rider. We have an interview with Mollema, riding his 22nd Grand Tour, on the site today, which you can read here.
On that note, that's a tactic Rick Zabel used to great effect last year.
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Filippo Zanna storms up the final kilometre out of the saddle.
The first blue jersey for the mountains classification goes to the fastest time up the final climb, from the second checkpoint to the line, so we will get riders taking it easy on the bike path to save everything for the final climb.
Rohan Dennis speaks at the finish
"[That was] Rough. I had a week off during Romandie, so today I wasn't expecting to be the absolute best of myself but it was always going to be a challenge. A good way of opening the legs and lungs, and hopefully the start of a good Giro.
"Whoever has the most power [will come out on top]. The last climb hurts but if you have the legs you can punch over it. I didn't but hopefully Primoz [Roglic] does."
23:03 and 7th fastest for the revelation of the Ardennes, Ben Healy (EF).
Bob Jungels (Bora) third fastest so far.
Rohan Dennis comes to the line and the two-time world champ is even further off the pace, ninth fastest as it stands.
Cerny comes to the line but he's outside the fastest times. 22:56 and that's only fifth fastest with the big names still to come.
Cerny hits the climb and looks fairly laboured. The QuickStep rider won the recent Romandie prologue so is among the outsiders today.
The first shots are coming in from our photographers.
Nico Denz (Bora) took the fastest time but not for long as Stefan De Bod (EF) goes quickest with 22:32.
Jumbo-Visma's line-up has been battered from pillar to post, having to replace no fewer than FIVE riders due to a combination of injury and COVID-19. Only two riders from the original line-up remain to support Roglic's bid for pink. Latest below.
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Rohan Dennis is a two-time TT world champ but he wasn't meant to do this race, and recently pulled out of the Tour de Romandie due to illness.
We mentioned Cerny and Dennis. They've both just started.
We're getting some leaderboard movement as first Jasha Sutterlin and now Ryan Gibbons (UAE) lower the benchmark, which now stands at 22:56.
But Stewart is through just 10 seconds later to set the fastest time by 50 seconds, at 23:28.
Huys skips up the final ramps up into the narrow streets of Ortona's old town. He ticks off the final drag to the line to stop the clock on 24:28 - our first time.
But the change in terrain shifts the balance back the other way and Huys dances away as the road ramps up.
Laurens Huys, despite being our first starter, might not be our first finisher as Campbell Stewart powers past at the start of the climb.
You should be able to see the live timings just above.
We have two intermediate time checks today, the first at the half-way mark after 9.8km, the second at the base of the climb after 16.8km.
This bike path of smooth green surface takes rides along the coast, a stone's throw from the Adriatic sea. There are a number of dark tunnels as the bike path bores through various headlands.
The wind is light today so although it's exposed, it shouldn't have a major impact. Likewise the late climb is not steep enough to really disrupt the rhythm of the more powerful rouleurs.
As alluded to just before, the big names are largely backloaded into the latter part of the day. The first real GC rider is Hugh Carthy at 15:13, while the early benchmarks for the stage winning time should come from Josef Cerny and Rohan Dennis, setting off at 14:22 and 14:23
We're off!
Laurens Huys (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) rolls down the start ramp and the 2023 Giro d'Italia is underway.
As for that battle, we have the mouthwatering prospect of Evenepoel and Roglic setting off a minute apart. They'll even be followed directly by two TT specialists and stage favourites in Stefan Kung and Filippo Ganna. Full start times at the link below.
Giro d'Italia 2023 stage 1 time trial start times - Evenepoel, Roglic, Ganna off late
As Alasdair notes, at 19.6km, this is the longest opening ITT ever at the Giro. This is no mere prologue; it's a big day in the battle for the pink jersey. Already.
Anyway, Barry is there on the ground for us at the Giro, alongside Alasdair Fotheringham, who took to the time trial course yesterday, acting as our recon man. If you've seen the stage profile but are wondering what the course is really like, look no further...
Giro d'Italia 2023 stage 1 time trial preview - A bike path, a climb, and a crucial opening test
We've got some preview content to catch up on before we get going. We've had our usual 10-day countdown jam-packed with great features, and it all kicked off with Barry Ryan's scene-setter. Barry loathes the term 'must-read' so I'm going to call this one a must-read.
Evenepoel, Roglic and a race of two halves - Giro d’Italia 2023 Preview
The 2023 Giro opens with a time trial and it's all kicking off at 13:50 local time, when the first rider will roll down the ramp. That's just 15 minutes away.
This is the scene at the start ramp by the Fossacesia Marina, on the Adriatic coast of Italy's Abruzzo region. Former Giro champion Vincenzo Nibali has turned up to the party.
Here we are then, the first Grand Tour of the 2023 season is finally upon us. Ahead of us are three weeks of racing across Italy, on a varied route with three time trials, a fair few sprints, and a brutal final week in the mountains.
We have a stellar cast to go with it, with Remco Evenepoel vs Primoz Roglic the headline duel, but some strong collectives to challenge from the likes of Ineos, UAE, Bora, and Bahrain.
It should be a cracker, and it all starts here with the opening stage 1 time trial!
Buongiorno!
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