 As he was considered a strong time trialist and because of the fact that he attacked often on the final mountain stages, dropping contenders like Ivan Basso and Michele Scarponi, many were led to believe that Hesjedal would win the Giro on the final day, including race leader Rodríguez who conceded he had not done enough.When in fact the last day of the Giro was run on the streets of Milan for the time trial, Hesjedal completed the course in 34