2010 Vuelta a Murcia 3rd-7th March

[sublimit]

what can you say. i suppose you have to see the funny side.
i dont reckon wigans / wiggins or whatever is going full bore just yet looking at that.

but i reckon Armstrong fans will be perplexed.

 

[Epoché]

Looks a bit disappointing for Armstrong. He did talk down his chances though.

Needs to tweek that position some more!

 

[Race Radio]

Radioshack is focused on the Team prize as the GC is overrated.

 

[Anonymous]

Someone put Dim on suicide watch.

Why? Two second places today, not a bad day at all for Sky. Cant win every race...

 

[Anonymous]

Sweet!!!! Anyone but Wigans.

+1...at this point, I would be inclined to root for Armstrong over Wigans.

 

[BroDeal]

wiggins/armstrong itt score since the texas un retirement

3/0. dim will find a lifeline/feed off that

Measuring against Armstrong's ITT is a pretty low bar of achievement.

This stage looks like it rises 50 meters in 11 km. Against Contador both would get killed if there was more than a speed bump in the course.

 

[Highlander]

I know that this was only his second race of the season and first TT, but one would think that several months of training would make you more prepared for a TT than say a mountain-top finish. Should we expect a rider like Armstrong to drastically improve his TT by July to allow him to take chunks of time out of his rivals?

By the way, someone commented on Dave Zabriskie who I like, but I personally feel is overrated as a time trialist. He wins the US jersey each year, but never seems to show anything in big reasons over in Europe, so how can you be that surprised that he didn't really contend again.

 

[Epoché]

Pretty juvenile really isn't it?

Ah, the trolls are just having some fun. Best to humour them.

 

[Ferrari]

Rabon 25'10

 

[Big GMaC]

rabon beat menchov by 32'

Wow

 

[van nelle]

Rabon destroyed them all!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Someone put Dim on suicide watch.

that reallly rubs salt in the wounds, firstly the MPE and now wiggins going well

 

[Andy99]

I know that this was only his second race of the season and first TT, but one would think that several months of training would make you more prepared for a TT than say a mountain-top finish. Should we expect a rider like Armstrong to drastically improve his TT by July to allow him to take chunks of time out of his rivals?

By the way, someone commented on Dave Zabriskie who I like, but I personally feel is overrated as a time trialist. He wins the US jersey each year, but never seems to show anything in big reasons over in Europe, so how can you be that surprised that he didn't really contend again.

Just goes to show how low the standard in the US is at the moment.

 

[python]

Measuring against Armstrong's ITT is a pretty low bar of achievement.

This stage looks like it rises 50 meters in 11 km. Against Contador both would get killed if there was more than a speed bump in the course.

are you saying texas has something to learn..like his position on the bike

agree if the best tterwere in murcia today it would likely be armstrongs tdf spot (between 10th and 16)

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

epic by rabon.

Rabon rocks, my username refers to him, I just forgot to write the n at the end *shifty eyes*

 

[Epoché]

I know that this was only his second race of the season and first TT, but one would think that several months of training would make you more prepared for a TT than say a mountain-top finish. Should we expect a rider like Armstrong to drastically improve his TT by July to allow him to take chunks of time out of his rivals?

How did he do in the TT in 2003 and 2005? Anyone know?

 

[Epoché]

are you saying texas has something to learn..like his position on the bike

Well he does have a massive dolphin hump on his back that slows him down. He should really get a handicap time for that.

 

[van nelle]

epic by rabon.

Rabon rocks, my username refers to him, I just forgot to write the n at the end *shifty eyes*

+1 made my day

Rabon excelent early season form.

 

[Publicus]

epic by rabon.

Rabon rocks, my username refers to him, I just forgot to write the n at the end *shifty eyes*

Careful you don't get a splinter jumping on the bandwagon.

 

[ak-zaaf]

How did he do in the TT in 2003 and 2005? Anyone know?

2001:
1 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 14.57 (51.772 km/h)
2 Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno 0.10
3 Igor Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE 0.21
4 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 0.23
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 0.28

2003:
1 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 15.24 (50.26 km/h)
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.02
3 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski 0.07
4 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.08
5 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.09

2004:
1 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 25.39 (49.77 km/h)
2 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.03
3 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 0.27
4 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.28
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor 0.29

 

[BroDeal]

I know that this was only his second race of the season and first TT, but one would think that several months of training would make you more prepared for a TT than say a mountain-top finish. Should we expect a rider like Armstrong to drastically improve his TT by July to allow him to take chunks of time out of his rivals?

Oh, come on. Testing yourself against triathletes while on vacation in Hawaii should be more than enough training.

If he cannot do well in a dead flat ITT then he is screwed when it comes to climbing.

 

[sublimit]

Just goes to show how low the standard in the US is at the moment.

i was thinking that myself. Armstrong or zabriskie still the US number 1 and 2 which says it all.

 

[Delicato]

What is the time of Jufre?

 

[Publicus]

Well Jufre just came in behind Lance (+3). So either Jufre is going really well or Lance isn't.

 

[Publicus]

What is the time of Jufre?

26'31" Slotted into 9th place between Armstrong (8th) and Zabriske (10th).