2011 Giro d'Italia, May 7th, Stage 1: Venaria Reale → Torino, 19.3km TTT

[luckyboy]

What did he ask?

@spokesmen the wife wants to know why the marshalls appear to be wearing robin hood hats

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

Leopard ****ting the bed.

Yeah, their A team sure sucks in TTTs.

Oh, wait.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Good thing we have an exciting sprint tomorrow!! !!!! !! !!!

Paradoxically, it's also the best GT stage since then too.

Now I'm in a tough spot, since I want HTC to lose, ergo want Shack to win (even though that's like choosing between death by hanging and death by stabbing). But with an "exciting" sprint tomorrow, Cavendish will inevitably take the jersey, and I don't want to begrudge Pinotti a day in the sunshine.

Basically, every GT that starts with a TTT ends up with HTC bogarting the leader's jersey for a bit, and every one that starts with an ITT ends up with Cancellara bogarting it.

Need more 2008 Tour-like starts.

 

[The Hitch]

Shack are 8 seconds down on HTC. While not impossible, its highly unlikely they will beat them

 

[Moondance]

HTC 21:00
Lotto 21:21
Liquigas 21:21
Garmin-Cervelo 21:23
Lampre 21:23
Rabobank 21:25
Saxo 21:29
Sky 21:36
Androni 21:38
BMC 21:40
LEOPARD 21:41
Quick-Step 21:41
AG2R 21:48
Astana 21:49
Geox 21:52
Colnago 22:01
Katusha 22:03
Acqua-Sapone 22:06
Farnese Vini 22:06
Euskatel 22:11



Wow... QuickStep do NOT finish last. This must feel like a victory for them.

 

[clydesdale]

Okay, I hate even thinking this, but I much prefer Paul and Phil to the Universal Sports guys. I can only take so much mispronunciation.

 

[jobiwan]

Paradoxically, it's also the best GT stage since then too.

Now I'm in a tough spot, since I want HTC to lose, ergo want Shack to win (even though that's like choosing between death by hanging and death by stabbing). But with an "exciting" sprint tomorrow, Cavendish will inevitably take the jersey, and I don't want to begrudge Pinotti a day in the sunshine.

Basically, every GT that starts with a TTT ends up with HTC bogarting the leader's jersey for a bit, and every one that starts with an ITT ends up with Cancellara bogarting it.

Need more 2008 Tour-like starts.

Good thing Gilbert will be in yellow come July!

 

[Spare Tyre]

Guess the Shack are looking for a good start to their Teams Classification campaign.

 

[Publicus]

Okay, I hate even thinking this, but I much prefer Paul and Phil to the Universal Sports guys. I can only take so much mispronunciation.

I took Italian and an online stream (GazzetaTV) over their blabbering.

 

[Ferminal]

Shack almost had a Team Pursuit going there.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

shack a little sloppy on the S turn routnabout

 

[jobiwan]

Guess the Shack are looking for a good start to their Teams Classification campaign.

Off Team RadioShack's wikipedia page...

Team RadioShack went on to achieve the team victory of the 2010 Tour de France, while leading the team classification after about half its stages. It was the second time that an American team had won the Tour de France, proceeded by Discovery Channel in 2007.

They won the Tour de France last year!

 

[The Hitch]

The Cobra would have been 13 seconds down on Nibali

 

[auscyclefan94]

radioshack will fade, they looked all over the place.

 

[Moondance]

HTC 21:00
Lotto 21:21
Liquigas 21:21
Garmin-Cervelo 21:23
Lampre 21:23
Rabobank 21:25
Saxo 21:29
Sky 21:36
Vacansoleil 21:36
Androni 21:38
BMC 21:40
LEOPARD 21:41
Quick-Step 21:41
AG2R 21:48
Astana 21:49
Geox 21:52
Colnago 22:01
Katusha 22:03
Acqua-Sapone 22:06
Farnese Vini 22:06
Euskatel 22:11

Pretty decent by the Sunny Vacationers, considering their very average team.

 

[luckyboy]

Have Vacansoleil changed their kit? I seem to remember the jersey and shorts not matching.

 

[Moondance]

Off Team RadioShack's wikipedia page...

Team RadioShack went on to achieve the team victory of the 2010 Tour de France, while leading the team classification after about half its stages. It was the second time that an American team had won the Tour de France, proceeded by Discovery Channel in 2007.

They won the Tour de France last year!

Wow... That's Barack Obama levels of spin right there.

 

[clydesdale]

I took Italian and an online stream (GazzetaTV) over their blabbering.

Yeah, that's not a bad idea.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Off Team RadioShack's wikipedia page...

Team RadioShack went on to achieve the team victory of the 2010 Tour de France, while leading the team classification after about half its stages. It was the second time that an American team had won the Tour de France, proceeded by Discovery Channel in 2007.

They won the Tour de France last year!

lol at "proceeded" for "preceded"...

 

[Moondance]

Shack for 2nd. Around 21:10 or so.

 

[The Hitch]

No way are RS going to do a km in 50 seconds. HTC have this in the bag.

 

[Moondance]

HTC 21:00
RadioShack 21:09
Liquigas 21:21
Lotto 21:21
Garmin-Cervelo 21:23
Lampre 21:23
Rabobank 21:25
Saxo 21:29
Sky 21:36
Vacansoleil 21:36
Androni 21:38
BMC 21:40
LEOPARD 21:41
Quick-Step 21:41
AG2R 21:48
Astana 21:49
Geox 21:52
Colnago 22:01
Katusha 22:03
Acqua-Sapone 22:06
Farnese Vini 22:06
Euskatel 22:11

 

[Publicus]

Great result for Shack. Machado is now the rider to beat!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Shack attack 2nd at 10 seconds...

1. HTC
2. The Shack

I already hate the start. Please let the mountains come soon

 

[auscyclefan94]

Radioshack...they kept it together quite well!