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

[on3m@n@rmy]

really good fini for the shack

 

[jobiwan]

Still a really good time for the Shack and Machado!

Wonder what they can do with Leipheimer, Kloden, and the rest in July?

 

[Jamsque]

Shack 2nd. Thank god for small blessings, I suppose.

 

[roundabout]

Shack are going to win the Tour TTT at this rate

 

[The Hitch]

Good to see Beppu bringing in the Japanese media

 

[mewmewmew13]

Robbie! Hurting
but he's great!

 

[luckyboy]

Is Brian Smith afraid to praise any non-Anglo team?

 

[Moondance]

Wow... Not one, but two members of the Japanese press listening to Beppu.

Quite impressive for a very average rider.

 

[Moviefan1203]

What a great result for Radioshack, hopefully Machado can get a nice overall result. He's a talented kid. This is a great day for the American teams!

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Shack are going to win the Tour TTT at this rate

they'll be well drilled, but may be bit of a stretch at leTour this year for them

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Wake me when we get to some interesting stages.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Movistar have slowed a bit

 

[Mellow Velo]

Robbie for red if Cav falls off, tomorrow.
Another elderly Shack rider discovers the fountain of youth.

Is Brian Smith afraid to praise any non-Anglo team?

It's in the contract. No Eeengleesh = naughty cheats.

 

[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
Movistar 21:37
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

 

[Moondance]

What a great result for Radioshack, hopefully Machado can get a nice overall result. He's a talented kid. This is a great day for the American teams!

American teams with a grand total of two Americans between them.

Tres americain

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

Lampre did quite well, Astana underperformed - what can ye do.

 

[Moviefan1203]

American teams with a grand total of two Americans between them.

Tres americain

Still American teams, there's no denying that. I'm American, I support the American teams. There's nothing wrong with showing some nationalism in sports.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

As far as I can tell:

Machado
Nibali +12s
Scarponi +14s
Contador +18s
Arroyo +27s
Sella, Rujano +29s
Kreuziger +40s
Menchov, Sastre + 43s
Pozzovivo +52s
Rodriguez, Di Luca 54s
Anton +62s

This is nice. All teams pretty close. Anton, Pozzovivo etc. didn't lose as much as I thought they would.

 

[Publicus]

So GC battle shapes up as:

1. Machado
2. Nibali +12
3. Scarponi +14
4. Contador +20
5. Androni +29
6. Krueziger (sp) +40
7. Menchov +43
8. J Rod +54


At least that's how my math works out.

 

[joy118118]

dont think HTC is an american team.

 

[Moondance]

Still American teams, there's no denying that. I'm American, I support the American teams. There's nothing wrong with showing some nationalism in sports.

HTC.... That's a Taiwanese company right?

 

[cineteq]

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
Movistar 21:37
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

Big winners: Machado, Nibali, Scarponi & Contador
Big losers: Kreuzinger, Menchov, Sastre & Rodriguez

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Still American teams, there's no denying that. I'm American, I support the American teams. There's nothing wrong with showing some nationalism in sports.

I think you mean patriotism. There's definitely something wrong with showing nationalism in sports.

(Also, there can be denying when you consider HTC is basically a German setup that was inherited - though the teams have an American base, I don't think HTC has the same kind of American identity that Radioshack does)


As an aside:
How many Britons do you think were cheering on Farnese Vini? They're a British team!

 

[cineteq]

Still American teams, there's no denying that. I'm American, I support the American teams. There's nothing wrong with showing some nationalism in sports.

True but it's so boring.

 

[theyoungest]

American teams with a grand total of two Americans between them.

Tres americain

You mean two Americans each?