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

[Moondance]

Lotto 21:21
Androni 21:38
Astana 21:49
Colnago 22:01
Katusha 22:03

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rabobank new fastest time at the split point
-1 faster than Androni

 

[zapata]

rabobank new leaders

 

[Mellow Velo]

Rabobus the new fastest at the CP.

 

[The Hitch]

HTC will DESTROY all these times.

Im starting to think Nibali will have about 2 minutes on Purito by the end of the day.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Saxo with AC not far away.

Good ride by Rabobank, they are a well drilled team though Sky look very fast and organised.

 

[Jamsque]

Aqua e Saponi are going to drop major time after that near-catastrophe.

 

[Publicus]

Saxo with AC not far away.

Good ride by Rabobank, they are a well drilled team though Sky look very fast and organised.

I think Sky may be the first sub 10' team at the intermediate check point. They look very well drilled.

EDIT: I was wrong. 1" slower than Rabobank

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Here come Farnese Vini, which is good because Guardini isn't in the team (sensible decision overall, I think) so they will be interesting and add to the race.

 

[Granville57]

Does Menchov have team mechanic Vincent Hendriks with him this year?

MVP!

 

[Moondance]

Lotto 21:21
Androni 21:38
Astana 21:49
Colnago 22:01
Katusha 22:03
Acqua-Sapone 22:06

#AcquaSaponeFail

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Sky 1 second slower.

 

[The Hitch]

Here comes The Great One

 

[superconfex]

beef boy ready for the off

 

[Moondance]

I think Sky may be the first sub 10' team at the intermediate check point. They look very well drilled.

EDIT: I was wrong. 1" slower than Rabobank

Sky to be schooled by the Orangemen

 

[Ferminal]

Let's hope Saxo lose 5 minutes...

 

[larryduff]

How did Euskatel do?

 

[luckyboy]

Ah so AC gets his own helmet. Didn't notice that at Catalunya.

 

[zapata]

really don't like the tricolore numbers. i can only make out the middle digit, unless they zoom in really close.

 

[spalco]

One of the Saxos cheated and jumped the start by half a second. I demand the team's DQ!

 

[Publicus]

Let's hope Saxo lose 5 minutes...

Let's make it 12'. I mean if we are shooting for the stars, let's really go for it

 

[Granville57]

Let's hope Saxo lose 5 minutes...

Then we'll get to watch Contador put 5.5 minutes into everyone on the Zoncolan!

 

[killswitch]

One of the Saxos cheated and jumped the start by half a second. I demand the team's DQ!

Ten minutes time penalty is enough.

 

[Publicus]

Ah so AC gets his own helmet. Didn't notice that at Catalunya.

He's still under contract with Giro for the remainder of the year. Next year he will switch.

 

[Ferminal]

New worst time

Bring on the mountains.