2011 Tour de Suisse, Stage 9: Schaffhausen ITT, 32.1km

[ManInFull]

LL's attack on the last bit into Malbun won it for him. Those 8-9 seconds was the difference. Of course, the TT was the actual event that won it, but he timed his one aggressive move in the entire TdS well.

You're right. After wheelsucking behind Cunego, Levi had a thought that doesn't enter his mind very often--I should try to drop Cunego! With that, he set up his victory.

 

[Parrulo]

I was there too. Very sad indeed.

lol what is the history behind that?

 

[Bala Verde]

But to be fair, without inappropiate language this is sadder for the Cunego fans and less funny for the Leipheimer fans.

It might also be really funny if people expressed their disappointment with very wordy, extremely rational and overly polite posts...

or just use

 

[The Hitch]

This is the unhappiest day of my life.

Post of the day

 

[Granville57]

Today for the first time ever I actually enjoyed the cursing I paged back through all the reactions and imagined you were all sat in a bar together watching on TV. Fun times.

P.S. That should NEVER happen

That bar would've been DESTROYED!!!

 

[The Sheep]

 

[auscyclefan94]

bloody good! btw does anyone know how the giro della toscana went?

Dan martin won with santambrgio 2nd

 

[The Hitch]

Criminal result!!! I'll now destroy the live recording before I watch.

Considering the skill Cunego ( and others) showed in the mountains, it is unbelievable that such a mountainous race is decided by the brute force of a boring time trialist. Why did the organisers bother with the other eight days of racing.

I think most people will remember this race for Cunego's and Sagans rapid decent which was the most exciting bit of cycling I have watched for a while, than who won it.

It will be remembered for what happened to Juan Mauricio Soler

If he recovers then maybe for the epic final seconds on the tt. I honestly thought Cunego was going to take that right up until he didnt.

 

[jens_attacks]

LL's attack on the last bit into Malbun won it for him. Those 8-9 seconds was the difference. Of course, the TT was the actual event that won it, but he timed his one aggressive move in the entire TdS well.

intelligent human being right there^^^^

kudos to levi.insane final TT,awesome drama.

 

[movingtarget]

Criminal result!!! I'll now destroy the live recording before I watch.

Considering the skill Cunego ( and others) showed in the mountains, it is unbelievable that such a mountainous race is decided by the brute force of a boring time trialist. Why did the organisers bother with the other eight days of racing.

I think most people will remember this race for Cunego's and Sagans rapid decent which was the most exciting bit of cycling I have watched for a while, than who won it.

Isn't time trialling a skill ? I hope Andy Schleck was paying attention.

 

[benpounder]

If he didn't ride that horrible descent to Grindewald, where he lost 38 seconds, he could have won this quite confortable. Don't like the guy, but he was just the best in this race, not much more you can say about it.

Thanks for the first honest assesment I've seen.

 

[Moondance]

It might also be really funny if people expressed their disappointment with very wordy, extremely rational and overly polite posts...

or just use

Whahaha.... This is an internet forum, not the Oxford Union.

 

[dlwssonic]

Dan martin won with santambrgio 2nd

great! but poor mauro has been getting a lot of 2nds in these minor italian classics.

 

[Escarabajo]

I am just curious; didn't you all think that Cunego used the wrong gear ratio for his size?

He probably was following advice by other time trialists but sometimes you are better off by using what you are comfortable with. Just saying.

 

[UpTheRoad]

Same here.

Congrats to LL. Didn't want him to win, but he rode a good race.

 

[Bala Verde]

Whahaha.... This is an internet forum, not the Oxford Union.

I am a mod. What would you expect me to say to prevent people from making me stay inside all day to monitor and edit posts...

 

[hrotha]

Perhaps a lame image macro will help express my feelings better than referencing Crime and Punishment.

 

[Publicus]

Levi deserved the win. He attacked (albeit briefly in the mountains) and he rode an excellent time trial. I gotta get me some beet root juice now! Paging Dr. Lim...

 

[Granville57]

perhaps a lame image macro will help express my feelings better than referencing crime and punishment.

lmao!!!

 

[Moondance]

My feelings about today are best explained by this extract from Finnegans Wake

What clashes here of wills gen wonts, oystrygods gaggin fishy-
gods! Brékkek Kékkek Kékkek Kékkek! Kóax Kóax Kóax! Ualu
Ualu Ualu! Quaouauh! Where the Baddelaries partisans are still
out to mathmaster Malachus Micgranes and the Verdons cata-
pelting the camibalistics out of the Whoyteboyce of Hoodie
Head. Assiegates and boomeringstroms. Sod's brood, be me fear!
Sanglorians, save! Arms apeal with larms, appalling. Killykill-
killy: a toll, a toll. What chance cuddleys, what cashels aired
and ventilated! What bidimetoloves sinduced by what tegotetab-
solvers! What true feeling for their's hayair with what strawng
voice of false jiccup!

So noone knows what the f. I think.

 

[UpTheRoad]

I need to find someone to blame for this

{Thinks for a second -- Eureka moment}

I have decided that the spectator in the LT kit pushing riders up the mountain pushed LL as much as, if not more than, he pushed Laurens Ten Dam.

 

[Polish]

Oh that was an EXCITING finish.
Shack Attack Smack Back

The Wiki page already updated with the win.
That did not take long lol.
Another stage race win in the books for Levi....

Tour de la province de Namur, Tour de Beauce(2), Route du Sud, Deutschland Tour, Dauphiné Libéré, Tour of California(3), Cascade Cycling Classic, Vuelta a Castilla y León, Tour of the Gila, Tour of Utah, and now the Tour de Suisse.

Three podiums at the TdF/Vuelta...
Leadville Record

Hats Off to Levi!

 

[El Pistolero]

So why do people want Cunego to win? Cause he's clean right

This Leipheimer hate is ridiculous. It's not Leipi's fault he can't climb much better.

 

[ManInFull]

Levi deserved the win. He attacked (albeit briefly in the mountains) and he rode an excellent time trial. I gotta get me some beet root juice now! Paging Dr. Lim...

9 seconds ahead of Cunego in stage 6. That's it.

A number of guys should come to France in great form. The TdF is shaping up to be very interesting.

 

[Anonymous]

beetroot juice is a good medicine for anger