2011 Tour of Utah 2.1 August 9-14

[Moose McKnuckles]

Feed just started. First rider going off in about 4 minutes.

UCI officials inspecting TT bikes.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Those are the Oquirrh mountains. They are in the valley immediately to the west of the Salt Lake Valley.

Steaming hot out there.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Feed just started. First rider going off in about 4 minutes.

UCI officials inspecting TT bikes.

Cool.

I just set my weather getter to SLC. It reads 88 degrees with 22% humidity and few clouds.

Mid 90s expected for Saturday, and partly cloudy for Sunday with a 40% chance of rain.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Cool.

I just set my weather getter to SLC. It reads 88 degrees with 22% humidity and few clouds.

I bet it's over 90 on that course. That asphalt heats up like crazy since there's no shade anywhere.

Frye just missed his start time.

 

[The Hitch]

That's it. First 3 miles are very hard. Once you hit Sundance, the elevation gets more gradual. The descent is very fast. People hit 60 mph there.

Next climb is gradual and tops out at 8%. Super fast descent after that.

Snowbird is just hard. It doesn't even go to the top. There are 2 more miles of climbing to Alta. Then the climb continues after that up to the Catherine Lake parking lot!

Great to see Utah knows how to name its climbs.

When a rider wakes up a name like Hautacam, St Christina, Col du Colombiere, Mortirolo strikes the fear of God into him, and the fan knows its going to be carnage.

You just dont get that with col du telegraphe or Bola del Mundo.

Didn't Henao say he responded to an attack by Levi, which the TV coverage tragically missed?

lol nice.

He also semi attacked in TDS didnt he?

I think hes got some balls this season and its very impressive to see him stick with Henao. Also good to see him get some real competition in his local races after the way he was winning Tour of Gila or whatever and Cali all those years.

Better for everyone and if he wins, like Suisse he will have truly earnt it.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Next year, they really need to do the climb up and over Guardsman Pass from Deer valley. About 1.5 miles of pave at 10% right before the top. That's after the 12-15% grades before.

2 mile descent, then quick uphill to Brighton resort up Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Stage would be epic.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

That's it. First 3 miles are very hard. Once you hit Sundance, the elevation gets more gradual. The descent is very fast. People hit 60 mph there.

The last time I was there I almost hit a moose on the way down. He was standing in the middle of the road.

 

[Deagol]

What's up with all the fire extinguishers along the start of the course ??

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

What's up with all the fire extinguishers along the start of the course ??

It's a motorsports park, so they get engine fires.

Baller shades on the Kelly Benefits dude.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Gretsch of HTC just crushed this TT. Wow.

 

[hrotha]

So I take it the audio is not supposed to work properly?

 

[Anonymous]

So I take it the audio is not supposed to work properly?

im using http://neilbrowne.com/ for the audio. hes drunk, but at least giving some updates.

 

[Swede1]

It seems like alot of Gobernacion riders are not wearing TT helmets

 

[hrotha]

im using http://neilbrowne.com/ for the audio. hes drunk, but at least giving some updates.

I suspect I could do better than that guy, but at least it's something. Thanks.

 

[Swede1]

im using http://neilbrowne.com/ for the audio. hes drunk, but at least giving some updates.

haha yeah he sounds like it

 

[Ferminal]

Audio is working fine for me*. TJVG fastest at the check.

*As in the technical quality

 

[AntonioRossi]

forster did a great TT it seems like

 

[mulletCobra]

Wow.. announcers are super annoying on the tour tracker.

 

[Swede1]

Audio is working fine for me*. TJVG fastest at the check.

*As in the technical quality

Its now working fine for me too

 

[mulletCobra]

The one guy sounds like he's talking with a mouthful of bacon.

 

[AntonioRossi]

*looking at the finish line*

Commentator: "here it looks like another finisher here!" no kidding...where else would you see someone finish..

 

[Jamsque]

Mancebo not fast.

 

[Jamsque]

Brajkovic much better.

 

[Swede1]

Mancebo not fast.

I thought Mancebo was better than that in the TT. Maybe it was just a bad day.

 

[Jamsque]

Leipheimer just 6 seconds slower than Tejay.