2011 Vuelta a Espana Stage 10: Salamanca ITT, 47km (28/9)

[Mellow Velo]

Wiggins and Froome now together on the raod..

 

[sublimit]

Dan Martin caught.

 

[Jamsque]

Wiggins just stomped over Dan Martin.

Sastre drafting in to the finish line, tsk tsk tsk.

 

[ingsve]

The Vuelta updates showed him as 2 mins down at the first check. Weird.

It obviously confused his start time so that it gave him 2 extra minutes. 1.59 down instead of 1 ahead.

 

[Poursuivant]

Froome has already exceeded my wildest expectations for this Vuelta. If he can keep this up for two more weeks he may well end up going to the Tour de France next year.

Definitely. He has been unreal.

 

[roundabout]

Why is Martin riding in a blue clown skinsuit?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Like I said in my opening post that nobody seems to have read, whoever does well here will win la vuelta. Wiggins is certainly doing that today.

That is more or less stating the obvious.

 

[WorldsGreatest]

No pressure TGBM



Similar story to the Dauphine, would be nice if he could hold it though.

wiggins took it way too easy on the decent in the dauphine,, otherwise he would have won no doubt.

 

[goggalor]

Ouch, the Belgian flies past the Brit.

 

[Ferminal]

Sastre loses 1'30" in the final section, still enough for 24th. Nice drafting too.

 

[Jamsque]

J-Braj at +50s after 30km.

 

[Zoncolan]

Wow Brajkovic, 2nd fastest!

 

[luckyboy]

Brajkovic 50secs down at check 2

 

[hrotha]

Oh hey Cobo same time as Menchov.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

wiggins took it way too easy on the decent in the dauphine,, otherwise he would have won no doubt.

so did martin

 

[auscyclefan94]

FFS, do something Menchov!

 

[ingsve]

Wiggins and Froome now together on the raod..

They split up team mates that would otherwise start after each other so it's Dan Martin they have put in between them.

 

[royalpig180]

Anyone know where to find the splits online?

 

[roundabout]

Oh hey Cobo same time as Menchov.

First split is a bit pointless unless a rider is miles ahead or miles behind.

 

[goggalor]

Brakjovic lost twice as much to Martin in the second section.

Edit: actually closer to 3 times as much

 

[Fetisoff]

Like I said in my opening post that nobody seems to have read, whoever does well here will win la vuelta. Wiggins is certainly doing that today.

Except "doing well here" is different for everyone.
Wiggins will lose tons of time on Angry Lou, so he must gain 4+ on Purito and 2+ on Nibali and Menchov at least.

For Purito, doing well is losing less than 3 to nibbles

 

[royalpig180]

They split up team mates that would otherwise start after each other so it's Dan Martin they have put in between them.

Right. Wiggins just passed martin.

 

[skidmark]

Ouch Anton.

From Brajkovic's time split a couple of minutes ago, winds certainly look real strong.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Purito ?
How is he doing ?

He has my compassion anyway.

 

[luckyboy]

About 10 minutes til Menchov comes in.