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

[sublimit]

Froome could be the first Kenyan to lead a GT.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Not overly. Second in the nationals last year, decent time trials all year. Sky on the whole have done a lot of work on time trialling. Didnt expect him to beat brad though, but expected him to come in fairly close to him.

Oh come off it. Froome is a guy whose wikipedia page lists winning the Anatomic Jock Race amongst his key accomplishments. Now he's both one of the best climbers and one of the best time triallists at the Vuelta? If his performances don't count as a surprise, nothing in cycling does.

 

[luckyboy]

Is that really slipstreaming? There's a pretty big gap. He's not even in line with him.

 

[auscyclefan94]

And if he's not, will you take a J-Rod avatar for a month?

Yep

+Mollema

Don't forget Mollema only lost 28 to Nibali at check 2...

You are right. + MOllema

Great counterargument.

The time gaps speak for themselves. I willl be proved right in the end.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Hope every team with a GC rider lodges a complaint on Jrod, bloody disgraceful.

 

[roundabout]

58 minutes+ for Nibali at the end

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

not like he will cop a time penalty in the vuelta

 

[Jamsque]

Looks like the comissaires have had a word in the Katyusha DS's ear, J-Rod has moved across the road.

 

[Ferminal]

10.Nelson Oliveira (RadioShack) 2:19


who?

An excellent TT'er as an U23.

 

[Fetisoff]

Yep

Ok, I will bookmark this thread, and point it out to you after Angry Lou

 

[hrotha]

Purito wasn't that close to Mollema's wheel... You guys are overreacting.

 

[Moondance]

Nibali is collapsing over the last stretch I think. Its taking him forever to reach Salamanca

 

[auscyclefan94]

An excellent TT'er as an U23.

Yes. I am very happy with talyor's ride though. BMC's first top 10 for the vuelta.

 

[Jamsque]

Oh come off it. Froome is a guy whose wikipedia page lists winning the Anatomic Jock Race amongst his key accomplishments. Now he's both one of the best climbers and one of the best time triallists at the Vuelta? If his performances don't count as a surprise, nothing in cycling does.

Just cos you haven't heard of him doesn't mean he isn't talented. He's been climbing solidly for a few years, this is just his first good GC performance.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

JvdBroeck at almost 4 minutes, that's 2:20 on Wiggins

 

[Tuarts]

Live Classification atm:

1 [Great Britain] Froome (SKY) 38:09:13
2 [Denmark] Fuglsang (LEO) +12
3 [Great Britain] Wiggins (SKY) +20
4 [Belgium] Monfort (LEO) +59
5 [Spain] J.J. Cobo (GEO) +1:47
6 [Slovenia] Brajkovic (RSH) +2:04

 

[Jux1893]

10.Nelson Oliveira (RadioShack) 2:19


who?

Portugal's TT Champion.

 

[Ferminal]

Yes. I am very happy with talyor's ride though. BMC's first top 10 for the vuelta.

Both Phinney and Oliveira did a good job, we must give them credit for it, very good to see.

 

[goggalor]

Very good ride by Kessiakoff!

 

[skidmark]

This is what J-Rod needed last year, someone to start behind him and pass him so he could pace himself. He had a long, lonely ride in red last year...

Kessiakoff not bad at all.

 

[Jamsque]

Good ride from Kessiakoff. Hopefully we'll get some coverage of him climbing the next mountain.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

freddy kes excellent time.

 

[royalpig180]

Nice ride by Kessiakof!

 

[Parrulo]

10.Nelson Oliveira (RadioShack) 2:19


who?

a young portuguese time trialists(22/23 years old)

worrie do not tho, he sucks at climbing

nice time for kessiakoff

 

[Mellow Velo]

Kessiakoff very good.....