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

[roundabout]

Blanco +3:57 after 30 km. He must have crashed.

But not too badly as he has only lost 21 seconds to Grabsch in the last 17km

 

[Mrs John Murphy]

LOL at the Gypsy Killer

 

[theyoungest]

Kruijswijk +43 sec at first intermediate. Almost on par with Cancellara

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Klöden +7.10 at the finish.

 

[Fetisoff]

What happened to Talansky? Lost a minute in to Canc and Phinney in the last section?

Winds changed direction sometime between Canc's ride and Talansky's

 

[luckyboy]

Wiggins off.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Wiggo starting, here we go.

 

[Jux1893]

English ES stream if you want .- http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-8.php

Thanks a lot, I was searching for one.

 

[luckyboy]

Haven't noticed the strapping on both his knees and his collarbone before.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

365Menchov+ 28
Talansky losing a lot of time in the final part.
The wind theory might be right.

Headwind first part, tailwind second part. But the wind has died

 

[luckyboy]

Menchov 28 seconds down at check 1

 

[royalpig180]

This is really bothering me. What kind of bike is Menchov riding? It is certainly neither a Fuji D-6 nor a Kestrel 4000, the two bikes his team's sponsors could provide. (look at pics of those two bikes. Both decidedly curved looks. His frame today is rather angular.) Adding to my suspicion is the fact that all the frame says is GEOX-TMC. Were it a prototype from Fuji or kestrel it would surely have their name on it. What is he riding?


I thought that perhaps he might have a disguised Giant Trinity as that's what he used to ride at rabobank but the frames don't look similar to me.

Thoughts?

 

[Ferminal]

Menchov 3rd. Seems like a definite advantage in the first half now.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Jani's time proves we're just confused by how crap Fabian is, and Tony's time is not that exceptional.

 

[Sylvester]

I find myself cheering for Cobo and Zubeldia. The latter should actually put in a good performance today. Aupa Haimar!

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Good time by Brajkovic!

 

[Random Direction]

Is there a link working for splits somewhere? I couldn't get lavuelta.com's split screen going.

 

[max_powers]

Haven't noticed the strapping on both his knees and his collarbone before.

literally taped to the gills

 

[Thomsena]

Worst time updates from a tv production I have ever seen.

 

[Jamsque]

Brad looks aero as ****.

UK commentators say he is down to 68kg this Vuelta.

 

[Fetisoff]

Menchov 3rd. Seems like a definite advantage in the first half now.

Wow, he can actually time-trial still? I thought he's forgotten how to, with his move to Geox

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The wind has died so the times at point 1 are faster than the early starters (relatively)

But beware, the 2nd part is tailwind, and since they have less wind there they are going to lose a lot of time.

 

[roundabout]

Jani's time proves we're just confused by how crap Fabian is, and Tony's time is not that exceptional.

Really? A second per km faster than Brajkovic in what may be worse conditions is not that exceptional?

Oh, and Cobo needs to shave. Not quite Ten Dam bum level but sheesh.

 

[theyoungest]

365Menchov+ 28
Talansky losing a lot of time in the final part.
The wind theory might be right.

Headwind first part, tailwind second part. But the wind has died

Talansky is young. Could have just overcooked it a bit.

 

[WorldsGreatest]

itv idiots think it's a 10% cut