Don't think we should put too much in this. Rolland is better than that as well. Not that he's Tony, mind you.
dlwssonic said:hilly TT??
Ryo Hazuki said:1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 1.06.34 (48.661 km/h)
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 1.14
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 1.39
4 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 1.44
5 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.14
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.16
7 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.18
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.38
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.39
10 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.42
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Bavarianrider said:These are not big gaps for a TT of this length.
jens_attacks said:the good old days:
1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi 58.32.92 (48.178 km/h)
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 1.36
3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 2.06
4 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.40
5 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 2.43
6 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.26
7 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Credit Par Telephone 3.55
8 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 4.01
9 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi 4.37
10 Santiago Botero (Col) Team Telekom 5.00
a little bit unlikely that bradley can do the same
I think it is not true, when you look at certain TT's where even Tony Martin rode in the rain he demolished the field, like in the Deutschland tour of 2008. Grabsch did his TT in dry conditions and still Tony won easilyBavarianrider said:Well seriously.
Time gaps in TT are alawys much smaller when it rains. I dont actually know why this is the case. But one can clearly observe that.
Tony Martin brute hero said:I think it is not true, when you look at certain TT's where even Tony Martin rode in the rain he demolished the field, like in the Deutschland tour of 2008. Grabsch did his TT in dry conditions and still Tony won easily
1 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia 39.49.11
2 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia 34.27
3 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 48.27
4 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Columbia 1.17.25
5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 1.43.74
6 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia 1.52.48
7 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Scott - American Beef 2.23.37
8 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 2.31.30
9 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 2.32.70
10 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux 2.40.11
11 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 2.48.68
12 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 2.54.22
13 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 2.56.13
14 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.56.67
15 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.58.18
16 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 3.05.32
17 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3.05.82
18 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.08.52
19 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 3.13.12
20 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto 3.19.90
I think Martin likes the bad weather, he is very strong and can make the difference in a hard time trial, definitively not so bad for Martin, Wiggins and the time gaps if it is bad weather on thursday, hope to see a great time trialBavarianrider said:Ahh nice one.BUt in dry conditions he would have smoked them even more
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Tony Martin brute hero said:I think Martin likes the bad weather, he is very strong and can make the difference in a hard time trial, definitively not so bad for Martin, Wiggins and the time gaps if it is bad weather on thursday, hope to see a great time trial![]()
At the moment he is so powerfull he can win any time trial (above 15 k) no matter what the conditions are, but we'll see maybe a Wiggins in great form can beat him in the TTBavarianrider said:I am not so sure. Tony is not the best bikehandler. So rain is really not good for him in corners and so on.
I have also read several interviwes were he says he doesn't like rain, but he likes to ride in warm conditions. I hope it'LL be dry. But a strong headwind would be nice![]()
Tony Martin brute hero said:At the moment he is so powerfull he can win any time trial (above 15 k) no matter what the conditions are, but we'll see maybe a Wiggins in great form can beat him in the TT
Ryo Hazuki said:1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 1.06.34 (48.661 km/h)
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 1.14
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 1.39
4 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 1.44
5 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.14
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.16
7 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.18
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.38
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.39
10 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.42
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Jup Albi 2007, kloeden crashed in the downhill otherwise he would have been in 2ndhughmoore said:Which TT was this, is this the one when Vino was disqualified afterwoods?
Hugh