2012 Tour de France: Stage 9: Arc-et-Senans → Besançon (ITT) (41.5 km)

[Warhawk]

Damn I like Chavanel, always going for it, trying to win. Super TT today.

The man has moxie.

 

[Trunnions]

I would not expect anything from Leipheimer, Hincapie, VdV, or Zabriskie at this year's Tour. They're not going to take any "risks", if you know what I mean.

Have you been drinking Sir?

They are still celebrating in the Clinic.

 

[Machu Picchu]

Chavanel only 1" slower than Fabu on the final section. He can be beaten.

Chava's time makes me think that Tony would be leading this without his problems.

 

[Marcus135]

Wow... Tejay is killing it

 

[Unkown]

Wow Van Garderen

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

TJVG going too hard too early. Again.

 

[goggalor]

Good time by TJ.

Edit: Make that brilliant time! Thought he was a bit further from the checkpoint.

 

[fluffkitten]

Tejay is flying. Blimey.

 

[dlwssonic]

OMFG Tejay is awesome.
Only if he could climb better
The new leipheimer??

Probably will lose some time to fabian in the next sections though.

 

[Leadbelly]

Rolland looking very ugly on the bike, and I don't mean his helmet. Looked like his left knee was swinging out on every rotation. For some unknown reason Harmon seems to rate him as a TTer and then gets surprised when he fails to produce a good time.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The new leipheimer??

Grrrrr.

 

[Caruut]

OMFG Tejay is awesome.
Only if he could climb better
The new leipheimer??

Probably will lose some time to fabian in the next sections though.

No need to be mean

 

[Warhawk]

OMFG Tejay is awesome.
Only if he could climb better
The new leipheimer??

He's still young. He outdid Rein yesterday, too, despite it being trendy to say Rein is a far better climber (Rein is better, just not by as much as people like to suggest around here). I think he's got potential, a bit early to give up on him as a climber yet. Maybe he can learn a few things from Cadel.

 

[webvan]

TJVG...nice but to fade as he always does, ITTs, mountains, etc...

 

[Trunnions]

Gentlemen, we are now down to the Final ten riders...
Seat-belts fastened, hatches locked.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

At least half dutch success. Van Garderens stepdad is Dutch

 

[dlwssonic]

Seriously the way he climbs and TTs kinda reminds of me leipheimer

 

[dlwssonic]

He's still young. He outdid Rein yesterday, too, despite it being trendy to say Rein is a far better climber (Rein is better, just not by as much as people like to suggest around here). I think he's got potential, a bit early to give up on him as a climber yet. Maybe he can learn a few things from Cadel.

Yup Tejay is pretty decent on the hills. He was very strong in LBL. But has a LOT of work to do on the mountains. Has huge potential though, only 23.

 

[Mellow Velo]

TJVG going too hard too early. Again.

TJVG...nice but to fade as he always does, ITTs, mountains, etc...

That's what I was thinking.
Still, a good omen for Evans.

 

[Warhawk]

At least half dutch success. Van Garderens stepdad is Dutch

You know it's a bad Tour for the Dutch when someone plays that card...

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

At least half dutch success. Van Garderens stepdad is Dutch

With that kind of logic Wiggins will be the second Brit to win the tour after Cadel Evans and his Welsh grandparents.

 

[Morbius]

what was Frank's first split?

 

[Unkown]

Wow not bad at all from Frank

 

[Mellow Velo]

Frank: Mr Consistency.

 

[goggalor]

Looks like no yellow helmets tomorrow, yay!