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

[Pippo_San]

No one considering Nibbles but he's actually doing a very good TT, better than Menchov and Co. and on a similar time to Evans

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Kesiakoff beat Cance this year at Suiise

Tejay beat Cance at Tour

Cancellara had barely returned to racing then. And he lost by 2 seconds. These Sky muppets are putting half a minute on the guy.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Only in the sense of we have several stages to complete.

Well, obviously..

 

[hfer07]

Kesiakoff beat Cance this year at Suiise

Tejay beat Cance at Tour

Many more examples if you want or just check CQ ranking

I.E. It's possible to beat him

And this course favours climbers rather than flat TT'er specialists - Millar.

pardon me??? where are the hills on this parcours?????
are you crazy!!!!
get real!!!

 

[Falken]

Wiggo tó beat Froome with 30 seconds! Seems like it, Wiggo is flying.

 

[stazzy]

Cancellara had barely returned to racing then. And he lost by 2 seconds. These Sky muppets are putting half a minute on the guy.

yes because they are better riders

 

[Fetisoff]

Menchov quietly fails. Not shown once, other than the finish. Had to look at gaps on letour.fr

 

[Lance Armstrong]

What's wrong with Froome beating Canc? Even Velits did in Vuelta 2010. Come on, this is second week of GT.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Good ride by Menchov.
Nibbles next.

 

[Publicus]

why not? Kessiakof can and Froome not? and Froome did it already at the vuelta, by 28 secs!

Seriously, stop it. This is the Tour de France. Not some tune up race. We can all dig up races where Cancellara has been beaten, but certainly none like this in the Tour de France. Froome beat him by 22". Not 2". Heck, when Contador beat him by Annency it was just unbelievable to most folks. Now, 22" is supposed to be slipped by without comment? Puhlease.

EDIT: Also, too, Cancellara had raced the Tour de France that year as well.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Wiggins now favourite for the Olympics?

 

[TeoSheva]

These guys are destroying Cancellara, who is a TT specialist extraordinaire.

Comedy hour.

how many long ITT has won Cancellara this year?
if you doesn't know, the answer is ONE: Championships Switzerland only!!

 

[Gloin22]

Btw, I don't think people notice Froome missed 2 years of his career fightinh giwht various illness that stoped his progress. He had actually been ridden of the bugs only in the May of 2011 I believe.

 

[Mellow Velo]

2 minutes or there abouts at the close of play.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Menchov quietly fails. Not shown once, other than the finish. Had to look at gaps on letour.fr

Denis did just fine.

 

[El Pistolero]

Lots of short term memory loss going on.

Cancellara is not in top form. And Froome beat him in the Vuelta.

TJVG is up there too.

You didn't even know who Froome was before that Vuelta.

 

[Gloin22]

pardon me??? where are the hills on this parcours?????
are you crazy!!!!
get real!!!

Ask Millar ? Or any pro on twitter They will tell you it was much tougher than it looked mate

Did you see the first part ? Involving climbing ?

 

[Arnout]

What's wrong with Froome beating Canc? Even Velits did in Vuelta 2010. Come on, this is second week of GT.

First week, 8 days.

 

[will10]

Wiggins now favourite for the Olympics?

Wouldn't rule out Tony M. just yet

 

[luckyboy]

But Cancellara the man who broke his collarbone in 4 places and spent weeks off the bike should beat everyone because he is Spartacus? Give him a break he has done exceptionally considering the lead in he has had.

This is Chris Froome, the man who had another bout with his life-threatening blood disease earlier in the year.

 

[Trunnions]

When's the next ITT?

 

[Parrulo]

great time for nibbs

 

[vcampbell]

Seriously, stop it. This is the Tour de France. Not some tune up race. We can all dig up races where Cancellara has been beaten, but certainly none like this in the Tour de France. Froome beat him by 22". Not 2". Heck, when Contador beat him by Annency it was just unbelievable to most folks. Now, 22" is supposed to be slipped by without comment? Puhlease.

Who should stop it, it's you. If you can't accept the fact that riders who you hate are doing good, then this sport is not for you.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Btw, I don't think people notice Froome missed 2 years of his career fightinh giwht various illness that stoped his progress. He had actually been ridden of the bugs only in the May of 2011 I believe.

Someone once wrote why he had this 'illness'. Can't remember who.

 

[FignonLeGrand]

trying to be a little positive, race should liven up now. Cadel is going to have to come out fighting now