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

[PhiberAwptik]

Really over all these clinic comments. Mods?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

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.

You think Fabian is invincible because he normally wins by miles.

Today his time is right in the midst of a pack of other riders.

Take the sensible inference - Fabian is not in top form, so trying to measure other riders against him whilst imaging he is will not give you a realistic picture.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Excellent from Nibali, but down he goes.

 

[Fetisoff]

Denis did just fine.

He went slower than Nibali FFS

 

[TomasC]

Nibali fantastic TT, great effort!

 

[Eshnar]

Nibali 53' 31"

 

[DominicDecoco]

Nibali with a cracking time.

 

[TheEnoculator]

Poor Cadel. The Tour is over for him before even the first rest day.

 

[therhodeo]

Wiggins now favourite for the Olympics?

Hell at this rate I'd put money on him in the road race. Attack 5k in and just ride solo to the finish.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

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 ?

Jens voigt laughed at the "hills" title, true story. Post interview.

 

[FignonLeGrand]

great time for nibbs

Best ever in TDF so when will you all start questioning his training methods. Oh you wont cos hes not in sky?

 

[Trunnions]

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

You're repeating hyperbole. Schistosomiasis is rarely life-threatening. In fact his was a mild case.

 

[Pippo_San]

He went slower than Nibali FFS

I'd say Nibali went faster. You should look the other way around.

 

[DominicDecoco]

He went slower than Nibali FFS

Nibali is amazing today.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Will Wiggo be in the last km when Evans crosses the line?

 

[webvan]

Cadel fading again, odd progression for him, normally it's pretty linear.

 

[gthx_gthx_]

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

It could be nice however Cadel is not stronger than wiggins or froome in the mountain. I don't think he can do a lot.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Sky can finish this one-two.

Shades of Vino-Kash and Ricco-Piepoli.

 

[Trunnions]

Cadel fading again, odd progression for him, normally it's pretty linear.

Wiggo heading for his first TdF Stage Win!

 

[Fetisoff]

I'd say Nibali went faster. You should look the other way around.

Nibali is amazing today.

Well, good time (I'm talking Menchov) would have been at least no slower than Evans. Which he couldn't produce. Hence - FAIL

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Good effort from Cadel to recover the situation, but rank poor early on and he doesn't have the beans to recover from that.

 

[gustienordic]

I'm certainly impressed with Nibali's TT! great ride by him. Menchov not bad either... only a minute off Canc...

 

[will10]

I like Brad. But this is ridiculous, sorry.

 

[Hayabusa]

So Wiggins beats Cancellara by nearly a minute...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

1:53 GC lead.