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

[dlwssonic]

35 seconds behind TJ, 24 seconds ahead of Nibali. Decent.

Your ability to rationalise is touching.

Last year Evans nearly beat Tony. Tony on last year's form would have won today.

Evans was in the form of his life last year and that was in the third week where recovery is very important.
Come on how many times do I have to say it TJ is a bloody awesome TT rider, one of the best.
Nibali did a great ride today.

 

[RdBiker]

This is just sad....
I really don't understand why even the Brit fans can't see the truth.
Its Blatant.
Should have known it last year at the vuelta.

I don't think Wiggins so much but IMO Froome way overdid it

 

[autologous]

Wonder if ASO can make a (skinny) yellow jersey with a big asterisk on it?

 

[Machu Picchu]

Estimated 82 secs out of Cadel, but he took 1 minute 43 seconds out of the TdF Champion of 2011, in 41.5 km.

Eat that you Aussies!

Who are you talking to Carlton?_?

 

[The Joker]

Mike Tomalaris commenting on Wiggo on the podium - "He looks pretty fresh too".

Thats an understatement - Wiggo doesnt look like he raised a sweat.

I agree with everyone else who said this race is a sham :-( :-(

 

[DominicDecoco]

The 'Tour is over' replies are amusing as well btw.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Hat's off to Sky today.

They probably make a lot of people including me eat their word's about Wiggo and Sky

EDIT: though Paris is still far off course

Most people have moved seamlessly from "he'll fail" to "Clinic!" without worrying about how their motivation looks, so I doubt many will stop to eat words.

 

[Marco Pantani]

Everything is set for real action in the mountains.

 

[Falken]

Froome's time trial today reminds me of a certain Michael Rasmussen in the 2007(?) Tour

Froome is a good timetrailer, Rasmussen wasn't (isn't).

 

[dlwssonic]

Most people have moved seamlessly from "he'll fail" to "Clinic!" without worrying about how their motivation looks, so I doubt many will stop to eat words.

Oh yeah evans isn't motivated

 

[El Pistolero]

Froome is a good timetrailer, Rasmussen wasn't (isn't).

Froome was barely worth calling anything more than a waterboy before 2011.

 

[Falken]

Mike Tomalaris commenting on Wiggo on the podium - "He looks pretty fresh too".

Thats an understatement - Wiggo doesnt look like he raised a sweat.

I agree with everyone else who said this race is a sham :-( :-(

Level of the arguments get lower and lower.

 

[Trunnions]

Who are you talking to Carlton?_?

Well that sounds like an Aussie name... Is he working today?

 

[Peccio89]

More time gaps means more fun on the mountains, Cadel and Nibbles won't give up.
I hope for some trashtalking by evans now, like Gibo used to do after losing bunch of time in time-trials

 

[UlleGigo]

Most people have moved seamlessly from "he's fail" to "Clinic!" without worrying about how their motivation looks, so I doubt many will stop to eat words.

The amount of people that hate Evans yet are saying this is a joke would kind of make the argument against your little point there. Carry on though. I guess its sad we don't believe in miracles, right?

 

[RdBiker]

Why would that be?

Just got the same feeling I got back then probably something to do with A rider with a build like that doing an exceptional TT.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

I don't hate Froome, Wiggins, or whoever. I was actually saying Froome seems like a good kid. I'm just calling a spade, a spade. What Team Sky just did is eyebrow raising, full stop.

I raise both eyebrows at once:

 

[Mellow Velo]

I think folks are getting overly pessimistic.
All the pre Tour talk was about kicking Wiggins in the mountains.
All it takes is one bad day.
Lelangue is taking about all out attacking from now on.
Surely that's a plus?

 

[UlleGigo]

More time gaps means more fun on the mountains, Cadel and Nibbles won't give up.
I hope for some trashtalking by evans now, like Gibo used to do after losing bunch of time in time-trials

Trash talking with that squeeky voice is not really going to have the desired effect.

 

[gustienordic]

People you have had your "fun", clinic stuff in the clinic, from here on.

+1 Wiggins has always been a great TT'er. Since he started road racing. Last year at worlds he was 3rd.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

More time gaps means more fun on the mountains, Cadel and Nibbles won't give up.
I hope for some trashtalking by evans now, like Gibo used to do after losing bunch of time in time-trials

Cadel and Nibbles need to work as allies if they are going to crack UKPS

 

[Climbing]

Nibali top 10 in a long ITT (longer than 30 km) it's a very good result, probably first time he does that.
Still not enough to stop the sky power, must go ballistic descending, at least we'll have some fun.
In the end Evans TT wasn't that bad at all, simply started slow.

 

[webvan]

Wiggo now talking French on TV, de "bonnes pattes", "un arrivée technical", "mon école sur la piste", "nickel, regarde", "je vais pas changer, on a vu dans la conférence de presse hier", "pas désolé pour hier"

What else?

 

[burning]

+1 Wiggins has always been a great TT'er. Since he started road racing. Last year at worlds he was 2nd.

Fixed for you

 

[Trunnions]

+1 Wiggins has always been a great TT'er. Since he started road racing. Last year at worlds he was 3rd.

Let's not forget THREE Olympic Gold Medals on the Track