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

[c&cfan]

Cancellara has never shown a great TT after two difficult mountain stages.
Cancellara won't win today, i am absolutely sure about that.

maybe, about the last sentence, it is as stupid as it gets, don't say that.

he is the rider with most endurance, the best on the flats and great overall and the ITT is his playground. Maybe the best ever.

but obviously after hard stages recovery has a huge role. still, he (together with wiggo since he recovers better) are the favs.

 

[will10]

Reportly there's a 10kph tailwind (although the course is quite sheltered), so to see the speed still down at 46kph suggests we're going to see some bigger gaps than expected today.

 

[Falken]

Martin takes the lead with 53.40. He lost 4 seconds to Westra in the last 10k.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Tony should have quit the Tour last monday

 

[Tony Martin brute hero]

Tony should have quit the Tour last monday

He needed this Time trial to test himself, and he needed competition, but yeah this is very bad

 

[Falken]

Tony should have quit the Tour last monday

Have faith, weather could always change.

 

[Museeuw]

Ok, Tony will not be even in top5 today. Very sad.

Broken wrist will cost him very much.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

If Tony Martin's time holds up, 1:07:05 would be the time cut.

Edit to add: Nobody so far has been even CLOSE to that number.

 

[Falken]

46.4 kph by Tony.

 

[dlwssonic]

I actually think that's a good ride for tony considering his injury and the way he has been riding the past few days. He has been getting better.

 

[The Sheep]

Tony had a flat apparently

 

[Falken]

Unless there are some weather changes for the worse, Canc and Wiggo should go under 53 minutes - maybe with some margin.

 

[UlleGigo]

He's beaten some good time trialist riding with one arm. Not too bad at all. At least his legs are fine.

 

[Falken]

Tony had a flat apparently

He had? Where did you hear that?

 

[wirral]

I never noticed before that there is a little bar on the tour website entitled "next refresh" that creeps up slowly in proportion to my slow internet connection.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

He's beaten some good time trialist riding with one arm. Not too bad at all. At least his legs are fine.

He's the TT WC for a reason; you have to be an extraordinary TTer to beat Canc

 

[The Sheep]

He had? Where did you hear that?

Lefevere said it on his twitter: https://twitter.com/PatLefevere/status/222280835993309184

 

[Bavarianrider]

Tony had a flat tire

 

[dlwssonic]

Roy!!!!
Great ride!

 

[Catwhoorg]

Tony had a flat apparently

Again ?

Thats rotten luck to join his one in the prologue.

 

[Bavarianrider]

How unhappy can one rider be?

 

[Falken]

Tony had a flat tire

Well if that's the case, then I say Tony has done a very decent ride considering his injuries.

 

[cineteq]

Recalculating....be back with more...stay tuned.

 

[Falken]

Roy!!!!
Great ride!

Quiet something, considering how hard he rode yesterday. FDJ-BigMat guys on fire apparently.

 

[MonteZoncolan]

He's beaten some good time trialist riding with one arm. Not too bad at all. At least his legs are fine.

Yup. Awesome infact. I can only imagine the pain he was in this week. Not just arm , but his team doctor saying he's making his back worse too. Looks like the Doc want's him to make abandonment after today.