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

[burning]

Martin best time at 1st check

 

[dlwssonic]

Wiggins is a real role model

 

[Bavarianrider]

That's too slow fpr Tony
No way this will be enough to win

 

[dlwssonic]

Awesome by tony!
He is indeed a brute hero!

 

[The Sheep]

That's too slow fpr Tony
No way this will be enough to win

How's his injury?

 

[Tony Martin brute hero]

It is a bit worrying looking at the Olympics this is a time Cancellara sees and laughs with

 

[dlwssonic]

I think tony has gotten the curse of the rainbow jersey.

 

[Falken]

That's too slow fpr Tony
No way this will be enough to win

Maybe it is, but the 2nd part of the course will suit Martin quiet well. I expect him to beat Westra with a minute at least.

 

[LaFleur]

Maybe it is, but the 2nd part of the course will suit Martin quiet well. I expect him to beat Westra with a minute at least.

Beating Westra by a minute is nowhere near to satisfying Tony. I fully expect him to leave the tour after this and try to get some sort of form for the Olympics.

 

[Bavarianrider]

I am not sure about the downhill section.
In order to win he would need 1:30 on Westra, for sure.

 

[dlwssonic]

People who say cadel has to beat wiggins in the TT to win are wrong, there are still many opportunities left for evans to drop wiggins.

Although I won't be surprised if people start saying the tour is over and won already after this stage.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Beating Westra by a minute is nowhere near to satisfying Tony. I fully expect him to leave the tour after this and try to get some sort of form for the Olympics.

Think so too.

 

[Falken]

People who say cadel has to beat wiggins in the TT to win are wrong, there are still many opportunities left for evans to drop wiggins.

Although I won't be surprised if people start saying the tour is over and won already after this stage.

Stage 10 on wednesday has a 15k descent before the finish. Evans and Nibali could gain some time here for sure.

 

[Pharazon]

onyl 23s up

 

[c&cfan]

tony is an awesome rider, great champion.

it looks like we might get difference in the minutes between today's top 10.

 

[Falken]

Nah, Martin definately suffers from his injury. He won't win today.

 

[aspider]

Tony is gonna try what he can do,it`s a tryout for him for the olympics,however with broken wrist I hardly see him in top 3,shame...being healthy he would take the TT win for sure

correction,he`s doing rather well,go Tony !!!

 

[EddyW.]

And 89 riders left, still 89 to go!

 

[Bavarianrider]

Tony will be barely finish in the Top 10
One week of suffering for nothing

 

[Museeuw]

So Tony will be 3rd today.

 

[c&cfan]

Tony is gonna try what he can do,it`s a tryout for him for the olympics,however with broken wrist I hardly see him in top 3,shame...being healthy he would take the TT win for sure

that's a stupid thing to say, even if he was at his best canc would still be the fav, he is in great shape again, unlike last year. the last TT? who knows.

 

[Bavarianrider]

that's a stupid thing to say, even if he was at his best canc would still be the fav, he is in great shape again, unlike last year. the last TT? who knows.

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

 

[its like that]

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

Quoted for future reference

So who is going to win then?

 

[Azabael]

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

Really? I'd place my money on cancellara today, else Wiggins. A non-injured Martin would have a chance as well.

 

[The Sheep]

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

Especially as he doesn't seem to have taken it easy.