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

[Woody22]

Froome to beat Wiggins' time anyone?

No way.

Froome was battling in the final km's yesterday. There is only one rider who could beat Wiggans and he is about to arrive at the first check point.

 

[goggalor]

Is Mick Rogers going to take it easy today as well?

Rogers, Froome and Wiggins will go all out. They want their yellow helmets back.

 

[Fetisoff]

Vino staying silent about his henchman - the Silent Assassin

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Sandy Casar! What the...

 

[Falken]

Sandy Casar! What the...

His terrain so far, he will lose time from now on - I suspect.

 

[Bala Verde]

Gotta agree with this.

Wiggins has different approach now - he starts slowly and finishes fast

Seems like that was his tactic at the prologue as well, right?

 

[Falken]

Canc will kill this. I say 21.50 at first split.

 

[Gloin22]

Seems like that was his tactic at the prologue as well, right?

Yes. He started using it at Paris-Nice ( worked on it over winter )

Everyone was surprised at Col'd Eze he was 2 secs slower than Westra at 1st checkpoint At the end - he won.

Romandie & Dauphine was about same, so his Tour as well as you could see.

 

[Bala Verde]

2:15 for LTD. Great time for him!

He clearly is in good shape.

 

[Trunnions]

Will Wiggo wear a skin-suit today or the Yellow cloth shirt?

Could make a few seconds difference over 40 odd clicks.

Cancellara had trouble squeezing into his skin-suit, anybody here know if they are as constrictive as they appear to be?

They don't look comfortable.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Cancellara destroying the field as expected.

 

[Bala Verde]

I am curious to see how the pope will fare today.

Canc first intermediate 39s faster.

 

[glassmoon]

Fabian looking strong

 

[DominicDecoco]

Bravo, Fabi!

 

[Fetisoff]

Canc will kill this. I say 21.50 at first split.

21:37

 

[aspider]

Who`s gonna do better today Peter Velits or Kloden?

 

[Publicus]

Cancellara crushing it. And this was on the part of the course that was least favorable to him.

 

[Falken]

Shheeeeet! Cancellara 21.37!!!

 

[One Eyed Aussie]

Canc will kill this. I say 21.50 at first split.

Never underestimate Cancellara.

 

[Falken]

Never underestimate Cancellara.

Foolish of me.

 

[Publicus]

The motorbike is drafting Cancellara!

 

[More Strides than Rides]

I am curious to see how the pope will fare today.

Canc first intermediate 39s faster.

He could do better than Cadel, but I find my self using could have, should have and would have often with Menchov recently

 

[its like that]

Chavanel flying

 

[iZnoGouD]

The motorbike is drafting Cancellara!

Cancellara cheater!!!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The motorbike is drafting Cancellara!

LMAO. Good thing it's not a descent or he'd drop the motorbike.