2012 Tour of California May 17 stage 5: Bakersfield ITT 29.6 km

[Zinoviev Letter]

One of the Livestrong kids into third!

Talansky out on the road now.

 

[ooh_25mm]

The ToC TV director/producer want only Americans

Right? Why are we looking at the livestrong kids and not nibble or gesink?

 

[Rocksteady]

Nice time by Nathan Brown... showing the livestrong boys have some TT talent (though I think we all knew that)

Interested to see how Craddock goes..

 

[classicomano]

The Condor crushing!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink 2nd split time after Zabriskie at 16 seconds

 

[Havetts]

Gesink 2nd at intermediate at 16 seconds..

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Did that just say that Geskink just went second at the first intermediate!

 

[Jakob747]

Lawson Craddock should put on a decent performance.

Nathan Brown is good against the clock as well.

Joe Dombrowski can certainly push some watts on the flat, despite being such a tall lanky climber.

Josh Atkins - Same as J. Dombrowski - Only difference is their stature.

Carter Jones could potentially do well! Although he doesn't seem to be completely back at his old level, after his knee injury last season.

I don't think any of them will feature in the top-10 though! There is solid depth TT wise in this field.

My pick today : Andrew Talansky.

Impressive time from Nathan Brown!

 

[Zam_Olyas]

The ToC TV director/producer want only Americans

Yes, its ridiculous.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Sagan will nip out of Dave Zee's slipstream to take the photo close up.
Why are we watching a junior time trail?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Not for Phil and Paul.
He's the new, old Larnce.
Truly sickening sycophants.

These two clowns have mentioned Levi about 200 times already today.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Underwhelming time by Nibali, hardly faster than Tankink

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I'd say it's a good time by Nibali.

 

[The Sheep]

Underwhelming time by Nibali, hardly faster than Tankink

still has the sniffles I guess

 

[theyoungest]

Durbridge 13 sec slower than Gesink at the intermediate.

 

[mb2612]

Nibali is awful today, 5th

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Durbridge to catch and pass his minute man Gesink.

Split time Gesink
16:05

Split time Durbridge
16:18

 

[Cancellator]

These comms. are ***... "Dave Z puts his head down from time to time to be more aerodynamic, he just needs to look up from time to time to see where he's going!"

EDIT:
Jesus, it doesn't stop! "The riders pump up their tyres that extra bit more, up to 110 psi!!!" Imagine that, 110 psi guys! I guess you need to be a pro and run tubulars to reach that extreme 110 psi pressure.

If they mention "the machine" one more time...

 

[Ruudz0r]

Really good time by Robert Gesink at the intermediate

 

[hrotha]

Gesink is a most puzzling rider.

 

[Frosty]

Talansky 16.08
Danielson 16.19

 

[c&cfan]

nice time for david Z.

 

[Frosty]

Tejay 2 seconds quicker at the intermediate

 

[TourOfSardinia]

TJVG smoking the tarmac

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink is a most puzzling rider.

not at all, he rides good in america and he rides good ITT's when there is no pressure