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maltiv

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Not necessarily, any of Froome, Wiggins or Boassen Hagen (&Porte) can beat Martin in a TT if they're in better form than him.
If Boassen Hagen can stay with the leaders today, he already has a 10 second buffer over Martin & co and he has shown he is in decent form with more race days under his belt than anyone else of the top contenders. Probably wishful thinking though, as Martin must be favorite especially with a verywell drilled OPQ team.
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25 km TT is also a distance in which EBH usually excels, particularly if there are some hills and descents involved. I don't think it's a given that Wiggins does better than EBH in this TT.

4 years ago EBH and Tony Martin were equal in TT's (actually EBH beat him more often than not) but Martin is without a doubt quite far ahead now. I think EBH needs at least 30 seconds on him to be able to finish ahead of him on GC, so that's quite unlikely. But of course, it remains to be seen if Tony Martin has any form at all.
 
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maltiv said:
25 km TT is also a distance in which EBH usually excels, particularly if there are some hills and descents involved. I don't think it's a given that Wiggins does better than EBH in this TT.

4 years ago EBH and Tony Martin were equal in TT's (actually EBH beat him more often than not) but Martin is without a doubt quite far ahead now. I think EBH needs at least 30 seconds on him to be able to finish ahead of him on GC, so that's quite unlikely. But of course, it remains to be seen if Tony Martin has any form at all.
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Tony Martin of course has stepped up to another level. But I saw him on a climb yesterday and he didn't look that comfortable. Don't think he has the form to challenge yet. EBH maybe does.
 
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Bavarianrider

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theyoungest said:
Tony Martin of course has stepped up to another level. But I saw him on a climb yesterday and he didn't look that comfortable. Don't think he has the form to challenge yet. EBH maybe does.
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Tony was a way better TTer in 08 then ENH, don't fool yousreslf:rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
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maltiv

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Bavarianrider said:
Tony was a way better TTer in 08 then ENH, don't fool yousreslf:rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Way better? They only competed against each other in one TT, which EBH won 7 seconds ahead of Tony. But yeah, Martin was definitely a little better at long TT's at that time but in short TT's EBH wasn't much worse at least.
 
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Bavarianrider

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maltiv said:
Way better? They only competed against each other in one TT, which EBH won 7 seconds ahead of Tony. But yeah, Martin was definitely a little better at long TT's at that time but in short TT's EBH wasn't much worse at least.
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Yeah in prologes, but in real TTs Tony was already a powerhouse in 08
 
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Trofinios said:
You sure? The eurosport schedule I'm reading says a half hour of live coverage (17.00-17.30 CET).
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well rtp has a great stream on their site and will be live for an hour so no eurosport shouldn't be a problem, besides if you know portuguese you get to listen to marco chagas which is just wonderful as the man really knows cycling unlike kirby, picture him as a much lighter humoured sean kelly.
 
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MartinGT

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Trofinios said:
You sure? The eurosport schedule I'm reading says a half hour of live coverage (17.00-17.30 CET).
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Didnt show that yesterday and if this is the case I am ****ed as I couldnt record it and now I am at work :mad:
 
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Trofinios said:
You sure? The eurosport schedule I'm reading says a half hour of live coverage (17.00-17.30 CET).
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Is that British Eurosport?

My schedule has Ski Jumping on British Eurosport, and tennis on British Eurosport 2, with Ski jumping also on Eurosport.
 
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Is that British Eurosport?

My schedule has Ski Jumping on British Eurosport, and tennis on British Eurosport 2, with Ski jumping also on Eurosport.
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Swedish Eurosport. Sorry for the confusion.
 
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Timmy-loves-Rabo said:
hoping to catch poel's first victory of the season? ;)
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No, Van Garderen's. btw timmy, did you watch the footy (afl) tonight? I was at the game and was baffled at how the Richmond supporters carried on.
 
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Alto de Malhao in recent years

2011:
1. [GBR] CUMMINGS Stephen SKY 4h56'19"
2. [USA] VAN GARDEREN Tejay THR
3. [ESP] CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto SBS
4. [EST] TAARAMÄE Rein COF
5. [GER] MARTIN Tony THR
6. [POR] MACHADO Tiago Jose Pinto RSH 06"
7. [AUS] GERRANS Simon SKY 16"
8. [CZE] KREUZIGER Roman AST 16"
9. [GER] KLÖDEN Andreas RSH 16"
10. [CAN] HESJEDAL Ryder GRM 16"

2010:
1. [ESP] CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto AST 5h02'55"
2. [POR] MACHADO Tiago Jose Pinto RSH 11"
3. [USA] LEIPHEIMER Levi RSH 22"
4. [SVK] VELITS Peter THR 25"
5. [USA] VAN GARDEREN Tejay THR 25"
6. [FRA] PERAUD Jean-Christophe OLO 29"
7. [ESP] SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel EUS 31"
8. [POR] COSTA Rui Alberto Faria GCE 33"
9. [ESP] SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon GCE 33"
10. [GER] KLÖDEN Andreas RSH 33"

2009:
1. [ESP] COLOM MAS Antonio KAT 4h35'42"
2. [ESP] CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto AST
3. [ESP] PLAZA MOLINA Ruben LSE 06"
4. [POR] PIRES Bruno Manuel Silva BSP 10"
5. [POR] MACHADO Tiago Jose Pinto MAD 12"
6. [AUS] GERRANS Simon CTT 17"
7. [ESP] BLANCO RODRIGUEZ David PRT 17"
8. [POR] VITORINO Nelson Nuno Sequeira PRT 17"
9. [ITA] CUNEGO Damiano LAM 17"
10. [UZB] LAGUTIN Sergey VAC 22"

2006:
1. [POR] CABREIRA Joao Paulo Costa MAI 5h02'57"
2. [NED] GESINK Robert RB3 07"
3. [POR] VITAL Andre Moreira MAD 21"
4. [ITA] REBELLIN Davide GST 21"
5. [LUX] KIRCHEN Kim TMO 23"
6. [ESP] RUBIERA VIGIL Jose Luis DSC 23"
7. [BEL] STEEGMANS Gert DVL 23"
8. [AUS] WALKER William RB3 23"
9. [POR] CARDOSO Pedro Antonio Alves MAI 23"
10. [ESP] ARREITUNANDIA QUINTERO Pedro BAR 23"

2005:
1. [POR] SABIDO Hugo Manuel Madeira PRM 4h21'45"
2. [ESP] RUBIERA VIGIL Jose Luis DSC 15"
3. [BEL] VAN DE WALLE Jurgen LAN 18"
4. [ESP] GUERRA GARCIA Hector LAL 18"
5. [POR] LOPES Pedro Miguel Gonçalves LAL 18"
6. [AUS] O'GRADY Stuart COF 18"
7. [ESP] OLMO MENACHO Juan DUJ 18"
8. [POR] PINHO Carlos Manuel Oliveira BPC 27"
9. [GER] WEGMANN Fabian GST 27"
10. [UKR] BILEKA Volodymyr DSC 27"

2004:
1. [USA] LANDIS Floyd USP 4h40'18"
2. [BEL] FARAZIJN Peter COF 05"
3. [POR] BARBOSA Candido Joaquim Venda Moreira LAP 05"
4. [COL] PEÑA GRISALES Victor Hugo USP 05"
5. [ESP] MOSQUERA MIGUEZ Ezequiel CAB 09"
6. [ESP] BERNABEU ARMENGOL Vicente David MIL 14"
7. [POR] CASTANHEIRA Bruno Miguel Gomes MIL 21"
8. [NED] DEKKER Thomas RB3 24"
9. [ARG] GARRIDO MAYORGA Martin Gerardo BAR 24"
10. [ESP] OLMO MENACHO Juan BAR 25"

2003;
1. [POR] CARDOSO Pedro Antonio Alves MIL 4h07'19"
2. [DEN] MØLLER Claus Michael MIL 02"
3. [ESP] BERNABEU ARMENGOL Vicente David MIL 02"
4. [COL] PEÑA GRISALES Victor Hugo USP 02"
5. [ITA] MURAGLIA Giuseppe FPF 02"
6. [POR] CASTANHEIRA Bruno Miguel Gomes LAP 02"
7. [ESP] PEREZ SANCHEZ Francisco MIL 13"
8. [ITA] BERTOLETTI Simone LAM 20"
9. [POR] PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira ASC 23"
10. [ESP] YUS KEREJETA Unai CMM 23"
 
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