2012 Vuelta a España: Stage 1: Pamplona → Pamplona (TTT) (16.5km)

[superconfex]

great time for the orangemen

 

[Miburo]

wow euskatel!!!!

In the second part you can make up a lot of time, that's for sure

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Just 17 seconds down for the Basques.

 

[Forunculo]

Euskaltel 4th

 

[Dedelou]

Not bad for the carrots..

 

[SafeBet]

Wow Euskaltel closed strong.

 

[superconfex]

Come on you rip roaring skyboys

 

[nesocip]

E-E on fiiiiireeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[El Pistolero]

And they've readjusted 15-16-17's time to the same 19:01 as Rabobank and BMC (the 15th, 16th, and 17th letters of the alphabet).

As Carlton Kirby keeps saying (thank you, sport-livez), the thumbs seem to not be working.

The more Spaniards in a team the better you get placed.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

did a great TTT in the Giro

Very true regarding Katusha, I believe they were second in the TTT at the Giro.

 

[luckyboy]

Euskaltel great

 

[The Sheep]

The more Spaniards in a team the better you get placed.

Yeah and they'll shave off a minute of Saxo's time

 

[classicomano]

Wow Astana zombie there.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Carlton is about to explode

 

[SetonHallPirate]

That Astana rider, I would have to think, will miss the time cut...pretty embarassing to be eliminated on the opening TTT.

 

[Ney the Viking]

an Astana rider looking like he suffers, Lotto with 6 people not looking bad. 19:04 Not too bad either!

 

[SetonHallPirate]

And LaFlorecita's crush is underway.

 

[hrotha]

So unless Sky puts a minute on everyone else (which is totally going to happen), the differences are going to be ridiculously small.

I'd rather have an ITT. Or a 70km TTT.

 

[luckyboy]

SAXO SAXO CONTADOR SAXO OMFG

 

[Ney the Viking]

LOLOLOLOL Did I just see people with white flags with cows on them and a red slash over it? LOOLOLOL

 

[Richeypen]

So unless Sky puts a minute on everyone else (which is totally going to happen), the differences are going to be ridiculously small.

I'd rather have an ITT. Or a 70km TTT.

This, I just dont see the point of short TTTs

 

[Ney the Viking]

Gonna be another close one with Katusha.
They finish in 19:05 5th best

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

This, I just dont see the point of short TTTs

Whenever we have a TTT with time gaps, we have lots of posts from people saying they are supposed to be for the fans and shouldn't be creating big gaps.

 

[The Hitch]

I may be picky, but i am disapointed that cobo is not wearing red.

 

[Arnout]

What's the deal with the bull thing? It's a culture thing. I understand everyone is entitled to his/her opinion but don't tell people of for culture.

Not when Syria is still happening at least.

I mean, I'm not agreeing that India people pull over for cows, but I will happily do so when I'm in that country (well, in that country one will have to stop for an stomach emergency anyway).