2013 Tour de France, stage 11: Avranches - Mont-Saint-Michelle 33km (ITT)

[Dazed and Confused]

Castroviejo +30 at 1st chrono. Not good.

Surprisingly poor.

 

[spalco]

'Sadly there are confirmed reports that roadside spectators have thrown urine at Mark Cavendish during his time trial. We'll try and find out more'

Well deserved!

If applauding a rider's crash is a bannable offense, this should be as well.

 

[Kwibus]

'Sadly there are confirmed reports that roadside spectators have thrown urine at Mark Cavendish during his time trial. We'll try and find out more'

Well deserved!

*facepalm*

I hope you are sarcastic.

 

[murali]

The wind has picked up from 20 km/hr to now 25 km/hr - still coming from the North-East, heading South-West. No idea if that is good or bad for these later starters.

how much distance do the riders have to travel against the wind?

 

[Taxus4a]

The wind has picked up from 20 km/hr to now 25 km/hr - still coming from the North-East, heading South-West. No idea if that is good or bad for these later starters.

it similar, becouse there are more tailwinds than crosswind

 

[Bakhjulet]

Surprisingly poor.

Yep, but +7 on De Gendt, so there is still a possibilty he might challenge De Gendt's time.

 

[murali]

waiting to see EBH's performance. that might be the marker for how porte and froome are going to ride

 

[murali]

it similar, becouse there are more tailwinds than crosswind

I m praying for TM then.

 

[Taxus4a]

Surprisingly poor.

He is on time of De Gendt, very good time...

You must consider wind increasing, now first split is goint to be slower and last one faster.

 

[Bakhjulet]

waiting to see EBH's performance. that might be the marker for how porte and froome are going to ride

Maltiv earlier in this thread:

Brailsford just said that every rider but Froome and Porte are ordered to take it easy tomorrow. EBH wants to ride hard but won't disobey...

I can see why but I still think it's weird that Porte is allowed to ride hard and not EBH, who after all did beat Porte in Dauphine ITT.

 

[GazelleFormula]

Let's see if Taaramäe kan pull off a 'De Gendtje'

 

[mc_mountain]

Maltiv earlier in this thread:

Not sure that Siutsou took it easy, 9th @2.39 (also a national tt champion)

 

[Bakhjulet]

Nope, Castroviejo is screwed.

 

[Bakhjulet]

Not sure that Siutsou took it easy, 9th @2.39 (also a national tt champion)

So maybe we can hope that EBH goes for it!

 

[Gloin22]

Yea, EBH is not going for it.

 

[GazelleFormula]

So maybe we can hope that EBH goes for it!

Nope, 'easy' going for EBH.

 

[Bakhjulet]

EBH takes it easy. Sheeet.

 

[GazelleFormula]

Let's see if Taaramäe kan pull off a 'De Gendtje'

Still bothered by his asthma probably...

 

[Gugashwill]

Kelly says 27 seconds on Contador and 1:28 on Valverde Froome will gain.

 

[Pulpstar]

Contador would bite both your arms off to only ship 27 seconds to Froome here.

 

[Sophistic82]

ebh has a powerful baritone

 

[Taxus4a]

Differences are going to be big

 

[LaFlorecita]

Kelly says 27 seconds on Contador and 1:28 on Valverde Froome will gain.

lol Kelly

Contador would bite both your arms off to only ship 27 seconds to Froome here.

yes this basically

 

[Miburo]

Contador would bite both your arms off to only ship 27 seconds to Froome here.

He would that too if it would be only 1 minute

 

[Gugashwill]

Contador would bite both your arms off to only ship 27 seconds to Froome here.

Yes.
Kelly is more optimistic than Contador himself, although Contador hasn't spoken about gaps.