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

[uconnryan]

Top 10

Froome
Martin
Chavanel
Meyer
Kwaitowski
Tuft
Castroviejo
Velits
Westra
Porte

Cam Meyer will not go full gas in the ITT tomorrow per team director who says he needs to recover and to save himself for targets in final week.

 

[uconnryan]

Cam Meyer will not go full gas tomorrow as he is struggling to recover from the first week and trying save himself for targets in final week.

 

[uconnryan]

Cam Meyer will not full go full gas tomorrow as he is struggling to recover from the first week and wants to save himself for targets in final week, a team director said.

 

[maltiv]

Could see EBH having a go. It's not the strongest TTing field and it would be interesting to see what he can do. He's been pretty average so far, so maybe he's been saving something. I feel a bit sorry for him these days.

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.

 

[theyoungest]

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.

Who cares, EBH can get a top-10 at best. Porte has to test his new TT position.

Martin
Froome
...Conti, Valverde +>2min

btw Tony wants to lose a lot of weight and transform into a gc contender over the next 2 years.

Didn't he try this a few years ago, resulting in him being able to climb nor time trial?

 

[airstream]

Clinic will go mental if Froome beats Martin

I fear they are still hardly alive after Ax 3 and may not stand such a strike of fate.

 

[Gugashwill]

Will Froomey catch Valverde?

 

[DenisMenchov]

Are there start times?

 

[King Boonen]

Looking closely it actually looks quite technical, I can't see the huge gaps people are predicting from Froome to his rivals. Maybe a minute.

 

[Netserk]

Will Froomey catch Valverde?

Depends if there are 2 or 3 minutes between them.

 

[Cyivel]

It's 3 minutes, this is start list

http://www.matsport.fr.php53-23.ord.../TDF/pdf/Etape_10/10_TDF_Heure_Depart_CLM.pdf

 

[zombo10]

Are there start times?

1st => 10.28 Dmitriy Muravyev (KAZ/Astana)

16.00 Igor Antón (ESP/Euskaltel)
16.06 Michael Rogers (AUS/Saxo Tinkoff)
16.09 Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC)
16.12 Andy Schleck (LUX/Radioshack)
16.15 Jean-Christophe Peraud (FRA/Ag2r)
16.18 Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/Omega)
16.21 Jakob Fuglsang (NOR/Astana)
16.24 Mikel Nieve (ESP/Euskaltel)
16.27 Rui Costa (POR/Movistar)
16.30 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP/Katusha)
16.36 Nairo Quintana (COL/Movistar)
16.39 Alberto Contador(ESP/Saxo Tinkoff
16.42 Roman Kreuziger (CZE/Saxo Tinkoff
16.45 Laurens Ten Dam (BEL/Belkin)
16.48 Bauke Mollema (HOL/Belkin)
16.51 Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Movistar)
16.54 Christopher Froome (GBR/Sky)

 

[wwabbit]

Will Froomey catch Valverde?

Hmm... what are the starting gaps?

EDIT: Looks like 2 mins for all but the final 25 riders who get 3 mins

 

[Moviefan1203]

Come on Tejay, save some pride!

 

[Warhawk]

Come on Tejay, save some pride!

The crashes certainly haven't helped matters, but really, his form is pretty bad. Maybe they need to reevaluate his schedule for next year. A lot of people around here don't think he's very good, but whatever you think of him, he clearly ought to be substantially better than he's been.

 

[Gugashwill]

Depends if there are 2 or 3 minutes between them.

Yes. That's what I'm thinking, too.
Since it's three minutes, Valverde should get away.

 

[roundabout]

I feel that 3 minutes is a bit too much for a 40 minute TT.

 

[Miburo]

Depends if there are 2 or 3 minutes between them.

Didn't we say during the dauphine that since Porte is 2 minutes behind Contador he'll never catch him

Froome willl catch him 3 minutes ain't **** for Froome.

If Contador stays within 1 minute of Froome it would be amazing.

 

[Look381]

Porte

Sky is probably grooming Porte, so they may let him go full gas in the TT. With the rest of the team taking it easy, and Porte taking it easy in the end yesterday, not such a risk.

Froome has the big last off advantage, other contenders wont have a lot of chance to react if he pulls out a blinder.

 

[King Boonen]

Sky is probably grooming Porte, so they may let him go full gas in the TT. With the rest of the team taking it easy, and Porte taking it easy in the end yesterday, not such a risk.

Froome has the big last off advantage, other contenders wont have a lot of chance to react if he pulls out a blinder.

It's not really long enough for anyone to react. They'll just have to go all out from the off.

I don't see Sky letting Porte go full gas, not after what happened earlier this week.

 

[Gugashwill]

It's not really long enough for anyone to react. They'll just have to go all out from the off.

I don't see Sky letting Porte go full gas, not after what happened earlier this week.

I think Porte will go full gas. No need to save himself, there's enough time to Ventoux. Also, Porte's data from the course should be useful to Froome.

 

[PedalCastro]

What about Tejay? Top 10 possible?

 

[King Boonen]

I think Porte will go full gas. No need to save himself, there's enough time to Ventoux. Also, Porte's data from the course should be useful to Froome.

I'm not sure. They need him at full capacity for the Alps and every little bit adds up.

Thomas may be allowed to go full gas.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Hope TM wins

Miss Lulu

Like to see Dan Martin do a good TT

 

[Dazed and Confused]

What about Tejay? Top 10 possible?

Possible, but I think he has zero chance of winning and the GC is long gone, so perhaps we need to question motivation and reason a bit. Perhaps for training.

Maybe he should save as much energy as possible over the next few stages and join a break on the Lyon stage.