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

[Taxus4a]

You really like Andy.

I think there will be more difference that than, but that is my order, Andy better than Quintana and just little worse than Contador.

3:00 with Froome it is that everybody expect from him...it depends how strong will be Froome as well...

It depends on the wind, it is tailwind, for Andy very well.

 

[Gugashwill]

I think there will be more difference that than, but that is my order, Andy better than Quintana and just little worse than Contador.

3:00 with Froome it is that everybody expect from him...it depends how strong will be Froome as well...

It depends on the wind, it is tailwind, for Andy very well.

I agree with the order, but Froome's cushion's going to be 2 minutes, imo.

 

[Pippo_San]

Consider the Tour a done deal.

Anyway I can't wait to see The Great Jakob Fuglsang aka Birdsong enter the top 10, the first step to a well earned final top 5, maybe podium.
Super sexy Jakob.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Oh please lord. Let schleck and. mr Purito finally have a good TT. And a good ine for Pierre Rolland too!

 

[caricas]

1-Tony martin
2.Froome
3-Chavanel

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Oh please lord. Let schleck and. mr Purito finally have a good TT. And a good ine for Pierre Rolland too!

Rolland is done in the GC. Whether he drops another 2-4 minutes has little impact.

Its all about polka dots and being king of the Alpe again.

 

[manafana]

hard to see past martin as hes bound be in better order than he was for ttt

 

[Taxus4a]

I forgot Evans, he will be at 30 sec of Froome and put time in most of contenders.

 

[Publicus]

I forgot Evans, he will be at 30 sec of Froome and put time in most of contenders.

You mean the guy who finished ~2' plus to the other contenders on Ax3??? I don't think so. Anyone know the pollen situation tomorrow?

 

[Christian]

Andy: Does the ITT worry you?

"The profile is flat, so I already know what to expect. It's 30km flat. We will see the big rouleurs. But I think I will not lose too much time. When I look at the flat ITT's that I could do, I always did them fairly well (sic). I am not 30 seconds behind Froome. If I was, then yes, I'd be worried. Now, I can only win."

http://www.lequotidien.lu/les-sports/46542.html

Don't know exactly what he refers to with the middle part... maybe the one in California. But I like his attitude - go all in, nothing to lose!

 

[The Hitch]

Lets not forget Froome finally saw the inside of a windtunnel a few weeks ago(A good example that how much a team shouts about all their focus on science has absolutely no relation to how much they actually focus on science )

Considering he won the olympic bronze medal without ever even working on his position with it he is going to be unbeatable.

 

[Gugashwill]

Andy: Does the ITT worry you?

"The profile is flat, so I already know what to expect. It's 30km flat. We will see the big rouleurs. But I think I will not lose too much time. When I look at the flat ITT's that I could do, I always did them fairly well (sic). I am not 30 seconds behind Froome. If I was, then yes, I'd be worried. Now, I can only win."

http://www.lequotidien.lu/les-sports/46542.html

Don't know exactly what he refers to with the middle part... maybe the one in California. But I like his attitude - go all in, nothing to lose!

Maybe he wanted to say that no matter how much time he loses, it won't make the difference since he's already taken care of the GC.

 

[Rajna31]

Maybe Bodnar as an outside shot? He beat Kwiatkowski at the nationals recently. If he can do anything near the youngster this time he'll top10.

 

[zombo10]

As far as expectations go, Martin is unequivocal. He expects to win and says he will be disappointed if he doesn't.

"I'm feeling good and I expect to win tomorrow. If I don't, I will be really disappointed," said the German, who lost swathes of skin off his back, legs, arms and buttocks on the opening day crash.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130709/cycling-martin-kill-tt-froome-waiting-pounce

"I feel pretty well," he said. "I had a pretty good rest day. The injuries are quite OK now, not too much pain anymore. I recovered well and am really motivated for the time trial tomorrow."

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/martin_confident_ahead_of_time_trial/

 

[Taxus4a]

You mean the guy who finished ~2' plus to the other contenders on Ax3??? I don't think so. Anyone know the pollen situation tomorrow?

He had a bad day... but he could be on the podium still.

 

[PCutter]

I was a bit surprised to see Westra in the break yesterday, I thought he might do a decent TT. He wasn't going to beat Martin, but yesterday never looked like a day to get in the break other than for some TV time.

 

[Publicus]

He had a bad day... but he could be on the podium still.

So did everyone else except Froome and Porte. I guess we'll see. I expect Martin, Froome and Porte or Kwitowski (sp) for podium tomorrow. I may revise depending on wind and pollen conditions.

 

[Escarabajo]

Clinic will go mental if Froome beats Martin

I am afraid that a pure climber is going to do great tomorrow and the Clinic will go crazy.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Voted Froome...

Sky will do a 1-2-3, and clinic implodes for the 2nd time within 5 days.

1 Froome
2 Porte + 0.41
3 EBH + 1.12
4 TMartin + 1.15

 

[Hugo87]

Rui Costa minimum top-15 in the stage and at least 6th on GC after the stage, that new nacional champion jersey will shine.

 

[brilleaben]

Jesus, I now have to un-ignore Airstream just to view the stage info OP? This is critical.

 

[the sceptic]

Jesus, I now have to un-ignore Airstream just to view the stage info OP? This is critical.

Dont worry, "view post" is your friend

 

[DenisMenchov]

Jesus, I now have to un-ignore Airstream just to view the stage info OP? This is critical.

LOL, no need to un-ignore, there's nothing in OP besides the profile and the map.

 

[Jelantik]

On the team website Andersen says he calculates with around 3 minutes loss to Froome for Andy, but says they hope to limit the losses to Valverde and Rodriguez.

I am pretty optimistic, I think Andy will surprise with a good performance. But I also expect at least 3 minutes to Froome, probably more.

My bet for the win is Porte, or at least the podium.

my bet is martin. Porte looks good in Dauphine, but martin is still the fast man.

 

[Kender]

I predict it will be won by a rider that goes on the attack from km zero and solo's to the finish