2013 Tour de France, stage 17: Embrun / Chorges 32 km (ITT)

[Bakhjulet]

Froome will do monster times on the climbs and be extremely careful on the descents. No point in risking anything.

 

[Eshnar]

What's next? Do you also want to resurface Finestre?

well ironically enough they actually did it in 2004, before the Giro passed there first time. They asphalted the top part of the descent

 

[thrawn]

10 bucks on Froome to complain about Contador making up too much time on the descent.

 

[murali]

i don't understand this discussion about froome can or can't descent.

afaik, he can descent well. but currently, it is more of a mental block. of course, Froome wont push if he sees that his rivals haven't put a great time. (@10 ppl will be in the road when he starts)

 

[Fight.The.Power]

OK we have Monsoon conditions now !

 

[spalco]

Nasty, nasty rain on parts of the course now. Not pleasant to ride in that weather.

 

[Jelantik]

10 bucks on Froome to complain about Contador making up too much time on the descent.

LOL... this is funny. Yeah, i was waiting to what other thing he is going to complaint. Contador takes too much risk in descent on the rain... LOL ..

 

[Kender]

i don't understand this discussion about froome can or can't descent.

afaik, he can descent well. but currently, it is more of a mental block. of course, Froome wont push if he sees that his rivals haven't put a great time. (@10 ppl will be in the road when he starts)

They saw wigans can't descent so transferred that to the whole sky team

 

[murali]

porte lied when he said he is going to take this TT easily.

 

[King Boonen]

i don't understand this discussion about froome can or can't descent.

afaik, he can descent well. but currently, it is more of a mental block. of course, Froome wont push if he sees that his rivals haven't put a great time. (@10 ppl will be in the road when he starts)

Please tell me you aren't making that assumption based on yesterday?

 

[ThirdWorld]

 

[Bakhjulet]

porte lied when he said he is going to take this TT easily.

How do you know? He has been on the course 5 minutes and the rain is pouring.

 

[Parrulo]

Well the rain could have waited another hour so Rui Costa could win 2 in a row

 

[spalco]

lol Rolland.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

LOL @ Sean Kelly on Rolland: "No danger of him falling at the rate he's going."

 

[Pulpstar]

ROlland is going for the Wiggo award/.

 

[wirral]

Cadel is going to be as mad as hell. This is a fully-blown revolt. Retreat to camper and fume.

 

[murali]

How do you know? He has been on the course 5 minutes and the rain is pouring.

just saw the way he was riding. and it didn't look like a man taking things easily. i guess you can wait for 10 min to confirm it.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Rolland pulling a Wiggins.

 

[spalco]

I mean, staying safe is one thing, but that's ridiculous; Rolland is going 20km/h max down there.

 

[cineteq]

Well the rain could have waited another hour so Rui Costa could win 2 in a row

TJ and BMC deserve at least a win.

 

[meat puppet]

porte lied when he said he is going to take this TT easily.

right... and he's probably climbing in TT position to confirm kerrison bs about air resistance going uphill

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

TJ and BMC deserve at least a win.

why? they are a pathetic and ridiculous team. they deserve every pile of s*** happening to them

 

[Kender]

Rolland pulling a Wiggins.

He has nothing to gain and skin to lose by pushing

 

[murali]

right... and he's probably climbing in TT position to confirm kerrison bs about air resistance going uphill

nope, he was attacking where the gradient was steeper and going to the well-known tempo in flatter regions. normal porte riding style, in short