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

[go crazy]

AC would not have won with a change. He lost by 9 seconds, but a bike change would have cost him another 15 seconds.

 

[Netserk]

I am so ****ing ****ed off.

Same here.

...

Only 10 seconds from Airstream to wear an Alberto avatar

 

[armchairclimber]

I am so ****ing ****ed off.

No idea why but this actually did make me LOL.

 

[boladelmundo]

He won because Bertie didn't change bikes

Even before changing bike Froome was already matching Bertie's time at the 2nd intermediate time check. Had Bertie changed bike, Froome would have won by much more margin.

 

[Cimber]

If contador had rode a road bike over the climbs and change bikes he would have won

ye, very bad call by Riis and co,

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

You a funny guy. You been bashing Contador and his results all your time here, and now you love an alien whos results is way more questionable than Contadors ever were... You haven´t learned anything about cycling the past 25 years huh.

Clinic.....

 

[happychappy]

I am so ****ing ****ed off.

 

[Sylvester]

Two TT's combined:

Froome
Contador + 132s
Kreuziger + 149
Valverde + 150
Kwiatkowski + 172
Martin T + 174
Rodriguez + 207
De Gendt + 210
Talansky + 217
Mollema + 242
Fuglsang + 255
Quintana + 267
Chavanel + 277
Monfort + 278
Rogers + 279
Ten Dam + 289
Izagirre J + 290
Westra + 294
Van Garderen + 298

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Unlike the first ITT, this was pretty exciting.

 

[Red Rick]

Froome time of first TT x 1,41
Contador 1,33
Rodriguez 1,29
Kreuziger 1,34
Valverde 1,35
Quintana 1,32
Kwiatkowski 1,40
Fuglsang 1,35
Talansky 1,38
Van Garderen 1,34
Mollema 1,39
Monfort 1,38
Izagirre J 1,38
Rogers 1,39
Schleck 1,31
Ten Dam 1,38
Westra 1,38
Taaramae 1,38
De Gendt 1,45
De Marchi 1,35

...

Navarro 1,33
Martin T 1,50
Moser 1,29
Martin D 1,37
Nieve 1,32
Bardet 1,35
Moreno 1,39
Porte 1,49
Evans 1,53

average is + 41%
Froome tiring?

I think we should also make a comparison with the times they recorded on the MTF's

 

[Savant12]

So, this TT has shown that Froome really can ride on water

 

[martinvickers]

I am so ****ing ****ed off.

That's a pity. ah well...

 

[luckyboy]

Froome to win the Tour with 5 stage wins? Unseen since Hinault, since Merckx?

Well, if you're gonna count those non-existent wins from a few years ago...

 

[Cimber]

Even before changing bike Froome was already matching Bertie's time at the 2nd intermediate time check. Had Bertie changed bike, Froome would have won by much more margin.

Bertie would have gone even faster on the climbs with a regular non-plate bike and then change to a real TT bike. he choice mix between a TT and a road bike which cost him the win

 

[martinvickers]

You a funny guy. You been bashing Contador and his results all your time here, and now you love an alien whos results is way more questionable than Contadors ever were... You haven´t learned anything about cycling the past 25 years huh.

Bring it to the clinic, not here.

 

[Vino's Mum]

I am so ****ing ****ed off.

Trololololol.

 

[Kender]

Even before changing bike Froome was already matching Bertie's time at the 2nd intermediate time check. Had Bertie changed bike, Froome would have won by much more margin.

Contador rode a disc over 2 climbs. Normal road bike + TT bike would have been much better. Would have spent a lot more energy pushing that disc up the climbs the way he was dancing on his pedals

 

[H2OUUP2]

So, this TT has shown that Froome really can ride on water

Froome to win the bunch sprint on the champs d'elysees.... With a flat tire.

What. A. Joke!

 

[Cimber]

Contador rode a disc over 2 climbs. Normal road bike + TT bike would have been much better. Would have spent a lot more energy pushing that disc up the climbs the way he was dancing on his pedals

I know. Wanna slap the SDs for that decision

 

[Eyeballs Out]

As it turned out with the rain coming late on the second descent I'm not sure the decision not to change cost Contador anything - he was clearly much quicker through the corners than Froome. The climb splits suggest he simply went off a bit fast and faded

 

[Finn84]

Getting pretty tired of hearing Froome saying

"I can't believe I have won"

Just wait until he says after C-E stage.

"I expected to get dropped today, lose something between six to seven minutes and lose the yellow jersey as well."

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

quintana fastest btw the 2nd climb. 18 seconds faster than purito and froome! although both changed bikes, that was about 10 seconds max

 

[Rollthedice]

Nothing out of the ordinary. Nobody really could think that Purito can beat Froome in a TT.

 

[Panda Claws]

Well, if you're gonna count those non-existent wins from a few years ago...

What do you mean? Armstrong never won 5 stages in a Tour?

 

[Amsterhammer]

Sad for TGBM, shame about Peraud, great effort by J-Rod. I would have preferred Bertie to win today, but I suppose that the up-side is that Froome didn't take (the expected) minutes out of the field....