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

[Afrank]

It's only the first time check, I wouldn't read anything into those 2 seconds yet.

 

[Frosty]

Dan Martin at 2.39 at the 3rd checkpoint.

 

[el chava]

Respect for Peraud!!

 

[icefire]

Contador going full ***

Froome acting

 

[murali]

peraud just slower 1' 36" down 13th place

very good

 

[luckyboy]

Is Contador changing to a TT bike for the finish?

 

[ThirdWorld]

contador!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lemoogle]

Starting to rain bad at the finish line.
Says the TV, although I can't see it.

 

[Bakhjulet]

Froome taking it easy, will crush on 2nd climb.

 

[Jelantik]

go perraud... gooooooo.......

 

[Cimber]

Respect for Peraud!!

Hero of the day. And decent time too

 

[webvan]

They will just go defend their 3rd, 4th, 5th or whatever it is place instead. Belkin will be happy with whatever place in top 5 they can get.

Well at least they won't chase down Bertie and Kreuziger when they attack Froome tomorrow...

 

[SafeBet]

pitbull coming in second place. riders gaining time in the last sector now.

 

[Kender]

Contador faster but how much more energy was required to push that disc wheel up the climb

 

[Netserk]

Kreuziger descended really fast!

 

[luckyboy]

Contador 8secs ahead of Kreuziger at the bottom of the descent, took another 6 from JRod to go 23 ahead.

 

[The Hitch]

Id still think Froome will win this considering Contador often goes harder at start.

EG Monaco he was up on Cancellara at first time check but lost

Annency he was a minute up but only won by 3 seconds

Vuelta last year he was 1st at 1st time check but lost to Kessiakof

Last tt he was good at first time check but it fell apart at the end.

All of these time checks were at top of hills like today.

 

[darwin553]

Maybe the dawg is saving himself for Alpe d'Huez

 

[sometriguy]

AC using aero wheel to avoid bike change?

 

[murali]

j-rod just changed bikes, before the second climb. WTF?

 

[Jelantik]

Dawg behind :O:O

no. not done yet. watch out. He's punching now ....
WHO LET"S THE DOG OOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUT!!!!!!!!.. woff ..woff.. woff.

 

[Aditya]

Poor TJVG. Not even the best placed American on the day. Snatched away!

 

[Cimber]

Great descent by Kreuziger. TST 1 and 2 atm at 2nd split

 

[The Principal Sheep]

Purito early for the bike change?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Astana seem more concerned with no scratching the road bike than giving him a TT bike.

Tools.