2014 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 Barbaresco → Barolo 41,9 km ITT

[Vino attacks everyone]

I don´t know what Basso should or could do against Evans, it´s more likely the other way around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikn_51pmebA

This is what he can do... on a bad day!

 

[Apeman]

I don´t know what Basso should or could do against Evans, it´s more likely the other way around.

Exactly this in little over a week from now:
http://youtu.be/W1vk_zHej_Q?t=20m42s

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The GC rider I have been most impressed with so far has been Pozzovivo, it looks good for him when you look at the last week, even the MTT.

pozzovivo always has bad days so don't worrie about him being a factor

 

[wirral]

pozzovivo always has bad days so don't worrie about him being a factor

Indeed, I can hardly believe he has had 11 days without having a significant time loss.

 

[Jspear]

Quintana warns he hasn't recovered at all and still feels terrible

Seems he has recovered some.

""The problem in my glutei muscle is almost gone, it doesn’t hurt me anymore. Now my problem is that I've got a bit of catarrh, a sore throat and headache. My nose is blocked too,"

hoping the best...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-faces-day-of-truth-in-giro-ditalia-time-trial

 

[Butterhead]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikn_51pmebA

This is what he can do... on a bad day!

in 2006 Vino, at a time I think we all know what was going on...cmon, lets get serious and stop living on past achievements, its 8 years ago, and its not like he have become better the last years either.

I know youtube is great, but lets rewind forward to present day shall we

 

[GuyIncognito]

Seems he has recovered some.

""The problem in my glutei muscle is almost gone, it doesn’t hurt me anymore. Now my problem is that I've got a bit of catarrh, a sore throat and headache. My nose is blocked too,"

hoping the best...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-faces-day-of-truth-in-giro-ditalia-time-trial

God damn it.

Either this guy keeps telling everyone different stories or he keeps having the press make up stories about him. Given the frequency, I'm starting to think it's the first option...

 

[Butterhead]

Exactly this in little over a week from now:
http://youtu.be/W1vk_zHej_Q?t=20m42s

You all live in the past, how about get down to earth 2014 to the rest of us.

 

[cineteq]

My GC prediction for today's stage. I let others predict the time gaps.

1.Kelderman
2.Evans
3.Uran
4.Majka
5.Quintana
6.Pozzovivo

 

[neineinei]

CAS DNS

Suffered concussion yesterday.

http://www.bt.dk/cykling/chris-anker-maa-udgaa-af-giro-d-italia-med-hjernerystelse

 

[Dazed and Confused]

TT started.
First few guys on the ramp:
1 12:45 158 Svein TUFT CAN OGE 176. +2:16:01
2 12:46 83 Arnaud COURTEILLE FRA FDJ 175. +2:14:41
3 12:47 42 Jetse BOL NED BEL 174. +2:13:58
4 12:48 153 Michael HEPBURN AUS OGE 173. +2:09:43
5 12:49 113 Kenny DE HAES BEL LTB 172. +2:07:04
6 12:50 196 Christopher SUTTON AUS SKY 171. +2:06:00
7 12:51 177 Tom STAMSNIJDER NED GIA 170. +2:02:24
8 12:52 63 Michel KOCH GER CAN 169. +1:57:12
9 12:53 136 Andrea FEDI ITA NRI 168. +1:55:23
10 12:54 212 Eugenio ALAFACI ITA TFR 167. +1:51:08
11 12:55 78 Jeffry Johan ROMERO CORREDOR COL COL 166. +1:49:54
12 12:56 175 Luka MEZGEC SLO GIA 165. +1:49:37
13 12:57 26 Marco BANDIERA ITA AND 164. +1:49:19
14 12:58 43 Rick FLENS NED BEL 163. +1:48:47
15 12:59 194 Bernhard EISEL AUT SKY 162. +1:48:04
16 13:00 82 Sébastien CHAVANEL FRA FDJ 161. +1:47:57
17 13:01 157 Mitchell DOCKER AUS OGE 160. +1:47:53

 

[Lexman]

I see Montfort entering top 10 of the GC today...

he's a decent TT and surely better than some guys before him in GC...

 

[wirral]

Arredondo is gonna nail that 4th cat. climb then run out of gas.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

The official live thingy -will it show any intermediate times and results at all?

 

[Yingge]

The official live thingy -will it show any intermediate times and results at all?

Given their form to date, would you trust such timings?

 

[Tragic]

God damn it.

Either this guy keeps telling everyone different stories or he keeps having the press make up stories about him. Given the frequency, I'm starting to think it's the first option...

Starting line trash talk, pay no attention.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Given their form to date, would you trust such timings?

For a TT? Yes.

First intermediate:
1 FDJ - COURTEILLE Arnaud (FRA)24'47"
2 BEL - BOL Jetse (NED)30"
3 OGE - TUFT Svein (CAN)34"

 

[CycloAndy]

TT started.
First few guys on the ramp:
1 12:45 158 Svein TUFT CAN OGE 176. +2:16:01
2 12:46 83 Arnaud COURTEILLE FRA FDJ 175. +2:14:41
3 12:47 42 Jetse BOL NED BEL 174. +2:13:58
4 12:48 153 Michael HEPBURN AUS OGE 173. +2:09:43
5 12:49 113 Kenny DE HAES BEL LTB 172. +2:07:04
6 12:50 196 Christopher SUTTON AUS SKY 171. +2:06:00
7 12:51 177 Tom STAMSNIJDER NED GIA 170. +2:02:24
8 12:52 63 Michel KOCH GER CAN 169. +1:57:12
9 12:53 136 Andrea FEDI ITA NRI 168. +1:55:23
10 12:54 212 Eugenio ALAFACI ITA TFR 167. +1:51:08
11 12:55 78 Jeffry Johan ROMERO CORREDOR COL COL 166. +1:49:54
12 12:56 175 Luka MEZGEC SLO GIA 165. +1:49:37
13 12:57 26 Marco BANDIERA ITA AND 164. +1:49:19
14 12:58 43 Rick FLENS NED BEL 163. +1:48:47
15 12:59 194 Bernhard EISEL AUT SKY 162. +1:48:04
16 13:00 82 Sébastien CHAVANEL FRA FDJ 161. +1:47:57
17 13:01 157 Mitchell DOCKER AUS OGE 160. +1:47:53

Hepburn to lead for quite some time then.

 

[Yingge]

What URL are you looking at? - the one quoted has a heap of blank space in it.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hepburn to lead for quite some time then.

no, he already tanked. Not a factor.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

More riders about to start:
32 13:16 216 Giacomo NIZZOLO ITA TFR 145. +1:42:05
33 13:17 179 Tom VEELERS NED GIA 144. +1:41:25
34 13:18 65 Alan MARANGONI ITA CAN 143. +1:40:28
35 13:19 23 Marco FRAPPORTI ITA AND 142. +1:39:54
36 13:20 122 Andrey AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA CRC MOV 141. +1:39:35
37 13:21 217 Boy VAN POPPEL NED TFR 140. +1:39:28
38 13:22 88 Laurent PICHON FRA FDJ 139. +1:38:11
39 13:23 172 Bert DE BACKER BEL GIA 138. +1:37:44
40 13:24 114 Gert DOCKX BEL LTB 137. +1:37:23
41 13:25 128 Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI ESP MOV 136. +1:36:44
42 13:26 57 Manuel QUINZIATO ITA BMC 135. +1:35:49
43 13:27 6 Borut BOZIC SLO AST 134. +1:32:56
44 13:28 215 Danilo HONDO GER TFR 133. +1:32:47
45 13:29 49 Jos VAN EMDEN NED BEL 132. +1:32:01
46 13:30 162 Yukiya ARASHIRO JPN EUC 131. +1:30:43
47 13:31 17 Patrick GRETSCH GER ALM 130. +1:30:32
48 13:32 5 Enrico GASPAROTTO ITA AST 129. +1:29:08

 

[GuyIncognito]

Hepburn to lead for quite some time then.

Nope. He peaked early in the year and this TT is far too long for him
Plus, he didn't have the option of soft pedalling the previous day to be fresher than the rest, like in Qatar

 

[Googol]

Full intermediate times:

http://www.gazzetta.it/radiocorsa/giroditalia/2014/12/classifica_crono_parziale_01.json
http://www.gazzetta.it/radiocorsa/giroditalia/2014/12/classifica_crono_parziale_02.json
http://www.gazzetta.it/radiocorsa/giroditalia/2014/12/classifica_crono_finale.json

 

[Dazed and Confused]

At 1st int., Flens currently best:

1 BEL - FLENS Rick(NED) 23'15"

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So far Flens is destroying ****

1 BEL - FLENS Rick(NED)23'15"
2 CAN - KOCH Michel(GER)39"
3 AND - BANDIERA Marco(ITA)1'1"
4 GIA - STAMSNIJDER Tom(NED)1'14"
5 FDJ - COURTEILLE Arnaud(FRA)1'32"
6 TFR - ALAFACI Eugenio(ITA)1'33"
7 NRI - FEDI Andrea(ITA)1'37"
8 BEL - BOL Jetse(NED)2'2"
9 OGE - TUFT Svein(CAN)2'6"
10 SKY - EISEL Bernhard(AUT)2''6