2014 Tour de France July 26, Stage 20: Bergerac - Périgueux (ITT) 54km

[ILovecycling]

Question - How far back do people think Froome would have been today?

little bit worse than Dumulain imo

 

[Jerkovin]

15 stages back

Tee hee.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Spanish riders in non-Spanish teams did not bother to show up at the Nationals. So he actually won the Movistar TT championship.

And still wasn't the top Spanish Movistar TTist today

 

[Arnout]

Mollema says he cramped up after 10 k and made a mistake to use this new TT bike. Ten Dam, on the other hand, says it's a great bike but he just went out too carefully.

Going out on an untested bike is one thing, not switching back to the old one once you realize it isn't working is another.

 

[arvc40]

Question - How far back do people think Froome would have been today?

Not as far back as Nibali !. + Nibali exhausted fromchasing him for 3 weeks.

 

[ILovecycling]

Mollema says he cramped up after 10 k and made a mistake to use this new TT bike. Ten Dam, on the other hand, says it's a great bike but he just went out too carefully.

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[whittashau]

Not as far back as Nibali !. + Nibali exhausted fromchasing him for 3 weeks.

I think Nibali would have been fresher because he wouldn't have ridden 9km alone up the Hautacam if Froome was there.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Konig busts a gut to overtake both Belkins: Zubeldia does a decent, but no more, ride and achieves exactly the same from farther back.

 

[difdauf]

And still wasn't the top Spanish Movistar TTist today

Valverde was struggling every day of the last week. Even yesterday he seemed dead at the end.

This TT shows more how tired he is than his real level in TT.

 

[Gloin22]

little bit worse than Dumulain imo

He came close to MArtin last year on 11th stage .. 12 seconds back.

Now in third week he might have smashed him.

 

[ILovecycling]

He came close to MArtin last year on 11th stage .. 12 seconds back.

Now in third week he might have smashed him.

thats why I said 'imo'

 

[roundabout]

He came close to MArtin last year on 11th stage .. 12 seconds back.

Now in third week he might have smashed him.

Yeah, just like Nibali was supposed to.

 

[arvc40]

Nibali after today's stage talking about the ITT:

"I'll honour the yellow jersey, the Tour de France and my team by riding as a leader."

It won't be easy for Tony.

It was easy for Tony

 

[theyoungest]

Going out on an untested bike is one thing, not switching back to the old one once you realize it isn't working is another.

Maybe his new DSes at Trek can talk some sense into Mollema, rather than following him on every whim like the Belkin management. "Oh, it's just Bauke". No, he needs to work on his position, it looks ridiculous and could be much more efficient.

 

[whittashau]

He came close to MArtin last year on 11th stage .. 12 seconds back.

Now in third week he might have smashed him.

Martin is in far better condition than he was last year.

 

[Gloin22]

Yeah, just like Nibali was supposed to.

When did Nibali ever come clsoe to Froome level of TT? Post 2011 i mean

 

[arvc40]

Tony Martin will probably win allthough I do think Nibali will seriously challenge his time and if there are changing weather conditions that favour the GC riders it's more likely that Nibali will win the TT.

Lol...........

 

[whittashau]

Lol...........

Can you read? He said if there was favourable conditions for the GC guys. There clearly wasn't. And I think as soon as Nibali saw Martin's time he probably decided that winning the stage was impossible. He clearly took the corners rather conservatively.

 

[kingjr]

Lol...........

He probably didn't try

 

[Big Doopie]

This TT shows more how tired he is than his real level in TT.

but isn't being tired at the end of a 3 week Tour his real level?

 

[roundabout]

When did Nibali ever come clsoe to Froome level of TT? Post 2011 i mean

3rd week and ~450+ meters of climbing did not help Nibali.

But if you want to believe that Froome would have been say 150 seconds faster than Nibali today to smash Martin, you are welcome to it.

 

[arvc40]

Can you read? He said if there was favourable conditions for the GC guys. There clearly wasn't. And I think as soon as Nibali saw Martin's time he probably decided that winning the stage was impossible. He clearly took the corners rather conservatively.

He said he would challenge Martins time regardless !. You can't read or see the point.

 

[Arredondo]

How painfull is this for Valverde. This was his last chance to reach the podium of the Tour, with a relatively weak field. But once again, Bala shows he isn't good enough as a climber (or GC-rider in general) to be really a factor in Le Tour. Don't forget today he didn't had a chance at all to overtake Pinot. Not a single chance.

This will be a huge blow for him. I wonder if he will start in the Vuelta, knowing he will ofcourse have to work for Nairo.

 

[yespatterns]

Man, the "lemond on tour" post race is so strange. Pretty sure Stefano had one to many today.

 

[Jspear]

Man, the "lemond on tour" post race is so strange. Pretty sure Stefano had one to many today.

Hey, did you see that I took you up on your bet?