2014 Tour de Suisse, Stage 7: Worb - Worb 24.7kmm

[Parrulo]

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The race finally starts on it's 7th day. . . . The winner is pretty obvious but that is not what's important about this stage.

How will the GC favourites do (inb4 Tony Martin is a GC thread) do?

My prediction is: Mollema then Costa, Kreuziger, Frank, Henao.

 

[manafana]

not sure about costa in this expect Dumoulin to go well again anyway. Dennis would been good but we can't be sure he is feeling the best.

Izagirre to spring into the top 3

 

[Parrulo]

This seems to be a pretty hilly itt, Costa has always done well in those type of time trials.

 

[wirral]

I don't know how Cancellara is doing in terms of injuries but he goes off second and Martin goes off last. Weather conditions could play a big part.

 

[Jspear]

I don't know how Cancellara is doing in terms of injuries but he goes off second and Martin goes off last. Weather conditions could play a big part.

Ya its hard to tell how he is doing form wise...haven't seen much of him in this race. The fanboy in me would like to see him win, but I think Tony is the obvious. Kreuziger to have a stellar performance and get real close to yellow.

 

[movingtarget]

Martin wins this on one leg. He looks very strong. Rui Costa will also do well and the TDS suits him as the past two editions have shown.

 

[SKSemtex]

I am looking forward to see Sagan and Formolo today. Both look very determined .

I have a feeling Sagan is not going to softpedal next three days.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I don't know how Cancellara is doing in terms of injuries but he goes off second and Martin goes off last. Weather conditions could play a big part.

weather is fine and there is no wind

 

[jens_attacks]

i think tony martin will put one minute plus to the first gc contender. he will take the overall this week

looking forward to sergio and andy schleck

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I expect pretty good itt's form henao and acevedo for their doing.

 

[Arkaitz]

1st Tony "The Panzer" Martin, Kreuziger 2nd, Cancellara 3rd.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Mollema won't be too far behind Panzerwagen.
Looking forward to seeing Ion on screen too.

 

[ILovecycling]

1st Tony "The Panzer" Martin, Kreuziger 2nd, Cancellara 3rd.

Kreuziger to be better than Dumoulin and Canc?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

TT start times: http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/fileadmi...rlagen/Startliste_Zeitfahren_Worb_TDS2014.pdf


snippets...

right at the start:
1 2 13:44:00 PALINI Andrea LAM ITA
2 81 13:45:00 CANCELLARA Fabian TFR SUI
3 18 13:46:00 VELITS Martin OPQ SVK
4 186 13:47:00 KLUGE Roger IAM GER
5 11 13:48:00 BOONEN Tom OPQ BEL

the end:
153 111 16:22:00 SLAGTER Tom Jelte GRS NED
154 101 16:24:00 MOLLEMA Bauke BEL NED
155 131 16:26:00 SAGAN Peter CAN SVK
156 125 16:28:00 DUMOULIN Tom GIA NED
157 13 16:30:00 MARTIN Tony OPQ GER

 

[MrTea1976]

I would expect Alex Dowsett to top-5 this if he has some form.

 

[murali]

no mention of cadel evans yet?
izaguirre should also be good.
Cancellara can never be excluded in a TT. but i think Dennis, Doumolin would do well today.
i'm not sure abt Dowsett, Kristoff, Kreu.
Sagan will do top-10.


TM FTW. i expect him to go at least 1 kmph faster than the rest.


anyone betting sub-27 min for TM?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

no mention of cadel evans yet?
izaguirre should also be good.
Cancellara can never be excluded in a TT. but i think Dennis, Doumolin would do well today.
i'm not sure abt Dowsett, Kristoff, Kreu.
Sagan will do top-10.


TM FTW. i expect him to go at least 1 kmph faster than the rest.


anyone betting sub-27 min for TM?

Uhm no

 

[classicomano]

Koen de Kort's bike cam from the sprint from 2 days ago, sprinters must be suicidal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE97iUvSHk0&&hd=1&autoplay=1&fs=1

 

[Lance Armstrong]

I expect live time tracking to be available here: http://www.live.matsport.fr/

 

[MBotero]

Der panzerwagen uber alles! Judging by yesterday display he''ll destroy the field,Rohan to finish second.

 

[Akuryo]

Der panzerwagen uber alles! Judging by yesterday display he''ll destroy the field,Rohan to finish second.

He really is in good form, but he said on his FB-page that he would not mind coming in second a win the GC. Seems as if he is really going for it this year. I know he came close a few years ago but nothing since.

 

[Jagartrott]

Cancellara once won the TdS and Martin is a better climber (and seems in prime form) + there is no top climber around here. If he can gain substantial time in this TT, then he may have a shot at winning the overall.

 

[rghysens]

Cancellara once won the TdS and Martin is a better climber (and seems in prime form) + there is no top climber around here. If he can gain substantial time in this TT, then he may have a shot at winning the overall.

But I'm afraid his team is too weak to support him properly in the last stage.

 

[alspacka]

Looking forward to this.

Mollema and Kreuziger to smash it. Pinot to ride well.

But I'll stick my neck out and say Martin might just win.

 

[Akuryo]

Cancellara once won the TdS and Martin is a better climber (and seems in prime form) + there is no top climber around here. If he can gain substantial time in this TT, then he may have a shot at winning the overall.

Kreuziger, Mollema, Costa, ... I would not underestimate them. And then there is OPQS. Only Trentin was able to get over the hills. Everybody else was with Cav. So it will be a very hard task for Martin to take the GC.

Personally I don't have any doubts about the stage today but GC is a whole different story.