2014 Tour of California May 11-18

[BigMac]

Ouch, LTD was drooling so much that his wheel slipped...sorry, not funny, gotta feel for the guy.

I think it was funny.

 

[Opalius]

Impressive. Gonna take California overall for sure.

Hrm, rumble in the Tour jungle anyone…?

*sure I know this a ITT, but he looks frighteningly strong. Amazing transformation.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Machado on track for the podium.

 

[webvan]

Wiggins is the man! Hope Froome and Porte are watching this!

Wonder if Froome's crazy "fiancee" (they're still not married are they?) will be jumping on Twitter so share her thoughts...

 

[BigMac]

Machado on track for the podium.

Do not doubt it.

 

[Jspear]

Impressive. Gonna take California overall for sure.

Hrm, rumble in the Tour jungle anyone…?

*sure I know this a ITT, but he looks frighteningly strong. Amazing transformation.

Nope. Froome isn't worried about him at all. Wiggo is just proving he deserves to be in the Tour more than any other Sky rider.

 

[RedheadDane]

Given the field this year, putting the time trial on the second day is going to suck a good bit of the excitement from the race. Wiggins is probably going to have at least 2 minutes over most of his competitors by the end of today and the Sky train will just ride tempo for the next few days.

On the other hand; if some of the others guys want the GC, then they kinda have to attack on the climbs.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Impressive. Gonna take California overall for sure.

Hrm, rumble in the Tour jungle anyone…?

*sure I know this a ITT, but he looks frighteningly strong. Amazing transformation.

From what? He always was good at ITTs..

 

[nunomb]

Machado on track for the podium.

my live tracker is out !!
what is tiago`s time????

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Phinney +32 seconds. Forget it. Wiggins wins

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

"Eloy Teruel, first season professional, he's come from the Movistar team last year."

Classic Phil...

 

[the sceptic]

Phinney is getting destroyed by Wiggo

 

[BigMac]

my live tracker is out !!
what is tiago`s time????

1:19m worst than Wiggins.

 

[Publicus]

Phinney +32". Game over

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

my live tracker is out !!
what is tiago`s time????

6th. +1:19.

 

[happychappy]

Cav is gonna take this!

 

[Opalius]

From what? He always was good at ITTs..

From gaining muscle for Paris-Roubaix, and getting a quite decent result (most people mocked even the attempt), shredding weight to be able to compete in the high mountains again, and then for blowing the California ITT field apart.

Do get me right though - I've disliked the good Sir for years - but I am somehow admiring his recent "progress."

 

[Bavarianrider]

Phinney is a bit like Saga. People thought he would dominate by now, but in reality he seems to be fading a liitle bit compared to 2 years ago

 

[pastronef]

Tiago 6th. +1:19.

veeeery good for Machado! on track for a high GC place.

 

[scholar]

Anyone got a Eurosport stream? Mine's gone down, and I'm having to listen to that **** Liggett say that 32 seconds won't be enough for Wiggins over Phinney.

 

[BigMac]

Dear lord, Cavendish is such a gentleman.

 

[SKSemtex]

I was not his biggest fan but everybody must love him in this race.

The Tour Winer riding full power on 2HC category race is something what is not seen quite often, isn´t it?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

The woman doing the hand signs at the start did a great job of art.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Sherwen and Liggett are neck-in-neck in their own time trial towards dementia.

 

[JibberJim]

From what? He always was good at ITTs..

From being only 2nd best in the World Championship TT last year, he's taken a step up to winning the TT in the TOC!