2014 Vuelta al País Vasco, Stage 6: Markina-Xemein → Markina-Xemein, 25.9 km (ITT)

[Kwibus]

Based on what?

Somehow gilbert and vanendert were a lot better in 2011 than they are now. If vandenbroeck didnt crash he probably wouldve won the tdf that year.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Current top:
1. Fraile (Caja Rural-RGA) 40:53
2. Bobridge (Belkin) 40:57
3. Riblon (AG2R) 41:11
4. Koch (Cannondale) 41:14
5. Vermote (OPQS) 41:32

 

[movingtarget]

I think Peraud will do well today. Evans will be the usual. Either really good or really mediocre. Can never tell with him.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stream: http://www.sportlemon.tv/20140401/vv5339e5bbd9e2f0.31657629-786981.html

Wellens best time so far: 40:33

 

[T-Nielsen]

Thx for the stream but why the **** is this not to be found on my telly.

Eurosport is showing some stupid sport where people drive around in a cirkel.

Whats the point of showing 5 days of cycling only to skip the climax.

Are Eurosport Tantrics? Will they skip every final finish until that race in China noone cares about?

 

[PunchingRouleur]

3 Movistars leading on intermediate timecheck

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Stream: http://www.sportlemon.tv/20140401/vv5339e5bbd9e2f0.31657629-786981.html

Wellens best time so far: 40:33

thanks for stream.

haha, the commentators got pics from 20 seconds eariler than what I get, so its very confusing

 

[webbie146]

thanks for stream.

haha, the commentators got pics from 20 seconds eariler than what I get, so its very confusing

Does that stream still work for you? It's dead for me atm

Edit: works again yeey

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Does that stream still work for you? It's dead for me atm -.-

it works again now.

 

[Kokoso]

thanks for stream.

haha, the commentators got pics from 20 seconds eariler than what I get, so its very confusing

Same here lol

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Ion Izagirre destroys the field so far: 39:14

Movistar will be brutal today.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Lol. Kirby said Nieve was Swift even though his name was on the screen.

 

[EnacheV]

Ion Izagirre destroys the field so far: 39:14

Movistar will be brutal today.

Movistar the 2014 TT powerhouse. Those Canyon bikes have some not so marginal gains in them

Watch Valverde destroying Martin and the rest.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

quite long TT for a 6 day race with small climbs

Dependent on route, 25k is about right for País Vasco. There's normally a really punchy stage, a couple of reduced group stages, an Arrate MTF and then another GC-relevant stage. It's just that this year the Urdax stage was too easy (the Gasteiz stage was more like the normal 'group stage') and the Markina road stage was not hard enough, it didn't compare to its equivalents (2010 Orio stage with the double climb of Aia, 2012 rolling stage with the MTF at Ventas de Ibardín, 2013 Trapagaran uphill finish). Perhaps the Ordizia and Markina stages ought to have been the other way round? The Ordizia stage resembled the similar Beasain stage last year, the 2011 Zumarraga stage and was a bit harder than the 2010 Zierbena stage, however the Zierbena stage was raced extremely aggressively.

This year because the route has been comparatively soft (yesterday's stage was too easy to make big differences) the TT is going to decide the main body of the GC, like in 2011.

 

[Publicus]

All I'm seeing is motorcycle racing and tiny car racing.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Movistar the 2014 TT powerhouse. Those Canyon bikes have some not so marginal gains in them

Watch Valverde destroying Martin and the rest.

Ion has always been very good at TT'ing. This parcours suits him. Lets see how he performs against the favorites.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Movistar the 2014 TT powerhouse. Those Canyon bikes have some not so marginal gains in them

Watch Valverde destroying Martin and the rest.

Ion Izagirre is arguably the most talented rider to come out of the Basque country in years, and with his cyclocross background, technical skills and all-round capabilities, his being really good in this is not exactly surprising.

 

[T-Nielsen]

All I'm seeing is motorcycle racing and tiny car racing.

Simpel logic my friend. If you show the first 5 stages and run adds for cycling all the time on your channels, then it only stands to reason that you drop the final TT.

 

[EnacheV]

Ion has always been very good at TT'ing. This parcours suits him. Lets see how he performs against the favorites.

As a side note i'm cheering for Valverde today so i hope Vuelta Andalucia 2.0 happens today.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Lets see what Dumoulin can do.....

 

[PunchingRouleur]

Tony Martin destroyed intermediate by 40s

 

[Jelantik]

wonder what bike contador will use?

 

[alspacka]

All I'm seeing is motorcycle racing and tiny car racing.

What the hell is this!? ES website lists this TT right now..

 

[T-Nielsen]

"You only have to be a gentle bit of your beacon"

I like to think I missheard that.

 

[webbie146]

wonder what bike contador will use?

TT bike for sure