2015 Giro Stage 14: Treviso – Valdobbiadene 59.4 kms ITT

[GuyIncognito]

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WTH??? DID VDB JUST BECOME AN ITT GOD IN GC??? xD

Same at Romandie. Great TT, crap climbing.
Seems he's going back to his younger days when he was a TT specialist who could climb a little bit

 

[Ramira]

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WTH??? DID VDB JUST BECOME AN ITT GOD IN GC??? xD

Well he was 4th in Romandie, only 19 seconds behind Tony Martin and ahead of Rohan Dennis. I seem to recall he's been focusing a bit more on his ITT, and he's had the TT talent ever since he was a youngster.

 

[Squirbos_19]

Uran 2.10 down at the first check

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Apparently Astana is immune to adverse changes in wind direction.

 

[the sceptic]

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Lol Astana guys killing it even today.

not surprising. They have been working in a wind tunnel so they are familiar with wind. Marginal gain.

 

[CyclingEnthusiast]

Sean Kelly just can't fathom or accept the idea that the wind has changed

 

[Jelantik]

looks like kiryenka will take the stage

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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Rob Hatch talking about how Porte's early season form is deserting him, and how he won everything he entered earlier in the year, how great a win Paris-Nice was. Sean Kelly: "oh, Paris-Nice is easy to win"

True dat. Usually the commentators always hype up the races they won themselves to be exceptionally hard, but not Kelly

When the commentators have won things in particular specialisations or only a few things they'll always make a big deal of it. Kelly won so much though, he can probably be a bit fairer on it.

That and joke about it since he won, what was it, seven Paris-Nices as opposed to many he only won once or twice?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

LLS with a great time

 

[red_flanders]

Commentators...well Kelly...sound sure the wind and conditions aren't changing. Kelly generally seems to know what he's on about.

 

[Publicus]

It doesn't look windy on the course, but one has to assume something has changed
Maybe Kirenka had a tailwind

 

[GuyIncognito]

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What is Landa's TT ability like btw? Could be really interesting if he can put in a good time

Godawful

 

[SeriousSam]

7 in a row, like lance

 

[Taxus4a]

So really god time of VdB

 

[CyclingEnthusiast]

Hesjedal doing a very respectable time, could move up today

 

[Miburo]

If Contador and aru also do a shitty time and vdb keeps it going then he might get the rosa.

Unlikely though but would be hilarious.

 

[SeriousSam]

So Uran slower than Porte? It's the wind.

 

[sultanofhyd]

Never mind the fact that Uran has been dropped like a rock on every climb in the first week

 

[bigcog]

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Commentators...well Kelly...sound sure the wind and conditions aren't changing. Kelly generally seems to know what he's on about.

Kelly is great, end of story.

 

[the sceptic]

lol Kangert 4th.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Kangert only 4th. I expected much better from him since he said he'd go for the stage today and the TT is his strength

 

[Ramira]

Kangert 1:17 behind Kyrienka. That's a lot more than I'd expect of him based on his previous ITT's. So thinking the circumstances have changed in some way.

 

[Jelantik]

kreuziger is slower than uran..

 

[Rollthedice]

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Lol Astana guys killing it even today.

I heard Vino in person is there today.

 

[Flamin]

Clearly the wind is better in 2nd part.