2015 Vuelta Stage 17 : Burgos - Burgos ITT 39 km

[KyoGrey]

It would be crazy if Valverde is able to podium the Vuelta after all this suffering.

 

[sir fly]

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Is Dumoulin out of contract?

Out of control!

 

[Billie]

There you go

 

[snccdcno]

Oofff Close for Valverde.

 

[Carols]

Bala rocking it for him

 

[Kwibus]

Impressive TT by Valverde. Very nice Alejandro!

 

[No_Balls]

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Wow Bala!

 

[rick james]

Cracking ride from Valverde

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Majka really looks awful on his bike.

Pretty unprofessional by both him and Purito to have such a poor position on the bike. It's all well and good sprinting to gain 10 seconds on a MTF, but perhaps would have been better to spend a bit more time training for TTs, so you don't lose 4 or 5 minutes on them

Majka is not a bad time trialist. 9th on the flat TdS route indicates that. Mind you, it's 2 months since his last time trial (in the Tour) - he lacks rythm

Don't agree. That time trial wasn't flat, it was mostly up or down. Aerodynamics weren't so important; his position is awful.

Well, if you start excluding all time trials that aren't pancake flat, then I don't think you have a point. 50% of all time trials are hilly in one way or another. btw great from Piti!!!!!!

 

[DFA123]

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Valverde will podium the timetrial today. maybe even better than Bodnar

He's an underrated time triallist. Always puts in a decent performance when he is suitably motivated. Probably because his normal riding position is so low, it doesn't take much effort to swith to his TT bike.

like in last years tour?

He did alright in it; nothing special. Anyway, it was a very hilly course so aerodynamics not so important. His amazing bike position counted for little.

 

[rghysens]

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Imagine if dumoulin came from Russia, this thread would have been way different.

He just comes from another planet.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Think the wind conditions have changed again.. Bala very close to Bodnar

 

[Andro]

Majka getting smashed.

 

[May0maniac]

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Imagine if dumoulin came from Russia, this thread would have been way different.

At least Zakarin was already a good climber in the Baby Giro...

 

[cantalupe]

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Imagine if dumoulin came from Russia, this thread would have been way different.

Maybe next year's vuelta.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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LMAO Dumoulin, the best ITT and the best in uphill sprints. This is even better than when horner won.

Cmon, that's completely natural. Remember, he's the best at TT and you can 'TT up a hill' too

 

[Miburo]

Wuyts still sucking quintana's ***, when will it stop?

 

[Bolder]

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LMAO Dumoulin, the best ITT and the best in uphill sprints. This is even better than when horner won.

I see what you did there.

 

[Rollthedice]

Bala resurrection. He'll attack everybody in the last three stages.

 

[Billie]

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Valverde will podium the timetrial today. maybe even better than Bodnar

He's an underrated time triallist. Always puts in a decent performance when he is suitably motivated. Probably because his normal riding position is so low, it doesn't take much effort to swith to his TT bike.

like in last years tour?

He did alright in it; nothing special. Anyway, it was a very hilly course so aerodynamics not so important. His amazing bike position counted for little.

and long straight roads.

Valverde's technique on the timetrial bike is second in the world after Cancellara.

 

[Gigs_98]

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Valverde will podium the timetrial today. maybe even better than Bodnar

He's an underrated time triallist. Always puts in a decent performance when he is suitably motivated. Probably because his normal riding position is so low, it doesn't take much effort to swith to his TT bike.

like in last years tour?

He did alright in it; nothing special. Anyway, it was a very hilly course so aerodynamics not so important. His amazing bike position counted for little.

He lost 4 and a half minutes to Martin and even 1:16 to Pinot. Thats a lot
edit: and this one is also hilly. I think you can compare the profile of these two TT's

 

[Afrank]

1:44 lost for Aru.

 

[BigMac]

Take the snide remarks you know where.

 

[Rollthedice]

Aru just lost another minute over the 44 secs.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Only 7 seconds to go for Dumoulin