2016 Giro d'Italia - Stage 9: Chianti ITT, 40.5 km

[liamito]

Re: Re:

Garzelli says Valverde FTW

Garzelli is clueless. When was the last time Valverde did a decent ITT outside Spain?

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=24045

 

[Eshnar]

http://www.giroditalia.it/it/live/
As long as it works, this looks good.

 

[blackmamba]

Fabian coming up to the first intermedio soon

 

[Red Rick]

http://www.giroditalia.it/it/live/
As long as it works, this looks good.

Video doesn't respond to me clicking it like a madman

 

[jens_attacks]

damn cancellara slower, i hope he will pace himself better than brandle later

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re:

damn cancellara slower, i hope he will pace himself better than brandle later

He's not at his best yet, but 13 seconds isn't too bad. If he had been in march/april-shape, he would have crushed Brändle's intermediate time, though

 

[ice&fire]

Re: Re:

Garzelli says Valverde FTW

Garzelli is clueless. When was the last time Valverde did a decent ITT outside Spain?

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=24045

Yeah, the one with 2 real climbs unlike today's with the vertically stretched profile

 

[johnymax]

http://www.giroditalia.it/it/live/
As long as it works, this looks good.

Video doesn't respond to me clicking it like a madman

It's not a video. It's live timing.

 

[liamito]

Re: Re:

Garzelli says Valverde FTW

Garzelli is clueless. When was the last time Valverde did a decent ITT outside Spain?

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=24045

Yeah, the one with 2 real climbs unlike today's with the vertically stretched profile

I just answered your question

 

[TMP402]

Hepburn and Bewley both over 2.30 down at the first intermediate. Either they are pacing themselves muuuuuuch better than everyone else or yet again these antipodean alleged TT specialists show themselves to be over-hyped third tier contenders at this point.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Re:

Hepburn and Bewley both over 2.30 down at the first intermediate. Either they are pacing themselves muuuuuuch better than everyone else or yet again these antipodean alleged TT specialists show themselves to be over-hyped third tier contenders at this point.

bewley was never hyped. hepburn comes from the australian track circus which is a recipe for disaster for road pro's because they've been squeezed out at the track program age 16-22 en after that it's done. see cameron meyer and countless other examples as well.

 

[Laplaz]

OMG Brändle 51:55

 

[TMP402]

Re:

OMG Brändle 51:55

Why OMG?

 

[Eshnar]

well, my prediction for the time was way off the mark

 

[Brullnux]

Laengen quickest at first intermediate, Roglic 3rd

 

[jens_attacks]

fabian better starts his engine...20 sec behind at 2nd int

 

[Laplaz]

Re: Re:

OMG Brändle 51:55

Why OMG?

Because the best times were predicted much higher

 

[wirral]

Re:

well, my prediction for the time was way off the mark

The downhill aspect?

Tailwind?

Superb road surface?

Even possibly the winning time.

Many variables. Difficult to estimate.

 

[johnymax]

IAM channelling their inner FDJ.

 

[metaCYCLE]

How did Jack

fare?

 

[wirral]

http://www.giroditalia.it/it/live/
As long as it works, this looks good.

Video doesn't respond to me clicking it like a madman

It's not a video. It's live timing.

That is quite an amusing post for those who appreciate dry humour.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re: Re:

Hepburn and Bewley both over 2.30 down at the first intermediate. Either they are pacing themselves muuuuuuch better than everyone else or yet again these antipodean alleged TT specialists show themselves to be over-hyped third tier contenders at this point.

bewley was never hyped. hepburn comes from the australian track circus which is a recipe for disaster for road pro's because they've been squeezed out at the track program age 16-22 en after that it's done. see cameron meyer and countless other examples as well.

Didn't Meyer win the TdS prologue some years ago?

 

[Brullnux]

Laengen has lost time and is 3rd at checkpoint number two. I wonder if Brandle has left himself suspect to a late charge beating him; he's looked weaker in the final 5k. The time gaps he has gained there are lower, although that could be down to the fact that it's a downhill and you don't have much chance to gain time.

Edit: Roglic is just awesome.

 

[johnymax]

Man Roglic is flying again.

 

[togo95]

Re:

Laengen has lost time and is 3rd at checkpoint number two. I wonder if Brandle has left himself suspect to a late charge beating him; he's looked weaker in the final 5k. The time gaps he has gained there are lower, although that could be down to the fact that it's a downhill and you don't have much chance to gain time.

Edit: Roglic is just awesome.

The last part only lasts about 6 minutes, so I don't know how much can one actually gain there.