Criterium International - St 1: Porto Vecchio Col de lÂ’Ospedale, 176km

[auscyclefan94]

Yowza! Armstrong must have dropped about a minute a kilometer.

he would of dropped a few kilos as well!

 

[issoisso]

it's on the official site

That's really odd

 

[reyan12]

How did Vino finish overall? As long as he is still close, he has a good chance as his time trial was still fairly strong even last year after the suspension.

Vino is + 1'52"

 

[Angliru]

I agree that Contador looked in trouble when Vino was pressing the pace. When Moncoutie went and Contador half heartedly responded I knew something was up. Vino did look strong though.

Great win for Fedrigo and Bbox. Who'd a thunk it?

 

[Big GMaC]

Dave Millar FTW?

He's something like 20 - 25seconds down and has his Gun TT

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

That can't be right. Machado won 4 seconds on Sánchez on the road, plus 2 more with bonuses. And Fédrigo won 15 on Sánchez, plus 6 bonus

it's on the official site

ummm... the official site states it as issoisso says.

machado +11
SS +15

 

[Ibanez]

This race needed more Jens!, shame he is too bus faffing about winning stages in Catalunya.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Millar could certainly win the event

 

[auscyclefan94]

sanchez has got this. evans not a great short tter. neither could really bring it home when it counted.

 

[ErmOkk]

LA should lose a lot of weight, he looks like fattening instead...

 

[auscyclefan94]

ummm... the official site states it as issoisso says.

machado +11
SS +15

NO - STFU
16:48 - Fedrigo wins 1st stage
Pierrick Fedrigo (BBOx) won the 177-kms fist stage. Tiago Machado (RadioShack) was second, 10 seconds behind, and Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) was third, a further two seconds adrift.

On my other post the overall was copied .

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

NO - STFU
16:48 - Fedrigo wins 1st stage
Pierrick Fedrigo (BBOx) won the 177-kms fist stage. Tiago Machado (RadioShack) was second, 10 seconds behind, and Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) was third, a further two seconds adrift.

On my other post the overall was copied .

lol take it easy bud. just posting it as i see it. It's only a couple seconds anyway, nothing to get in a frenzy over.

http://www.letour.fr/2010/CRI/LIVE/fr/100/classement/index.html

 

[Berzin]

Contador should have done better. This is disappointing, especially since he had a couple of Radio Shack idiots finish ahead of him.

But Fatstrong did his thing. His gut looked enormous, he hasn't lost a bit of weight, looks terrible and needed an armada of teammates to drag his fat behind to the finish almost 5 minutes behind.

 

[Big GMaC]

sanchez has got this. evans not a great short tter. neither could really bring it home when it counted.

I reckon Millar could take 9 seconds out of SS over 8k

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I reckon Millar could take 9 seconds out of SS over 8k

I agree. I'd like to see Fedrigo hold on though.
even monfort could win this.

 

[joy118118]

from contador's twitter:

Dia duro,la alergia ha aperecido,ha sido una pena no entrar con los primeros por mis compañeros,ahora recuper

google translate:

Hard Day, allergy has aperecido, it was a shame not to go with the first for my teammates, now recuper

 

[Polish]

Alberto had better apologise to Vino

Vino was targeting this race until and could have won - if Alberto did not switch HIS schedule to come here. Me Me Me. Wonder if Alberto checked to see what wheels Vino was using today...waawaa.

Instead, Vino has to waste his strength pulling the peloton up the mountain.
WTF for?

 

[cyclopeon]

The BBox rider who won had an unfair advantage-his aerodynamic nose.

The UCI should look into it immediately.

Dam*!! all my tea out my nose

 

[Mellow Velo]

pharmstrong came in with 4 retirement shack buddies and thats what it looked like on the clock..........!

It takes 4 to push him up a hill these days. Probably stopped off for a pie and a pint on the way.

There is some serious Aussie fanboyism going on around here, these days.

Tiara Machado is back!

 

[cyclopeon]

i kinda thought that berto looked strained when vino went to the front.

Yep. He was looking off already while Fofnov was still pulling... but I didn't want to believe it and went into denial.

Still, great rides by others, and good viewing. Well done Fedrigo, SS, and Evans

 

[Berzin]

Alberto had better apologise to Vino

Vino was targeting this race until and could have won - if Alberto did not switch HIS schedule to come here. Me Me Me. Wonder if Alberto checked to see what wheels Vino was using today...waawaa.

As much as I like Vino, he's lucky he has a job with a Pro Tour team. He could have easily went the way of Tyler and 'Roid Floyd. He should be thanking Contador for not leaving when everyone else did because then there would be no team left for him to ride for.

So no, I do not agree with your assessment. But I loved the way he rode-strong as an ox and right where he should have been-pulling for his team leader.

Instead, Vino has to waste his strength pulling the peloton up the mountain.
WTF for?

To get a dose of what his job will be like come July. Not a problem.

 

[Publicus]

As much as I like Vino, he's lucky he has a job with a Pro Tour team. He could have easily went the way of Tyler and 'Roid Floyd. He should be thanking Contador for not leaving when everyone else did because then there would be no team left for him to ride for.

So no, I do not agree with your assessment. But I loved the way he rode-strong as an ox and right where he should have been-pulling for his team leader.



To get a dose of what his job will be like come July. Not a problem.

Agreed. Astana put in some good work today. Unfortunate that AC didn't have it, but that's the risk you take when you have a guy like him on your squad. All or nothing.

 

[wattage]

Umm..What happened to Albertos Paris-Nice form in two weeks? He must have been seriously juiced at PN.

 

[bianchigirl]

Wonder if Vino will have a go for the stage win tomorrow?

Great, great ride by Fedrigo - was quite surprised at how easily he dropped Machado. This has to be Sanchez's to lose now, surely?

AC said it was tough at P-N and that was why he pulled out of Catalunya - his planned schedule was too heavy duty for him. He looked to be struggling at P-N and he struggled here - just remember, as the fanboys like to say, it's not July yet and at least he rode the stage at the right end of the race - the front

 

[joy118118]

Umm..What happened to Albertos Paris-Nice form in two weeks? He must have been seriously juiced at PN.

He has an allergy today.