ENECO Tour(WT), 12th-18th August 2013

[wirral]

Wiggins takes the lead.

 

[GazelleFormula]

Lol, Benatti 4 seconds faster than Wiggo after the checkpoint. That's after the two small climbs.....

edit: second at the finish, 15 seconds behind sir Wiggo.

 

[JimPanzen]

(From what I heard) Technical course and Wiggins fastest...quite surprising.

Edit: Quite technical before intermediate time check, pretty straight after. Explains him loosing time in the first part.

http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2013/downloads/parcours/kaart05.pdf

 

[JRanton]

Peloton Watch ‏@PelotonWatch 54s
#EnecoTour Durbridge was 31" down at intermediate but 14" at finish. Bennati was 4" up at intermediate and 15" down at finish



Wiggins time will be beaten.

 

[JRanton]

Jesse Sergent 10" faster than Wiggins at intermediate point! #enecoTour

 

[MADRAZO]

Does anyone have a link to the intermediate times

 

[Beech Mtn]

Ah the joys of English cycling commentating - they are answering questions from Twitter about whether Alex Dowsett can win today

If the UCI really wants to market cycling to the Anglo audience, get rid of Quigley, Kirby, Liggett. Use the better commentators without the deadwood.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Jungels is the Lux TT champion. Is his skinsuit at all different to the usual team suit?

 

[SafeBet]

Live ticker anyone?

 

[JRanton]

Sergent fastest by 5 seconds!

 

[roundabout]

Live ticker anyone?

http://enecocampaigns.com/2013/tour/

 

[rinse clear]

Go Jesse Sargent!

 

[goggalor]

http://enecocampaigns.com/2013/tour/

Oooh, very nice.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Sir Brad didn't smoke it, apparently

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Anyone virtual leader yet?

 

[Afrank]

Chavanel new best time.

 

[Afrank]

Time for Phinney to crush this.

 

[CycloAndy]

Sir Brad didn't smoke it, apparently

Yeah, doesn't sound like he did a great time-trial. Reckon the shortness of it didn't suit him or that his form wasn't quite there?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

half a minute ago:

 

[Grupetto1]

Yeah, doesn't sound like he did a great time-trial. Reckon the shortness of it didn't suit him or that his form wasn't quite there?

I don't thhink it was a wiggins course really, the bits eurosport showed involved lots of getting out of the saddle and then he was a bit sheepish in that early technical section, where as sergeant and chava were flying through the corners. His form was there in Poland so that shouldn't be a problem. Also wiggins may have been slightly scuppered by having to go out early with no serious benchmarks

 

[Afrank]

I don't thhink it was a wiggins course really, the bits eurosport showed involved lots of getting out of the saddle and then he was a bit sheepish in that early technical section, where as sergeant and chava were flying through the corners. His form was there in Poland so that shouldn't be a problem. Also wiggins may have been slightly scuppered by having to go out early with no serious benchmarks

He's gotten too used to being last man off.


Lol at that speed sign with the frowny face, 65kph! Crushing it!

 

[GazelleFormula]

Wow, Phinney looks like he is absolutely flying. Where Chava came past @ 62kph, Phinney does 65kph

hmmm...6th place. Not as fast as I thought.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Phinney +11s (6th)

 

[GazelleFormula]

Merijn Zeeman @merijnzeeman
Verzoek aan de helikopter in #enecotour om niet op 50 m van een renner te vliegen. Wilco had nu windkracht 8 tegen!

Apparently, Keldermerckx had 'force 8' headwind because of an enthusiastic heli pilot.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Gilbert looks like he's struggling - a bit wooden