Mountain Goat said:
but in a pancake flat 50km TT at the end of a GT, he hasn't been tested against a guy like Levi in recent times, which is why I am speculating that he will lose 2 mins. I'm more than happy for AC to prove me wrong
Yeah but Levi isn't as good at TT's over 50km looking at his record in the TdF.
Not sure if these were pan flat TT's, I'm guessing a few had some bumps and stuff but a few must have been flat(ish).
TdF Stage 9 2002, Lanester-Lorient 52KM
17 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 2.23
18 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) US Postal Service 2.34
19 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 2.35
20 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski 2.36
21 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 2.41
22 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.43
23 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com 2.44
24 Pedro Horillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step 2.45
TdF Stage 19 2002, Régnié-Durette-Mâcon 50KM
12 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 2.54
13 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 3.01
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 3.12
15 Bradley McGee (Aus) FDJeux.com 3.22
16 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski 3.36
17 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 3.37
18 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 3.39
TdF Stage 19 2004, Besançon-Besançon 60KM
9 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 3.40
10 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 3.49
11 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor 3.56
12 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 4.06
13 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.17
14 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 4.33
15 José I.Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto 4.53
TdF Stage 19 2005, Saint-Étienne-Saint-Étienne 55KM
12 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 3.10
13 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 3.11
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 3.13
15 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.25
16 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.26
17 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 3.47
TdF Stage 7 2006, Saint-Grégoire-Rennes 52KM
93 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram 5.57.83
94 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.00.22
95 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Agritubel 6.04.52
96 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 6.05.46
97 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 6.07.18
98 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 6.08.14
TdF Stage 19 2006, Le Creusot-Montceau-les-Mines 56KM
31 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 5.39
32 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 5.48
33 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 5.58
34 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 6.02
35 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6.18
TdF stage 13 2007, Albi 54KM
7 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.18
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.38
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.39
10 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.42
11 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 2.55
TdF stage 19 2007, Cognac-Angoulême 55.5KM
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.02.44
So not exactly a great record for Levi is it?
Sorry for the length of post.