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Fight.The.Power said:Man of the tour so far is Hushovd. No doubt about it.!!!
furcah said:Actually yes for several reasons. Those 2 ITTs are the only ITTs in the last 2 years Andy has takes seriously.
We all know that Andy doesnt care about any other race but TDF and LBL. He doesnt even try in any other race therefore races like TOC ITT doesnt show anything that Andy can do in ITT.
I can list some reason for you.
1) 2 weeks in the mountains makes the gap between good and bad ITTers smaller than most of you can think.
2) Last ITT is in the only week of the year when Andy is on his peak. We know that he's the master in peaking at the right moment.
3) Andy improved his ITT by 40 watts according to document made about his preparation to tdf.
4) This is the only ITT in the whole year where Andy actually tries his best.
rides like a girl said:I have not see anything this year that shows me Andy has improved his TT abilities by the watts he is claiming. Many people claim things in the off season. If i listened to what riders say in the run up to the Tour, I would have bet my house on Radio Shack with their strong teams to win the last two years.
Andy has raced ITT's this year and has not show a spark of this improvement. Frank did well in the one TT, the one with his magical attachment on his belly. Since that one, I have no evidence of good TT abilities from a Schleck. Andy hung with his brother at the back during the TTT taking few pulls. Granted few could match Fabian's speed, but to fall back so soon, seems odd, if you have good TT abilities.
Wasn't Cadel dealing with a bad elbow or something by the time the ITT came around last year? Can't say that his results last year can be used to gauge his talent.
All I know Andy needs time on most every GC contender in the ITT. If Andy, AC and Cadel are within 30 seconds of each other, I wouldn't put my money on Andy's claim of better ITT skills just yet.
furcah said:In 2009 he surely did. He was 12th in the stage. And even though Evans didnt take it seriously last Conta surely did and Evans isnt as good timetrialist as Conta is.
I never said so. I've said that 60 seconds is what Andy needs to Contador at max.
I know 40 watts seems alot but he worked alot on his ITT during winter so its sure he's better in it compared to last year.
BYOP88 said:I think this year Schleck will pull a "Rasmussen 2007 TdF ITT" and his fans will say without irony "told you he'd improved this year".
LaFlorecita said:AC was really bad last year, normally he would never finish in 35th place.
Andy's TT in TdS was horrible, and in the TTT he didn't look good either.
I really hope Alberto finds his good legs in time, to force Andy to do something. With Andy having a 90 second advantage, all he has to do is wheelsuck Alberto to the finish.
Bavarianrider said:Just for the record, Tony Martin dropped Robert Gesink on the first Cat 2 mountain of the Tour
Uhh i wish i could see some of the Gesink fanboys faces![]()
Bavarianrider said:Just for the record, Tony Martin dropped Robert Gesink on the first Cat 2 mountain of the Tour
Uhh i wish i could see some of the Gesink fanboys faces![]()
just some guy said:Cause he was amazing in Suisse![]()
LaFlorecita said:AC was really bad last year, normally he would never finish in 35th place.
Andy's TT in TdS was horrible, and in the TTT he didn't look good either.
I really hope Alberto finds his good legs in time, to force Andy to do something. With Andy having a 90 second advantage, all he has to do is wheelsuck Alberto to the finish.
Fight.The.Power said:Can someone start a stage 9 thread cause I think Thor is now gonna lose his jersey???
Maybe
peacefultribe said:Does anybody know how bad Contador's knee is from the stage 5 crash? He seemed to be favoring one side of his body a bit. I'll have to look to see if it was the side that he injured.
Midnightfright said:I cant find the original post from whoever said it but it did look a bit like Contador was favouring one side.
peacefultribe said:I think that Contador showed good form on stage 4. He rode at the front and almost won the stage. He showed that he is strong.
The stage 5 crash may have caused more damage than he is letting on. That is what it looked like to me. He was definitely favoring one side. Does anybody know about his injuries?
Haha, well played.therhodeo said:And thanks to you we know that all climbs no matter the grade are equal so I think we should all accept that Martin and Hushovd are elite climbers now.
Fight.The.Power said:I have only been part of this forum for a short time but been amazed at how critical most of the users are. Most contributions are negative and a particular dislike of AS and Cav. Really brings me down actually.![]()
luckyboy said:Lets hope the outcome is the same then.
Fight.The.Power said:I have only been part of this forum for a short time but been amazed at how critical most of the users are. Most contributions are negative and a particular dislike of AS and Cav. Really brings me down actually.![]()
furcah said:And 2 past years in TDF have shown us that Andy can recover better for the ITT than his main rivals.
I think it is customary treatment to put raw meat on e.g. beaten-up boxer's eyes...LaFlorecita said:(There was someone who said AC was preferring one side, I have checked it and it seems like he is putting more weight on his left leg, and he has hurt his right knee. He had a lot of swelling yesterday, so I think he still feels it.)