Official thread TdF Stage 18 Annency-Annency 40.5 km ITT

[clydesdale]

The winner was decided the minute UCI announced that Astana was allowed to race in the Tour

Lol, true enough.

 

[53x11 in DC]

Kloden and Armstrong now going backwards. Berto becomes Cancellara!

If being 2 secs off Cancellara at Pt 2 is "going backwards", I think Klodi will accept your astute analysis.

 

[Anonymous]

Frank a buck 20 after Wiggins, that's more like it.

 

[Bala Verde]

Spanish TT champs was much hillier (Cantabria), which could have favoured contador over other TT specialists, even though it was longer than what he usually does well (the 30K distance).

Kreuziger is disappointing. Pooped i guess from three weeks of racing...

Uphill Lance is struggling

 

[sometriguy]

Armstrong, OUCH

 

[RdBiker]

Armstrong is fading. He's 42secs down to Wiggins at third time check @28.5K

 

[Publicus]

Lance is done.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like Armstrong went out too hard. He doesn't look good AT ALL.

 

[El Imbatido]

Shit that kid got close

 

[Publicus]

Looks like Armstrong went out too hard. He doesn't look good AT ALL.

I'm pretty sure this is somehow Contador's fault.

 

[Mellow Velo]

BOOM!
Is that the sound of Armstrong blowing up I hear?
42 seconds down on Wiggins already!

 

[issoisso]

Contador is fading badly after the first check.

 

[sometriguy]

If andy beats lance I am going to get a hernia from all the laugher

 

[Mellow Velo]

I'm pretty sure this is somehow Contador's fault.

Yeah....he pinched the tidy paint job and left LA with the banana.

 

[sometriguy]

Contador is fading badly after the first check.

Yeah, 2nd best time... wow he sucks bad

 

[El Imbatido]

See how P & P described that "kloden was loosing valuable seconds" as Wiggo's time ticked by but for lance they just brushed it off as if it didnt matter.

 

[RdBiker]

All three Astana's have faded after a quick start. Have they had a really bad team tactic?

 

[Publicus]

Contador is fading badly after the first check.

Wiggins was 10 seconds down at the second check.

 

[clydesdale]

Andy is 1'02 back at check 2. That's okay but I'm getting a bit nervous.

 

[sometriguy]

See how P & P described that "kloden was loosing valuable seconds" as Wiggo's time ticked by but for lance they just brushed it off as if it didnt matter.

He may very well pass Lance in the standings!

 

[issoisso]

Yeah, 2nd best time... wow he sucks bad

Did you not read, or did you not comprehend?

Fading means he's not doing nearly as well as he was. In the first 18kms he gained 20 seconds. In the next seven kms he lost 22.

 

[RdBiker]

Well he was 18 secs faster at first time check 5K before so yes he has faded.

 

[TrudyTas]

If andy beats lance I am going to get a hernia from all the laugher

There might be a run on the hospitals!

 

[Wergeland]

Frank just did that hill 19 secs faster than Lance!

 

[max_powers]

that same kid almost got it again