Paris-Nice Stage 6: Rognes - Aix-en-Provence (ITT) 27km

[thirteen]

I hate to say it, but it is starting to look like it is one year too many for the man.

He'll probably make me eat my hat later on. He'll probably do that even if my fears turn out to be right.

he most definitely will (and i expect you to post pics to prove it)!

he said he'd not been feeling well and most definitely isn't in fighting shape yet.

you will eat your hat! i recommend getting a good flavour because it will be more than once

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Porte shows again he is much more of a tt specialist than a climber. Nice intermediate time

 

[Roland Rat]

i recommend getting a good flavour because it will be more than once

I can only think of two ways to eat something more than once, and they're both pretty disgusting.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Harmoan: "The longest ITT in the P-N since 1968. I think it's worked really well."
Sean Kelly basically said he was wrong. Made for too much of a controlled race.
There you have it.

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

I can only think of two ways to eat something more than once, and they're both pretty disgusting.

What's disgusting in splitting your food and leaving some for later?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

leipheimer showing he is still the best cyclist america has although also the most boring

 

[Ney the Viking]

Levy, 6 secs down on porte, currently second.

 

[kurtinsc]

leipheimer showing he is still the best cyclist america has although also the most boring

I think Farrar is better by a significant margin... though comparing sprinter/1-day guys to stage racers isn't exactly easy.

 

[Arnout]

Harmoan: "The longest ITT in the P-N since 1968. I think it's worked really well."
Sean Kelly basically said he was wrong. Made for too much of a controlled race.
There you have it.

I don't really like it. Paris Nice was one of the few one week races in which there wasn't a decisive time trial. Now it looks like this is the most important stage.

 

[Ferminal]

oh Wigans..

 

[Mellow Velo]

Wiggins blows them off the park.

 

[thirteen]

What's disgusting in splitting your food and leaving some for later?

i was trying to save the poor boy some money! otherwise, i'm afraid he will need several hats and they're not cheap

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

bad time by hesjedal

 

[kurtinsc]

Wiggans... could be a podium for him if he doesn't fade like Vino.

 

[ak-zaaf]

I don't really like it. Paris Nice was one of the few one week races in which there wasn't a decisive time trial. Now it looks like this is the most important stage.

It's just way too long.

The difference made by the better TT-ers in a TT like this can't be taken back in a 1 week race.


/ot: Wiggins looking good, only Martin to wait for now?

 

[Ney the Viking]

Is Wigans trying to teach them all how to blow up on the hill? >

 

[Roland Rat]

What's Wiggins' split?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

peraud!! yes!!! amazing

 

[ak-zaaf]

What's Wiggins' split?

[*]1.

WIGGINS B.31 SKY 00:16:54
[*]2.

PORTE R.121 SBS 00:17:09 00:00:15
[*]3.

PERAUD J.46ALM00: 17:12 00:00:18

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

It's just way too long.

The difference made by the better TT-ers in a TT like this can't be taken back in a 1 week race.


/ot: Wiggins looking good, only Martin to wait for now?

yeah. disappointing.

nice by wiggo

 

[Ferminal]

Great, was just about to sit down and watch for the first time - ad break...

 

[joy118118]

At last they show someone other than Wiggins...

 

[Ney the Viking]

neat @15k Chris Anker is only 1:11 down to wiggins, that guy is getting halway decent at these kinda things.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

this pippo commercial is a bit much

 

[Roland Rat]

[*]1.

WIGGINS B.31 SKY 00:16:54
[*]2.

PORTE R.121 SBS 00:17:09 00:00:15
[*]3.

PERAUD J.46ALM00: 17:12 00:00:18

Cheers.