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[Jason_Mercier]

8th stage of the TDF, a Individual Time Trial of 55 kms between Futuroscope and Futuroscope. This is the last stage before arrive to the mountains. An important day for GC contenders.
The ITT profile suit specialists and powerful riders.

These are the favourites for Cyclingnews:

***** Taylor Phinney, Luke Durbridge, Tony Martin.
**** Jack Bobridge, Evan Huffman, Rohan Dennis, Tejay Van Garderen, Andrew Talansky.
*** Jesse Sergent, Cameron Meyer, Wilco Kelderman, Alex Dowsett.

Other riders which could be fighting for the victory: Bob Jungels, Tobias Ludvigsson, Peter Velits, Richie Porte and Jonathan Castroviejo.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

"I have trained very hard specially for this stage"

"I am going to demonstrate i am the current best GT rider"

"I want to produce a shock effect in the GC"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Live ON.

Many riders have already finished the TT route. The best time in the fimish line is for Blanco TT'er Dennis Van Winden with 1h.10'42"

Luke Durbridge and Taylor Phinney are on the road.

For take the start: Tony Martin, Cameron Meyer, Richie Porte and the Topten of the GC.

Peter Velits in the starting ramp.

 

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Camera with Taylor Phinney. ¡¡The american has the best time in the intermediate point!!

 

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¡¡¡LUKE DURBRIDGE IS ARRIVING TO THE FINISH LINE!!!

LAST METRES..........


AMAZINNG PERFORMANCE!!! He crushes Van Winden's time... ¡¡¡¡1h9'05"!!!!

The Australian is now the REFERENCE.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

TAYLOR PHINNEY IS FLYING IN THE ROAD.

¡¡He's beating all Durbridge records!!



COUNTDOWN for TONY MARTIN.

GO!!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡THIBAUT PINOT IS IN THE LAST 400 M. OF THE TT!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡1h14'35!! Not that bad for French Supertalent.


Provisional times:

1) Luke Durbridge » 1h9'05"
2) Dennis Van Winden » 1h10'42"
3) Evan Huffman » 1h10'50"
4) Jack Bobridge » 1h10'56"
5) Tom Dumoulin » 1h11'17"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

TAYLOR PHINNEY IN TIME TO BEAT DURBRIDGE!!!!

600.....

400.....

SPRINT.




¡¡¡¡DEMOLITION!!!!

1h8'33"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡CAM MEYER READY TO START!

Quintana has finished. 1h.15'08" A bit far from his possibilities.


¡¡¡TONY MARTIN ONLY 2" WORSE THAN PHINNEY IN THE INTERMEDIATE POINT¡¡¡

 

[Jason_Mercier]

PETER VELITS is arriving... 1h11'06" Good for him.

PORTE is beginning the TT. The next to take the start is the 10° in the GC, Fabio Aru.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

MARTIN is in the final part. Good cadence.
Maybe the German is the only option to beat Phinney's time.
It seems that he is riding very solid and with a superhytm.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

FINAL KM for him...
It is very equal.... Hearstopping final.

Last 500.....

8'25", 26, 27, 28...

30, 31, 32.........

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡¡¡NOOOOO, HE CA'NT!!!!!!

1h8'35"

¡¡¡ONLY BY TWO SECONDS!!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Provisional times:

1) Taylor Phinney 1h8'33
2) Tony Martin 1h8'35"
3) Luke Durbridge 1h9'05"
4) Dennis Van Winden 1h10'42"
5) Evan Huffman 1h10'50"


¡¡CAM MEYER is already here!! 1h10'59"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

ANDREW TALANSKY IN THE FIRST METERS OF THE TT.

 

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RICHIE PORTE arrives... Good Time trial.
1h10'22"

 

[Jason_Mercier]

5th in the GC Wilco Kelderman on the asphalt... Probably he will enter the top3 after this stage.


ROHAN DENNIS IS NOW ABOUT TO START.

GO.!!

One of today's favourites is facing the first curve.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

NIBALI'S time: 1h14'02" Pretty good.

 

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Tejay Van Garderen is warming up.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Third of the General Classification and Team Sky leader JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI takes the start. Only two riders left. Second placed Bob Jungels and the Yellow Jersey.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡ATTENTION BECAUSE ANDREW TALANSKY IS DOING A GREAT TT!!

ONE KM TO GO FOR HIM

 

[Jason_Mercier]

NOW WITH THE SPRINT... LAST EFFORT......

¡¡¡1h9'22"!!! NICE DAY FOR THE AMERICAN. HE IS GOING TO GAIN SOME PLACES IN THE GC.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

In this moment the leader of the tour de france is on fire !

GO GO GO TEJAY.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

WILCO KELDERMAN: 1h9'49" That's what we expected.


¡¡¡ROHAN DENNIS FINISHINGGG!!!

SUPERB!!!


¡¡1h8'58"!! Only 25" after Phinney.