TDF Stage 19 - Saturday, July 24 2010, Bordeaux - Pauillac, 51 km ITT

[Cerberus]

Menchov flying. The question left, will Schleck be able to keep this up, or will he pay one big price for going all-out-and-a-half?

He has to lose an awful lot of steam to lose second place, something to the tune of 4 time as much time/kilometer as in the first 36 k.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink will make it

He loses 1'47 on Hesjedal at point 3
He would need to lose over 50 seconds on 7km in the last part.

He only lost 17 seconds between point 2 and point 3 on Hesjedal

 

[scribe]

Publicus has to be soiling his Astana kit a little right about now

 

[dgodave]

Are they allowed to have an i-pod, music in ears while TTing?
.

 

[Anonymous]

Only the amazing new time trial specialist Hesjedal is doing well

5'37

Where did Hesjedal suddenly learn how to ITT?
Very very suspicious to me. Sorry
With no results prior...

Eh, you just don't like having posted so much smack talk about him is all.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Eh, you just don't like having posted so much smack talk about him is all.

Not at all. It's just completely unrealistic what he is doing. Do you want me posting his previous ITT results again?

 

[nia O'Malley]

My argument that times are slower is actually pro contador, everyone seems to be significantly cleaner this year. Even AC 2010 vs 2009.

FACT: The whole peloton has been a lot slower than previous years.

I think you need to go out of this fan forum a bit more:

http://www.sportsscientists.com/

Nobody argues with that, but why quote me with an off-topic? And I've been here 4 days, I'll live yet.

 

[Ferminal]

My argument that times are slower is actually pro contador, everyone seems to be significantly cleaner this year. Even AC 2010 vs 2009.

FACT: The whole peloton has been a lot slower than previous years.

I think you need to go out of this fan forum a bit more:

http://www.sportsscientists.com/

Uhh, you can continue the debate here -

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showpost.php?p=292562&postcount=28

 

[Big GMaC]

Are they allowed to have an i-pod, music in ears while TTing?
.

Armstrong did

 

[eztarget]

So now it looks like a dropped chain is going to decide this race. Wow.

 

[bobs nob]

We shall ask the wind to bug*er off next year as this is not fair play

Neutralizations for any wind over 5 kph?

 

[dgodave]

MTBer should be good TTers.
.
...as every xc race pretty much IS a TT
.

 

[Bala Verde]

Sporza timed at 10k

+11s advantage to Contador

+19s in GC

 

[roundabout]

So now it looks like a dropped chain is going to decide this race. Wow.

Of course it will, why do you think Contador took off like that.

 

[ak-zaaf]

So now it looks like a dropped chain is going to decide this race. Wow.

If you look at it that way, it was waiting in Spa that decided this race.

 

[thrawn]

gesink holds on to 6th

 

[AtletiSK]

8m33s Gesink, unbelieveable

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

YES!!!

Gesink makes it!
Loses 1'50 on Hesjedal, he WINS back time in the final part on Hesjedal.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Time for DT to tell us what a good trialist Bobby Gesink is.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Eat that Vaughters, your Hesjedal dope didnt work

 

[Bala Verde]

If you look at it that way, it was waiting in Spa that decided this race.

I thought it was is awful prologue result...

 

[frizzlefry]

So now it looks like a dropped chain is going to decide this race. Wow.

More like a low budget move by AC is going to decide this race.

 

[AtletiSK]

3m51s Menchov, still very impressive performance

 

[thrawn]

fantastic ride from menchov

 

[Steel4Ever]

Not at all. It's just completely unrealistic what he is doing. Do you want me posting his previous ITT results again?

I did last night:

2008 Olympics (47.6km)
Gesink 1:05:02
Ryder 1:05:42

2009 Vuelta (30km)
Gesink 38:14
Ryder 40:34

2010 Pais Vasco (22km)
Gesink 33:39
Ryder 33:54

2010 California (33.6km - flat)
Ryder 43:14 -- 46.66km/hr

2010 Suisse (26.9km - hill)
Gesink 34:40 -- 42.47km/hr