Three days of de Panne - 29th to 31st March

[Jamsque]

HTC do seem to have strength in numbers.

 

[joy118118]

I see 5 HTC on the front

 

[search]

if ACF is still awake: Wyss is there as well

 

[Jamsque]

Ruh Roh, Graeme Brown is in the group.

 

[woodie]

How far to go?

Renshaw ftw

 

[Anonymous]

Brilliant, Graham Brown in the lead group. Thatll make the sprint interesting. Shall we have a sweepstake on when the crash happens.

Im going for 700-750metres

 

[rghysens]

How far to go?

Renshaw ftw

17km, first 3 have 35''

 

[woodie]

17km, first 3 have 35''

Cheers

It might be a close one......

I say 300m - 500m to go for the browny crash

 

[Jamsque]

Hendo does have one team-mate with him, not sure who.

 

[TRDean]

I know I'm not high on the list...but are any Skillers in the peleton? How big is the peleton?

 

[Francois the Postman]

first 3 have 35 secs and the chasers are having afternoon tea. Snoozefest.

 

[Mambo95]

Hendo does have one team-mate with him, not sure who.

Downing, I believe.

 

[will10]

What did the Eurosport commentator mean by Wiggins may not make the time trial? something about 120 whatever that means.

 

[The Sheep]

I know I'm not high on the list...but are any Skillers in the peleton? How big is the peleton?

Kluge, De Backer, Van Zandbeek

 

[Francois the Postman]

I was gonna say "what on earth are those two thinking" when I realised how out of place "thinking" looked in that sentence.

 

[Anonymous]

Downing, I believe.

think it is downing. not many other riders that small.

Downing and Hendo have a habit of getting results when they are paired together.

 

[sublimit]

Something about time limit, I'm not sure.

 

[Anonymous]

What did the Eurosport commentator mean by Wiggins may not make the time trial? something about 120 whatever that means.

120% cuttoff? 120% would be about an hour. I dont think they know what they are talking about to be honest.

 

[Francois the Postman]

What did the Eurosport commentator mean by Wiggins may not make the time trial? something about 120 whatever that means.

Only the first 120 in GQ after stage 3a are starting the 3b time trial.

 

[Parrulo]

any good working stream? just got home from classes ;_;

 

[Roland Rat]

No doubt he's a more talented rider, but in straightforward comparison of salary v. actual wins, Schleck smashes all comers, including Wiggins.

Schleck - salary? Guess $5m?

2004
1st Overall Flèche du Sud
2005
1st National Time Trial Champion
2006
1st Mountains classification Tour of Britain
1st Stage 3 Sachsen Tour
1st Stage 5 Sachsen Tour
2007
1st Young Rider classification Giro d'Italia
2008
1st Young Rider classification Tour de France
2009
1st National Road Race Champion
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Stage 2 Tour de Luxembourg
1st Young Rider classification Tour de France
2010
1st National Time Trial Champion
1st Young Rider classification Tour de France
1st Stage 8 Tour de France
1st Stage 17 Tour de France

15 wins = $333/win

Wiggins - (salary $2m?)

2007
1st Prologue, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 1 ITT, Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stage 4 ITT, Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
1st Duo Normand
2009
1st British National Time Trial Championships
1st Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 5 ITT
1st Stage 1 TTT, Tour of Qatar
1st Stage 3b ITT, Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde
2010
1st Stage 1 TTT, Tour of Qatar
1st Stage 1 ITT, Giro d'Italia
1st British National Time Trial Championships
2011
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12 wins = £166k/win

 

[TRDean]

Kluge, De Backer, Van Zandbeek

Thanks a million!!

 

[Jamsque]

I didn't hear, but it was probably something about the '120% rule', which says that you have to finish within 120% of the winner's time to advance to the next stage.

 

[Anonymous]

any good working stream? just got home from classes ;_;

http://www.teamskyfans.com/live.html

choice of english, spanish and italian (italian wmp feed is the clearest)

 

[superconfex]

Only the top 120 on GC after tomorrows morning stage can do the TT