Tirreno - Adriatico Stage 1, San Vincenzo -> Donoratico, 16.9 kms TTT (06/03/2013)

[Vino attacks everyone]

Nibbles getting a 5 sec advantage to Froomey and 9 sec to AC.

 

[serfla]

Nibali in front of Froome, Contador, Rodriguez, behind Evans.
Nothing so significant, but then again...

 

[Parrulo]

Nibbles getting a 5 sec advantage to Froomey and 9 sec to AC.

that is indeed a nice result by astana

 

[the asian]

Astana 19.44 5th Place. Not bad considering one guy crashed.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Nibbles getting a 5 sec advantage to Froomey and 9 sec to AC.

but losing to cobo 9

 

[cineteq]

GC
Movistar Team (Cobo, Capecchi)
BMC (Evans) +5

Cannondale (Moser) +8
Astana (Nibali) +9

Sky (Froome) +14
Saxo-Tinkoff (Contador) +18
Lampre-Merida (Cunego) +24
RadioShack (Horner) +25

Katusha (Rodriguez) +33
Ag2r-La Mondiale (Pozzovivo) +54

 

[Hugo Koblet]

GC
Movistar Team (Cobo, Capecchi)
BMC (Evans) +5

Cannondale (Moser) +8
Astana (Nibali) +9

Sky (Froome) +14
Saxo-Tinkoff (Contador) +18
Lampre-Merida (Cunego) +24
RadioShack (Horner) +25

Katusha (Rodriguez) +33
Ag2r-La Mondiale (Pozzovivo) +54

You're forgetting Tony Martin

 

[BlenJones2]

OPQS and BMC have great teams but I think Movistar could be a surprise. Taking Castroviejo and Dowsett so got TTers in their team and showed in the vuelta that they can do a job. But the form OPQS have shown recently I suspect theyll pull through

I know I backed OPQS, but still, smug.

 

[Miburo]

I know I backed OPQS, but still, smug.

Give the man a cookie.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Saxo that's a horrible result

 

[Carols]

Big surprise for me is Movistar; they have become a TTT team!!!

Saxo disappointing, Nibali sitting pretty good Nice recovery by him!

 

[Forunculo]

Big surprise for me is Movistar; they have become a TTT team!!!

Saxo disappointing, Nibali sitting pretty good Nice recovery by him!

Banesto and Once were historically great performers of TTT.


Contador should send Jesus to Giro and get Morkov

 

[forkboy84]

Saxo that's a horrible result

"Horrible" is just a bit hyperbolic. It's a disappointing result for sure, but it hardly destroys Alberto's GC chances.

 

[infeXio]

"Horrible" is just a bit hyperbolic. It's a disappointing result for sure, but it hardly destroys Alberto's GC chances.

Don't bother trying to reason with her, waste of time. Every time Contador loses just a little time, he, according to her, is obviously in decline and won't ever win again.

 

[LaFlorecita]

"Horrible" is just a bit hyperbolic. It's a disappointing result for sure, but it hardly destroys Alberto's GC chances.

Obviously he can still finish podium but winning will be very hard now, he had to take time here.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Don't bother trying to reason with her, waste of time. Every time Contador loses just a little time, he, according to her, is obviously in decline and won't ever win again.

I'm sorry but what has Saxo disappointing in a ttt got to do with Alberto himself?

 

[Carols]

Banesto and Once were historically great performers of TTT.

LOL that was quite a few years back!!! They only resurfaced in Vuelta last year at TTT, yes?

 

[Carols]

I know I backed OPQS, but still, smug.

You and 58 others

 

[Miburo]

Obviously he can still finish podium but winning will be very hard now, he had to take time here.

GC is over, Contador should just give up.

 

[serfla]

GC is over, Contador should just give up.

Yeah... He should retire and start writing memoirs.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Banesto and Once were historically great performers of TTT.


Contador should send Jesus to Giro and get Morkov

nope


......

 

[Gloin22]

After all the talk, Sky still beat Saxo Tinkoff even ina ****ty TTT squad from them ? Surprised, but it shows again great teamwork is much more important in TTT than having many great individual riders on ITT (as shown by Liquigas many times at Giro TTT's.)

 

[Lanark]

GC is over, Contador should just give up.

Yeah, no point in racing any more. Sure, he is one of the best climbers and time trialists in the world, but that's hardly gonna help him on a MTF or an ITT. Only the TTT could have saved him.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Obviously he can still finish podium but winning will be very hard now, he had to take time here.

 

[Netserk]

Obviously he can still finish podium but winning will be very hard now, he had to take time here.