Tour de France 2011 STAGE 20 - Grenoble 42.5 km ITT

[LaFlorecita]

Woohoo
53. HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus 2 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 00:22:44 00:02:02
GO JESUS!!!

It gets better...
37. HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus 2 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 00:44:55 00:03:27

 

[El Pistolero]

Wow.

Rolland " I am fired up to be the next "Bernard Hinault"

Might want to climb a little bit faster then.

 

[davestoller]

Koren lost half a minute on the 3rd chrono.

Looking over Cancellaras recent time trials, he really pours it on the last third, especially if there is a climby section earlier--then rips the descent.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Looking over Cancellaras recent time trials, he really pours it on the last third, especially if there is a climby section earlier--then rips the descent.

Canc is doing it on the descent - the flatish final 5km he's not taking much time at all.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Woohoo
53. HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus 2 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 00:22:44 00:02:02
GO JESUS!!!

It gets better...
37. HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus 2 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 00:44:55 00:03:27

34. HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus 2 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 00:55:38 00:04:16

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

At the finsih Koren 2nd
3 men within a minute of Cancellara at the finish now too

Hmm... Dunno if that's a good sign for Cadel.

 

[davestoller]

Might want to climb a little bit faster then.

While he is only as old as Hinault’s 1986 win, Rolland knows the Badger’s palmarés well. The French press anointed him the next Hinault as a young professional, a weight that he shirked.

“I myself never pretended I was the next Bernard Hinault,” said Rolland. “You journalists said that, not me.”

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011...lt-comparisons-after-l’alpe-d’huez-win_185704

 

[Publicus]

That makes 50.9 km/h over last 5 km.

50.99 km to be exact. Found this handy speed calculator during the Dauphine that makes it really easy to calculate speed.

http://www.csgnetwork.com/csgtsd.html

 

[sultanofhyd]

Jeremy Roy 7th at the final time check, way to go!

 

[davestoller]

Danny Pate @ 25 sec !!!!

 

[Maxiton]

Anybody know what time the NBC-Versus online coverage starts?

 

[The Hitch]

Contador said if he really wanted the stage win he would have waited till Alpe and would have attacked later on Alpe.

He kept attacking from the start to enjoy the ride and he feels happy finishing 3rd.

 

[Square-pedaller]

Wow.

Rolland " I am fired up to be the next "Bernard Hinault"

Where's that a quote from? There's been some pretty abysmal translating of quotes, and quoting out of context.

I've seen the video of the interview in French with Rolland after the stage. He was asked if he knew who the last French winner on Alpe d'H was (he didn't). What he said in reply was quite modest.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Danny Pate @ 25 sec !!!!

uhm, he already finished hours ago (7th at 1@48)

 

[The Sheep]

De Gendt faster

 

[Kvinto]

De Gendt!!!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

De Ghendt!

 

[sultanofhyd]

Thomas de Gendt!!

 

[wirral]

Thomas de Gendt!!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1.

DE GENDT Thomas 203 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:20:37
2.

CANCELLARA Fabian 12 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 00:20:42 00:00:05
Ok..

 

[wirral]

Combative rider prize???

 

[Maxiton]

Never mind, it just started.

So how do you guys like my new avatar? I was thinking of changing it to a Cadel avatar for today's festivities. Who thinks I should do that?

 

[sultanofhyd]

1. DE GENDT Thomas 203 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:20:37
2. CANCELLARA Fabian 12 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 00:20:42 00:00:05

 

[Publicus]

Never mind, it just started.

So how do you guys like my new avatar? I was thinking of changing it to a Cadel avatar for today's festivities. Who thinks I should do that?

I think you keep the new one. That guy deserved that punch.

 

[Maxiton]

I love watching time trials. Especially Cancellara. Honestly, I wouldn't mind if they had a separate branch of the sport that consisted of pure time trialing competitions. I mean like all year. I'd watch those.