Tour de France: Prologue - Rotterdam - 8.9km

[thoni66]

I thought this stage was too short for Martin but I was mistaken..... 52,5 Km/h looks like awesome speed.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Wigans about to start! Where is BroDeal?

 

[Pharazon]

no one is coming close to Tony Martin... i don't even see Spartacus beating him today

 

[Publicus]

I expect new best times from Wiggans.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I thought this stage was too short for Martin but I was mistaken..... 52,5 Km/h looks like awesome speed.

Cancellara will do 60KMh. This tt will not suit climbers at all!

 

[lilyprotector]

armstrong' s body changes/mtn stagese

One of the first things that decline with age is maximum muscle strength, so naturally he has the biggest problems in short high power efforts.
Remember how bad Armstrong looked at the 8km up to Verbier compared to the 21km up the Mont Ventoux.

does the tour course this year work to his advantage or disadvantage in the mountains? i thought i heard or read somewhere lance say he is working on just pacing and that with the course he doesn't have to have the same acceleration (i think he said contador could do the burst but couldn't sustain so lance would be focused on high pace that he sustains). thanks!

 

[sublimit]

Wigans has just left. This will give us an idea of whats happening

 

[auscyclefan94]

Good luck to debutant and first aussie out, Wes Sulzberger.
Don't let us down or you will not be let back into the country!
Bookwalter must of come home strong!
6th for Morabito! Great! Go bmc!

 

[Anonymous]

Wigans has just left. This will give us an idea of whats happening

No it wont, its just started raining.

looks like he might be lucky, rain at the finish but only the one bend to get through. Later riders may not be nearly so lucky

 

[Publicus]

21 seconds back for Wiggans.

 

[sublimit]

wiggo is 21 seconds down already

 

[Anonymous]

wiggo is 21 seconds down already

and british eurosport have decided stephen roche talking in the studio is more interesting than live pictures

 

[davidw]

Live chat again

For those who'd like to discuss the day's race without hitting RELOAD every few minutes, and without having all your comments saved for Google to find:

http://www.bikechatter.com/chat

 

[auscyclefan94]

21 seconds back for Wiggans.

He aint that good! Don't kill me Dim!

Is this you Dim?

 

[Anonymous]

wiggo is 21 seconds down already

if it stays raining could well be tony martin in yellow. Happy with that, hes in my fantasy team

 

[Shardi]

Brad 21s down at intermediate check.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Martin is a beast!

It will be even closer between him and Fabian than I thought. Martin might as well win this.

 

[Publicus]

And lost another 25 seconds thereafter to finish 46 seconds back.

 

[ingsve]

The rain might ruin most of my fantasy team tactic.

 

[Anonymous]

He aint that good! Don't kill me Dim!

Is this you Dim?

Nope.. Never expect Brad to win the prologue and its now chucking it down with rain all over the course. Brad is on tv now saying he wont win the prologue because he's targetting gc. Geraint and Eddy were skys prologue hopes.

Weather has kicked that into touch.

current top ten

 

[sublimit]

and british eurosport have decided stephen roche talking in the studio is more interesting than live pictures

I might watch ITV4 later but then you have Ligget talking bull****. I think i will have look at Eurosport in a minute or so would be better.

 

[Sophistic]

super disappointing performance by Wiggins, cant just be the weather, he barely beat Popovych who started just after him.

 

[Anonymous]

Brad +45 seconds

Took it very careful in the rain apparently. still no pictures in the UK.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I am sorry Dim but that is a cop out. Wiggins was very dissapointing.

 

[Mellow Velo]

and british eurosport have decided stephen roche talking in the studio is more interesting than live pictures

Not scheduled until 4-30pm.
Expect this to be the norm. The UK is "chat" orientated.