Tour de France Stage 2 (3/7/11) - Les Essarts 23km TTT

[Ramira]

Well, they haven't been fast enough if they arrive with a full team of 9

While it's true that 9 is too many, if a team is very balanced they might well put in a top time and come in with 7/8. In the giro TTT 3 of the 4 top teams came in with 7 or 8.

 

[Scansorial]

Did you guys see this?

 

[Gubby Allen]

Tosatto gone now with all the corners, down to 5 but almost home.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

What's with Contador having a different helmet fro the rest of Saxo?

 

[No_Balls]

Contador doing a lot of work at the front.

What a top top rider.

Looking a bit better today, alright.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Saxo 25:16

Sorry 25:16 not insane record time

 

[Gubby Allen]

My winning prediction of 24:27 looks reasonable, saxo about 45 secs down on that.

 

[Spine Concept]

Saxo 23:16

It's 25:16 actually, very good time.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Saxo 23:16

25:16

you didnt look correctly

 

[sultanofhyd]

Whats the average speed guys?

 

[Bavarianrider]

average dropped on the last few kms

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Euskaltel at 2nd point
2.

EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:17:39 00:00:38

 

[cineteq]

Vacansoleil slower then Euskaltel...

5 riders crashed yesterday...

 

[Ney the Viking]

25:16

you didnt look correctly

I just can't type worth*bleep*

 

[Dutchsmurf]

My winning prediction of 24:27 looks reasonable, saxo about 45 secs down on that.

45 seconds on a team like HTC would be a good result for Saxo, so looks like they did a great job so far.

 

[Pantani_lives]

It could be the fastest TTT ever.

 

[BillytheKid]

What's with Contador having a different helmet fro the rest of Saxo?

That's his multi-grand tour helmet.

 

[spalco]

Did you guys see this?

Hm, the cycling cow is a cannibal?

What does this mean, the "balanced steak"?

 

[sultanofhyd]

Euskaltel 38 down already, poor Sammy.

 

[Tuarts]

Brief look at results from yesterday and these are the teams and riders who can get yellow (presuming they win and stay with the team):

Lotto: Gilbert
BMC: Evans
Garnin: Hushovd
Movistar: Rojas
Sky: Thomas
RadioShack: Kloden
Cofidis: Taaramae
HTC: Martin
Leopard: Gerdemann
Europcar: Voeckler
Lampre: Cunego
Astana: Vinokourov
AG2R: Roche
Katusha: Silin
Liquigas: Paterski
Quickstep: Boonen
FDJ: Meersman
Movistar: Gutierrez

Unsure on the others

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Samu doing a seriously long turn.

And Team Gadret sucking wheels.

 

[AussieGoddess]

you do have to feel for Samu ...

 

[Gubby Allen]

AG2R through 1st point in 3rd behind Euskatel.

 

[No_Balls]

Samu needs to drop Euskatel. Another team would do him good.

 

[woodie]

You might want to rephrase that.

Anyway, Saxo is looking pretty ragged.

Oh yeah, I didn't even think of that, how about upbeat and excited?