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

[Dutchsmurf]

If there really is a bit of headwind at the home strech, then I seriusly doubt we will get much more than 55-56, and 60-65 sounds insane.

Maybe he meant riding at 60-65, not the average. With the corners and the start that would make sense.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rabobank slightly faster than Saxo Bank as predicted

 

[Jamsque]

Rabo ought to be putting big chunks of time in to Saxo but they are less than 3 seconds quicker after 9km

 

[Ney the Viking]

Rabo and saxo really close at 9km. 9:10 for rabo. So decent so far by Saxo, or bad by rabo

 

[Gubby Allen]

Rabobank quickest at first check, but only just.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rabo ought to be putting big chunks of time in to Saxo but they are less than 3 seconds quicker after 9km

The first part is very fast and don't disregard Saxo Bank, it's still the team of Contador.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Rabobank 3 seconds faster than Saxo. Now I guess we need to wait for Garmin to give it all a bit more meaning.

 

[The Hitch]

euskatel already so much down on an average time by saxo, not looking good for samu. poor hitch.

I said EE would lose well over a minute but the experts on these boards told me i was being dramatic.

Where are you rain

 

[ChopperArris]

Maybe he meant riding at 60-65, not the average. With the corners and the start that would make sense.

Nope...definitely average...

"On the way out we spend 10mins at 75k..."
"Super-fast on the way out - really quick to the 1st checkpoint"
"We'll have an average of over 60k - 60-65 if the conditions hold"

 

[Tuarts]

What's a Lucozade bottle doing in the Rabobank train?

 

[Jamsque]

Solid from AG2R.

 

[Gubby Allen]

All 9 AG2R in, in second place.

 

[Delicato]

Guees the wind direction has changed in the final part,if so, Saxo is in major trouble.

 

[spalco]

Will be interesting if Saxo kept up their speed relative to Rabo in the second half.

 

[Ney the Viking]

I have a feeling Saxo died a bit on the last 5k

 

[Gloin22]

Any streams guys ??

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Liquigas next up - basso & co

 

[dlwssonic]

saxo were fast at the first bit but they lost some riders at the end. Rabo will gain more time.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

bit bad from the french tv-directors to follow ag2r and fdjeux the entire time when Rabobank is riding

 

[Thomsena]

bit bad from the french tv-directors to follow ag2r and fdjeux the entire time when Rabobank is riding

It really is, yes.

 

[UpTheRoad]

Any streams guys ??

This one is working well for me at the moment:

http://www.fromsportcom.com/v-2/10/16/v-301618.html

Steephill.tv has the rest.

 

[Ney the Viking]

FDJ 11 secs behind @ 9k's

 

[dlwssonic]

seeing how close FDJ time is to saxo and rabo, I dont think saxo and rabos time is that great.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

seeing how close FDJ time is to saxo and rabo, I dont think saxo and rabos time is that great.

The first checkpoint always says the least. History has taught us that much.

Don't draw early conclusions. The finish is at 23km, not 9km

2nd point: Rabobank still 3 seconds faster than Saxo

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Rabo 3s better than Saxo at last control