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

[Ferminal]

"A very well experienced squad BMC"

 

[UpTheRoad]

Saxo Bank is a big winner by limiting any additional losses for AC today, although we don't know just yet what Leopard will do.

 

[Jamsque]

I'm amazed about no Rasmussen or Grabsch but there you go. Quite a dumb selection for HTC.

They are taking all their climbers as a rehearsal for having no Cavendish next year.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Well, that was expected...what a way to waste your money!

I betted my money on sky winning. I was close. still I also betted on lotto outperforming bmc and that will happen for sure

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I'm amazed about no Rasmussen or Grabsch but there you go. Quite a dumb selection for HTC.

They were basically forced to take Goss due to MSR, even though he doesn't really have much of function in the team, and is pretty likely to end up causing discord (his presence, not him personally, necessarily).

 

[luckyboy]

Cadel the champion sprinter!

Good thing they didn't use that hideous black kit.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

BMC is so overrated.
Quinziato's day as top TT-er are long gone.
Burghardt has his moments but not more. Schär is inexperienced. The rest are mediocre. Only Evans is really good.

But if they do well as team...

 

[Sofía_]

oh my! Cadel is an ugly guy!

Hushovd will take yellow...Incredible

 

[GroupDK]

leopard 1 check 9.09

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Leopard-Trek same time as Astana.

So Leopard-Astana-Rabobank-Radioshack-HTC all very close

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

trek should take a top 5 as expected.
maybe 5-10 secs better then rabo.

 

[superconfex]

Good time by Trek

 

[sublimit]

Garmin in yellow is a poisoned chalice, they will start feeling the heat for a week or so and then probably crack.. Hopefully.

 

[Bala Verde]

Team leopard 9.09 same time as astana.

 

[Gubby Allen]

Leopard joint 3rd at 1st check - 2secs ahead of Shack & HTC

 

[Fourier]

Leotard 3rd, but at least Frank hasn't crashed yet and Andy's chahhin is still in place

 

[Gubby Allen]

Radioshack finish 3rd.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

shack +10

not bad.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Radioshack +10s
3rd so far

 

[Ferminal]

Horner first over the line ?

 

[No_Balls]

Come on Andy. Drop that chain. You know you can´t shift!

 

[superconfex]

Diesel kicks in for 3rd

 

[GroupDK]

SBS is only losing 17 sec to shack.. not much

 

[Jamsque]

****ing Radioshack. Slower than Skymin, faster than Rabo and knocked off D_T's precious 'fastest over the last section' title.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

htc + 14

no chance sorry dt