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

[Gloin22]

Cancellara did a pretty good ITT today, what do you guys think?

He did. BUT the wind shifted and is helping the teams now at the final sector. That played big part.

 

[Carl0880]

Has there ever been an overall contender contribute so little in a TTT as Andy...

 

[Havetts]

Has there ever been an overall contender contribute so little in a TTT as Andy...

Fränk was worse!

Anyways wind has dropped, so there is hardly any wind against on the 2nd part.

 

[The Sheep]

Less wind now according to Boogerd

 

[cineteq]

Cadel has +3 on Thor to spare...

 

[Parrulo]

funny enough is that contador is 1:37 behind schleck after stage 2 and schleck still has to attack to make sure he can keep his lead on the time trial.

in the 2009 time trial contador put 1:48 into schleck.

 

[BYOP88]

Yes, Andy in 2009.

If they had ITT 50km long like they did in the 90's Andy doesn't even make the top 10.

 

[franciep10]

Well Schleck now needs to hold onto contador in the mountains if he can do that he'll win but that's easier said than done.


Edit: Garmin wins Hushovd in yellow, Fantastic ride by BMC though

 

[Bavarianrider]

Because his Austrian and you're German?

No Austrians are usually a lot cooler then Germans but Eisels just a donkey.
By the way Austrians are Bavarians too.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Has there ever been an overall contender contribute so little in a TTT as Andy...

Frank and Gadret today come to mind.

 

[Havetts]

Evans for yellow, ACF is going to cream

 

[Anonymous]

if you are just talking about cadel no... he does not need to worry at all. he could be at the beach the last 2 months and still win.

He'll have to get much better on the rest days, I guess.

 

[Ferminal]

Hushovd... just.

 

[GroupDK]

ouch sad for evans

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hushovd in yellow with 1 second!!!

BMC THE suprise of the TTT with their 2nd place

 

[Havetts]

Oh my god, 1 second short hahahahaha. So unlucky.

 

[luckyboy]

Yes, Andy in 2009.

Good thing his TT is so much better now


Haha wow BMC.

 

[Parrulo]

evans missing yellow by 1 sec. i lol'd

 

[spalco]

Great effort by Evans, so close.

 

[red_flanders]

Wow, close!

 

[Bala Verde]

WAOH BMC second!!!

One second too little to take yellow from hshvd

 

[Ferminal]

Evans beasted that, just like Thor did. Respect.

 

[spalco]

By the way Austrians are Bavarians too.

Stfu. Enough is enough.

 

[Ramira]

Gotta say that this was a lucky escape for Evans. He's been in the yellow before it doesn't mean that much to him. But the energy they would have to use to defend the jersey would totally not be worth it. This is the best he could hope for 2nd on 1 second.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

OPL now at +35s

They are limiting the damage a bit.