Tour de Romandie 2012

[theyoungest]

Interesting result today:

107 Ryder HESJEDAL GRM +14:46

Giro prep mode, or Giro fail mode?

 

[Gloin22]

Interesting result today:

107 Ryder HESJEDAL GRM +14:46

Giro prep mode, or Giro fail mode?

He looked good in Ardnees so I guess Giro prep mode. Hopefully.

 

[El Pistolero]

lol. he will always go by that for me now

I assume this is some inside joke den zwartjoekel

 

[will10]

Interested. But you mean cyclist avatar, don't you? Otherwise I'm not interested

Yep for sure. We on then?

 

[iZnoGouD]

Tiago Machado wins TT and GC tomorrow

easy

 

[gilbertador]

I think people will use Wiggins Paris Nice style bikes, slight technical question....with di2 satellite shifters couldnt you have shifters in the normal place and also on clip on tri bars on a road bike? For this stage I think that would be perfect

 

[will10]

I think people will use Wiggins Paris Nice style bikes, slight technical question....with di2 satellite shifters couldnt you have shifters in the normal place and also on clip on tri bars on a road bike? For this stage I think that would be perfect

Yep, a lot do that on TT bikes now. One of the big advantages of using electric shifters, especially on climbs in TTs.

 

[Parrulo]

Tiago Machado wins TT and GC tomorrow

easy

well he seems to be in good form and he does have a very good itt. if he has a great day and wiggins a bad one it could be possible, very unlikely, but still possible.

 

[Bala Verde]

Another one for LLS? 14k descent and the. 10k to the finish?

Good call.

 

[Froome19]

No one will stand a chance against Talansky tomorow.

 

[liamito]

Rogers was dropped today without helping Wiggo that much (Porte much stronger for example). So why should he finish second? I think it will be hard for him to even make the top-10.

 

[Froome19]

Rogers was dropped today without helping Wiggo that much (Porte much stronger for example). So why should he finish second? I think it will be hard for him to even make the top-10.

Because this year (and always) he has been a much better TT than climber, asides from Willunga... and as it happens tomorows stage is a TT

 

[liamito]

Because this year (and always) he has been a much better TT than climber, asides from Willunga... and as it happens tomorows stage is a TT

most of the time they will be climbing tomorrow.

 

[Froome19]

most of the time they will be climbing tomorrow.

Still a TT is a TT and its not like tomorow is a MTT or anything more up and down.
But still I guess youre right, he is probably being a bit over rated

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I assume this is some inside joke den zwartjoekel

more a wiki joke

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Still a TT is a TT and its not like tomorow is a MTT or anything more up and down.
But still I guess youre right, he is probably being a bit over rated

that's so much bs. or do you want me to post results of perez cuapio in mountain itt's?

 

[Froome19]

that's so much bs. or do you want me to post results of perez cuapio in mountain itt's?

Yeh maybe with a MTT but its not a mountain TT is it?
My point is that he will perform better than his climbing would suggest (not spectacular as some people seem to think) as he will have an advantage over other riders in that he is a superior time triallist so he has a better position etc

 

[roundabout]

Still a TT is a TT and its not like tomorow is a MTT or anything more up and down.
But still I guess youre right, he is probably being a bit over rated

520 meters of climbing in 16km. so about 1/2 MTT

 

[will10]

that's so much bs. or do you want me to post results of perez cuapio in mountain itt's?

I miss Perez Cuapio.

 

[greenedge]

Congrats to LLS.

I think Wiggins might win the overall but Sanchez still has a chance.
I hope Rogers can top 3 he deserves it after all the work he has done.

 

[movingtarget]

Congrats to LLS.

I think Wiggins might win the overall but Sanchez still has a chance.
I hope Rogers can top 3 he deserves it after all the work he has done.

I think both scenarios are unlikely. Sanchez has done well but he won't hold out Wiggins. As much as I would like to see Rogers on the podium he is not the TT rider he used to be and riders like Talansky are only four seconds behind him on GC. Even so would like to see Mick get a result with all of the time off he has had due to illness.

 

[BillytheKid]

Despite the climb, the course suits Wiggins since 3/4 of it will favor those with the better Q factor. Wiggins would have to be massively bad on the climb to loose to Sanchez. Sanchez should be motivated, but could fall off the podium. Talansky should move up, but to the podium would be a stretch. I would not count out Rodgers, Mollema. Don't know about Clement?

 

[movingtarget]

Despite the climb, the course suits Wiggins since 3/4 of it will favor those with the better Q factor. Wiggins would have to be massively bad on the climb to loose to Sanchez. Sanchez should be motivated, but could fall off the podium. Talansky should move up, but to the podium would be a stretch. I would not count out Rodgers, Mollema. Don't know about Clement?

Yeah it will be close for third but I don't think that nine seconds is anywhere near enough for Sanchez to maintain the lead over Wiggins with the way Wiggins has been going over the past few months.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

No rain forecast - but wind gusts of upto 60km/h
http://www.meteocentrale.ch/en/europe/switzerland/weather-crans-montana/details/S067240/
- so weather is unlikely to be big determining factor today.

 

[theyoungest]

No rain forecast - but wind gusts of upto 60km/h
http://www.meteocentrale.ch/en/europe/switzerland/weather-crans-montana/details/S067240/
- so weather is unlikely to be big determining factor today.

Well, the last 30 guys can still win the race, so if the wind picks up a bit toward the afternoon (like last year) it can be a very determining factor.

A certain team might not be so happy to have all 4 of their GC guys starting in the last 20 minutes