Tour of Britain 5-12 September 2021

[MartinGT]

I think Ribble will do well today, they've got some big engines. They may even do better than Movistar tbh

 

[BlueRoads]

Hm, I'm trying to get the schedule... does anyone have one? I see the time-table on the official site, first team starting at 13.05... local time, I presume?
Does anybody know which team starts when?

 

[search]

Hm, I'm trying to get the schedule... does anyone have one? I see the time-table on the official site, first team starting at 13.05... local time, I presume?
Does anybody know which team starts when?

13:05 local, yeah

(apart from Rally with the race leader starting last, it's based on team classification)

 

[Jagartrott]

TJV will be without a rider (Chris Harper) for the TTT. And Tony Martin looked fairly spent by all the kilometers he spend in front pulling the peloton. Not sure Jumbo will have their usual great result in this type of race, but we'll see.

Irrelevant. The plan for the TJV boys was to anyway follow Wout's wheel and enjoy the ride.

 

[search]

from yesterday's communiqué

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

TTT predictions? Hope I'm wrong but:

1. Ineos
2. Jumbo
3. Quickstep

 

[Savant12]

from yesterday's communiqué

As I was going to St. Ives, I met a rider from Alpecin-Fenix urinating in public.

 

[MrTea1976]

I reckon he's seen worse from tourists.

The British squads may TTT better than expected today. I expect Derbados to get mentioned multiple times.

 

[search]

I think Ribble will do well today, they've got some big engines. They may even do better than Movistar tbh

yeah, they also have specifically targeted this, including a recon of the course, TTT training, no wasted energies in breakaway during the first two days and so on, with the aim to get close to the win. Some of their riders crashed on day 1, though, resulting in a swallen ankle for Bigham.

 

[MartinGT]

I reckon he's seen worse from tourists.

The British squads may TTT better than expected today. I expect Derbados to get mentioned multiple times.

But they don't cause road closures

 

[Carols]

GCN not showing todays stage?????

I guess I paid GCN so I could watch Tiz

 

[CTQ]

GCN not showing todays stage?????

I guess I paid GCN so I could watch Tiz

it's on GCN, i don't have LIVE NOW for the stage, only WATCH REPLAY, but if i click on stage 3, it's on.

 

[MartinGT]

GCN not showing todays stage?????

I guess I paid GCN so I could watch Tiz

It's on now.

 

[MartinGT]

it's on GCN, i don't have LIVE NOW for the stage, only WATCH REPLAY, but if i click on stage 3, it's on.

Yes for some reason it says watch reply.

Ribble look a bit sus which I wasn't expecting.

 

[MartinGT]

Is it normal to have the riders sat waiting to start on the ramp for an age?

 

[Carols]

It's on now.

It just came on here now .

 

[MrTea1976]

St. Piran at 22.54. What is going to be a good time?

 

[MartinGT]

Here comes TJV. Well, they'll be on the ramp for 20 minutes first

 

[search]

St. Piran at 22.54. What is going to be a good time?

They were 50s slower than Ribble at the split already, so probably around 20 minutes?

German ES guy said the time limit is only 15%, btw. No idea if true, though. Would result in a lot of OTLs

 

[MrTea1976]

21.31 for Ribble.

 

[MartinGT]

Impressive from Ribble!

 

[MrTea1976]

Caja Rural chaingang!

 

[search]

Jumbo only 5s quicker than Ribble at the split. Their 2nd part wasn't quite as good, though, by the look of it

 

[MartinGT]

TJV don't look good!

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Chaos for JV!