Tour of California, Stage 6: Solvang ITT, 24 km

[jobiwan]

The Leipheimer Challenge as it could be called.
Can the 3 time champ get enough time back on Horner?
Will Phinney or Sutherland surprise for the win?

A nice TT, some steep sections, and nice scenery.

Top 15 GC:
1 Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 16:45:35
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:01:15
3 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:01:22
4 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:01:29
5 Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:01:30
6 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:01:36
8 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek 0:01:50
9 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:00
10 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad 0:02:05
11 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:02:34
12 Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:02:37
13 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:02:38
14 Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:02:50
15 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 0:03:19

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[Eric8-A]

This can be good for Zabriskie. After losing his chances at winning the overall, I'm sure he'd want to do something at the race and this is his chance to do it.

 

[mewmewmew13]

I would sure like to see Tom Zirbel kick but* in this one tomorrow.
also would like to see Chris Baldwin get in a great ride, too, but he's prolly a bit tired after being in the break for a long day yesterday...

 

[offbyone]

Go HORNER!

 

[steelciocc]

Baldy!

Saturday's stage to Mt Baldy may force some of the "traditional" favorites to keep it in their pants. This might work in favor of a Zirble or other less accomplished TTer.

I hate to cheer against anyone but I'd prefer a "Baldy" doesn't take it...

 

[auscyclefan94]

Hope Taylor Phinney goes well. Would be nice to see him get at least one win in his national championships jersey.

 

[blaxland]

Hope Taylor Phinney goes well. Would be nice to see him get at least one win in his national championships jersey.

Would also like to see Phinney do well but i think a podium is more likely....Leipheimer will chew this up...But horner will hold on for the lead by say 5-10 seconds only...Maybe Morabito can move up into the top 10 overall?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Would also like to see Phinney do well but i think a podium is more likely....Leipheimer will chew this up...But horner will hold on for the lead by say 5-10 seconds only...Maybe Morabito can move up into the top 10 overall?

Morabito was a little dissapointing yesterday on the climb. His time trial is questionable. It can be good or quite average.

 

[Martin]

Levi 1st, Tejay 2nd, and I pick for 3rd any other from RS or HTC. These two teams rule all ITTs, sometimes with 3-4 riders in the top ten.

 

[kukiniloa]

Levi 1st, Tejay 2nd, and I pick for 3rd any other from RS or HTC. These two teams rule all ITTs, sometimes with 3-4 riders in the top ten.

I think DZ proved his mettle in that Tour of Romandie stage, in spite of the wind change. LL wants to win, And Talansky's Paris-Nice TT performance speaks loudly here.

We may very well see an all American podium...

How much can LL take out of Baldy?

 

[Kwibus]

LL will likely win, but I hope Horner keeps his lead in the GC.
The fact he keeps on saying LL is the teamleader is a little dissapointing. I think Horner has better chances then LL, because of the Baldy finish.

I hope Tjallingi and Boom will reach the podium, but I doubt it.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Considering that there are 2 difficult mountain finishes, 24km are 10km too short!

 

[TeoSheva]

Tuft for a top 3 today

 

[theyoungest]

Saturday's stage to Mt Baldy may force some of the "traditional" favorites to keep it in their pants. This might work in favor of a Zirble or other less accomplished TTer.

The GC riders will go all out, obviously. No keeping it in the pants on their part.

I hope Tjallingi and Boom will reach the podium, but I doubt it.

Boom's form is not great, we've seen that the last few days. Tjallingii... well, it could happen, but I don't think so.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Horni
Leipi
Talanski
Phinni
Tufti

Grabschi the Wurst left the race, but would have been a good choice.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Grabschi the Wurst

This made me lol

 

[Tuarts]

Any start times posted?

 

[RedheadDane]

My hopes are for either Vandborg or "Birdie"

What? It is the "Danish stage" isn't it?

 

[lucybears]

Any start times posted?

1 144 12:45:00 DRISCOLL James JSH USA
2 152 12:46:00 HAGMAN Alex JBC USA
3 173 12:47:00 GAIMON Phil KPC USA
4 157 12:48:00 DICKISON William JBC AUS
5 111 12:49:00 DEL NERO MONTES Jesus APP ESP
6 5 12:50:00 MCCARTNEY Jason RSH USA
7 156 12:51:00 LOUTIT Alastair JBC AUS
8 118 12:52:00 SCHILLINGER Andreas APP GER
9 147 12:53:00 ANTOGNA Fernando JSH ARG
10 122 12:54:00 ANDERSON Ryan CSM CAN
11 172 12:55:00 DAMIANI Luca KPC ITA
12 125 12:56:00 GILBERT Martin CSM CAN
13 158 12:57:00 POWERS Jeremy JBC USA
14 98 12:58:00 WHITE Bradley UHC USA
15 52 12:59:00 DENIFL Stefan LEO AUT
16 167 13:00:00 FRIEDMAN Michael KBS USA
17 95 13:01:00 MENZIES Karl UHC AUS
18 105 13:02:00 ILESIC Aldo Ino TT1 SLO
19 126 13:03:00 LACOMBE Kevin CSM CAN
20 112 13:04:00 BARTA Jan APP CZE
21 176 13:05:00 MILNE Shawn KPC USA
22 134 13:06:00 JACQUES-MAYNES Andy BPC USA
23 27 13:07:00 VELITS Martin THR SVK
24 165 13:08:00 CREED Michael KBS USA
25 117 13:09:00 KÖNIG Leopold APP CZE
26 175 13:10:00 KILUN Roman KPC USA
27 92 13:11:00 FÖRSTER Robert UHC GER
28 73 13:12:00 HAEDO Juan Jose SBS ARG
29 113 13:13:00 SEUBERT Timon APP GER
30 151 13:14:00 VAN ULDEN Bernard JBC USA
31 4 13:15:00 IRIZAR ARRANBURU Markel RSH ESP
32 74 13:16:00 HAEDO Lucas Sebastien SBS ARG
33 128 13:17:00 ROUTLEY Will CSM CAN
34 63 13:18:00 DUGGAN Timothy LIQ USA
35 82 13:19:00 BOOM Lars RAB NED
36 121 13:20:00 TUFT Svein CSM CAN
37 17 13:21:00 VAN SUMMEREN Johan GRM BEL
38 77 13:22:00 JORGENSEN Jonas SBS DEN
39 163 13:23:00 BOWMAN Dan KBS USA
40 56 13:24:00 LUND Anders LEO DEN
41 37 13:25:00 STANNARD Ian SKY GBR
42 146 13:26:00 GUPTILL Andy JSH USA
43 96 13:27:00 PINFOLD Andrew UHC CAN
44 22 13:28:00 EISEL Bernhard THR AUT
45 76 13:29:00 NUYENS Nick SBS BEL
46 114 13:30:00 DIETZIKER Andreas APP SUI
47 107 13:31:00 KOCJAN Jure TT1 SLO
48 72 13:32:00 COOKE Baden SBS AUS
49 168 13:33:00 MUMFORD Reid KBS USA
50 64 13:34:00 KING Edward LIQ USA
51 154 13:35:00 HANSON Ken JBC USA
52 23 13:36:00 GOSS Matthew Harley THR AUS
53 123 13:37:00 BELL Zach CSM CAN
54 53 13:38:00 MORTENSEN Martin LEO DEN
55 143 13:39:00 BORRAJO Aníbal Andres JSH ARG
56 83 13:40:00 VERMELTFOORT Coen RAB NED
57 34 13:41:00 HAYMAN Mathew SKY AUS
58 67 13:42:00 DA DALTO Mauro LIQ ITA
59 65 13:43:00 OSS Daniel LIQ ITA
60 108 13:44:00 MEGIAS LEAL Javier TT1 ESP
61 142 13:45:00 BORRAJO Alejandro Alberto JSH ARG
62 47 13:46:00 PHINNEY Taylor BMC USA
63 25 13:47:00 HOWARD Leigh THR AUS
64 38 13:48:00 SWIFT Ben SKY GBR
65 178 13:49:00 STEMPER James KPC USA
66 97 13:50:00 WEGELIUS Charles UHC GBR
67 57 13:51:00 PEDERSEN Martin LEO DEN
68 155 13:52:00 HERNANDEZ Sergio JBC USA
69 115 13:53:00 GOTTFRIED Alexander APP GER
70 68 13:54:00 WURF Cameron LIQ AUS
71 6 13:55:00 MURAVYEV Dmitriy RSH KAZ
72 81 13:56:00 FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar RAB ESP
73 162 13:57:00 ANTHONY Jesse KBS USA
74 7 13:58:00 KING Benjamin RSH USA
75 138 13:59:00 VENNELL Jeremy BPC NZL
76 35 14:00:00 HENDERSON Gregory SKY NZL
77 102 14:01:00 BODROGI Lazlo TT1 FRA
78 106 14:02:00 KOBZARENKO Valeryi TT1 UKR
79 116 14:03:00 HUZARSKI Bartosz APP POL
80 88 14:04:00 TJALLINGII Maarten RAB NED
81 75 14:05:00 MAJKA Rafal SBS POL
82 58 14:06:00 VOIGT Jens LEO GER
83 135 14:07:00 MACH Paul BPC USA
84 54 14:08:00 FUGLSANG Jakob LEO DEN
85 137 14:09:00 THOMPSON Jay Robert BPC RSA
86 161 14:10:00 BAJADALI Andy KBS USA
87 164 14:11:00 CANDELARIO Alex KBS USA
88 145 14:12:00 ZIRBEL Tom JSH USA
89 177 14:13:00 RYTLEWSKI Jake KPC USA
90 166 14:14:00 DONALD Jason KBS USA
91 101 14:15:00 BERTOGLIATI Rubens TT1 SUI
92 136 14:16:00 PIPP Frank BPC USA
93 8 14:17:00 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar RSH ESP
94 124 14:18:00 EUSER Lucas CSM USA
95 45 14:19:00 LOUDER Jeffry BMC USA
96 48 14:20:00 ROE Timothy BMC AUS
97 28 14:21:00 VELITS Peter THR SVK
98 93 14:22:00 JONES Christopher UHC USA
99 84 14:23:00 MARTENS Paul RAB GER
100 26 14:24:00 PATE Danny THR USA
101 171 14:25:00 DAY Benjamin KPC AUS
102 2 14:26:00 BUSCHE Matthew RSH USA
103 42 14:27:00 EIJSSEN Yannick BMC BEL
104 78 14:28:00 VANDBORG BACH Brian SBS DEN
105 132 14:29:00 BALDWIN Christopher BPC USA
106 104 14:30:00 EFIMKIN Alexander TT1 RUS
107 66 14:31:00 BELLOTTI Francesco LIQ ITA
108 133 14:32:00 BRITTON Rob BPC CAN
109 11 14:33:00 ZABRISKIE David GRM USA
110 94 14:34:00 MEIER Christian UHC CAN
111 141 14:35:00 ROMERO AMARAN Luis JSH CUB
112 148 14:36:00 WREN Tyler JSH USA
113 86 14:37:00 NIERMANN Grischa RAB GER
114 62 14:38:00 CARUSO Damiano LIQ ITA
115 33 14:39:00 FROOME Chris SKY GBR
116 41 14:40:00 HINCAPIE George BMC USA
117 127 14:41:00 MCCARTY Jonathan Patrick CSM USA
118 43 14:42:00 BOOKWALTER Brent BMC USA
119 44 14:43:00 MOINARD Amael BMC FRA
120 15 14:44:00 MARTIN Daniel GRM IRL
121 46 14:46:00 MORABITO Steve BMC SUI
122 16 14:48:00 TALANSKY Andrew GRM USA
123 61 14:50:00 SAGAN Peter LIQ SVK
124 21 14:52:00 VAN GARDEREN Tejay THR USA
125 87 14:54:00 TEN DAM Laurens RAB NED
126 55 14:56:00 GERDEMANN Linus LEO GER
127 13 14:58:00 HESJEDAL Ryder GRM CAN
128 51 15:00:00 SCHLECK Andy LEO LUX
129 91 15:02:00 SUTHERLAND Rory UHC AUS
130 18 15:04:00 VANDEVELDE Christian GRM USA
131 12 15:06:00 DANIELSON Tom GRM USA
132 1 15:08:00 LEIPHEIMER Levi RSH USA
133 3 15:10:00 HORNER Christopher RSH USA

 

[Cal_Joe]

For anyone planning to go to this stage - avoid Solvang. Los Olivos, at the north end of the loop, is much less crowded.

 

[Cobblestoned]

This made me lol

He really looked like a Weisswurst in his TT-WC-kit.
A Wurst with coloured stripes.

 

[Anonymous]

when will tv coverage start?

 

[Moondance]

My CQ team would very much appreciate a Boom-Phinney 1-2... If only their competitors would cooperate.

 

[jaylew]

Leipheimer
Phinney
Sutherland
Boom
Horner
Talansky
TJVG
Zirbel
Bookwalter

 

[GoAndyGo]

I like Leipheimer today. This is his only chance to pull back time on Horner. I don't see Radioshack letting Horner and Leipheimer duke it out on Baldy and mess up a 1-2 finish. Last year I think he gained almost a minute and a half on Horner in the ITT.

I wanted to see Taylor Phinney TT today but he lost so much time on Sierra Rd that I think he'll be off the course by the time coverage is picked up at 4:55 EST/1:55 PST.