Tour of California Stage 7: Los Angeles TT (33.6 km)

[issoisso]

Jens "Wheelsucker" Voigt.

No, make that Saxo "Wheelsuckers" Bank.

Pfft. That guy's always the same. Never attacks, just sucks wheels

 

[maltiv]

There is mad drafting going on at this TT.

well situations like this are not supposed to occur unless a rider is caught or if a rider catches someone, in which case one of them is clearly faster than the other and there won't be any drafting. When the course is made like this however, I don't see how they can avoid it, unless they slow down...

 

[articbones]

Um, is Rogers carrying something in the front of of his skinsuit?

Martin flying.

Martin and Rogers both seem to have a camelbak type thing down the front of their suit. Maybe to help keep cool?

 

[issoisso]

Either Sagan is having a brilliant day, or Levi's having a bad one.

Levi should've caught him.

 

[goggalor]

Cheeky Levi.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Kirby and Backstedt savaging the organisation and the lack of split timings, static cameras giving us splits so we can actively compare...

 

[issoisso]

Leipheimer 21:04. Loses a bit to Martin. 12 secs

 

[santacruz]

Wow Dave Z has his right hand on top of his left hand, intertwined, in just one of the aero rests, sketchy!!

looks like levi went with a 5 spoke carbon front wheel, mich rogers went with spokes and deep dish... what about dave..

 

[rides like a girl]

i don't know why the course is set this way...except AEG is part of ATOC...and AEG operates Staples Center...so they want to have their palace in middle of this race...There are better courses for this in LA...but maybe not round and round Staples Center for AEG

 

[The Sheep]

3 Germans on the podium for now

 

[issoisso]

Looking good for my bet on the stage win

 

[santacruz]

OMG Jens Voigt tore off his handle bars at the finish line and threw them through the clock, with an explosion!!!

DAVE Z NEW BEST INTERMEDIATE WOOO, LEVI FORGOT HIS SPECIAL FORMULA RICE CAKES LOSING TIME TO DAVE YAHHH!!!!

curse you Rogers, flat tire flat tire flat tire

 

[issoisso]

WOW Zabriskie destroys the intermediate split.

By over half a minute

 

[The Sheep]

Rogers even faster

 

[issoisso]

And Levi's finally passed Sagan.

Rogers goes past the intermediate.


Zabriskie pretty much has won the ToC

Rogers even faster

Eh? He has the same time as Martin

 

[kjetilraknerud]

This is really close, exciting stuff!

 

[Condorman]

Wow Dave Z has his right hand on top of his left hand, intertwined, in just one of the aero rests, sketchy!!

looks like levi went with a 5 spoke carbon front wheel, mich rogers went with spokes and deep dish... what about dave..

Leo Kottke sang (in The Other Day(near Santa Cruz))
"there are no chicks in Santa Cruz"

good that you have Dave Z to cream over

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

@Isso: Zabriskie has won? How, when Rogers is faster

 

[rides like a girl]

i accept all the remarks about the city i work in...crazy course...lack of cameras...except when the eurosport dudes who complained about the hot and sticky weather...it is only 70 degrees...21 celsius that is our usual spring weather...and not even smoggy...complain about all the other stuff...because I am too...but the weather is the one thing that is right...maybe only right thing...

 

[Lance Armstrong]

And Levi's finally passed Sagan.

He's doing something wrong. Levi was starting before Sagan.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

@Isso: Zabriskie has won? How, when Rogers is faster

I ask the same question!

 

[issoisso]

@Isso: Zabriskie has won? How, when Rogers is faster

I get it now. Whoever these commentators are, they gave Zabriskie's time wrong.

Awesome.

Never trust australians

 

[Cervelo77]

Leipheimer trailing at the first split!

 

[santacruz]

Rogers burned his legs too early, Zabriskie will DESTROY!!!

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Leipheimer trailing at the first split!

Hardly surprising, Zabriske and Rogers are better time triallers than Leipheimer.