Tour of the Basque Country 2012

[Bavarianrider]

No pictures of Tony?

 

[burning]

At this point they're still minute men - Tony Martin the last to go at 1 minute intervals.

Edit:
Sorry to say it, but André Cardoso is truly awful in the Contre-le-Montre.

15:57 Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil-DCM)
15:58 David López (Movistar Team)
15:59 Maxime Monfort (RadioShack-Nissan)

He really lost 2 minutes to him

 

[Publicus]

With the rain it will be really hard to tell if it is snot and drool on Tony's face or just rain.

 

[Ruudz0r]

@liveciclismo giving a few occasional twitter updates.

@cnewton753 (giving a few about the Brits)

All I can find.

http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1300/tour-des-flandres-espoirs-1-ncup.html

 

[hatcher]

http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1300/tour-des-flandres-espoirs-1-ncup.html

Fabulous. Thanks!

 

[Cancellator]

Tony not looking great...

 

[jens_attacks]

tony climbing 10% ramps in the tt bars like ulle

 

[Havetts]

my god, those corners.. O_O

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Martin descending like a lass

 

[Lexman]

pff what a roads with that rain...

 

[jens_attacks]

tony almost lost the back wheel from the ground i think,it slipped

 

[Publicus]

There's just no place to get a rhythm going. Great course

 

[Frosty]

Hate these narrow, twisty descents. Can sometimes feel like you're going slower down than you were going up!

 

[Cancellator]

Everyone looks like they're moving in slow-mo

 

[BillytheKid]

tony almost lost the back wheel from the ground i think,it slipped

I'd go with a road bike...but nobody is so the trade off must be creep through the wet technical to take back on what's wide open

 

[Marco Pantani]

Terrible descending by Martin.

 

[Frosty]

Pinotti 3 seconds down at the intermediate point

 

[Publicus]

Navarro is on the road. Guaranteed new best time.

 

[Havetts]

Terrible descending by Martin.

We are not going to see anyone fly through this descend though.

 

[Cancellator]

Maybe road bike with TT bars would have been the better option?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I'd go with a road bike...

Road bike with aero bars, like the Cinque Terre Giro ITT from 2009, probably the best compromise, cos that out-and-back middle section is one where you'd want to be able to get into an aero position and drive for it.

 

[cineteq]

Navarro is on the road. Guaranteed new best time.

He's looking pretty solid!

 

[Marco Pantani]

We are not going to see anyone fly through this descend though.

I know, but that was really poor.

 

[Gloin22]

So who's leading so far ?

 

[Frosty]

Rogers 19th at the intermediate point.