Tuesday 26th April: Tour of Romandie - Prologue: Martigny, 3.5km

[jaylew]

Pino horrible.

 

[superconfex]

Who knows, he might be clean now.

steady.....

 

[Mellow Velo]

Has the Hog been stealin' all of Jani's food?

 

[goggalor]

Brajkovic shouldn't be wearing a skinsuit....

 

[Sasquatch]

He's won the Australian National time trial championship and at 19 he won the U23 Worlds. I don't think that counts as not showing anything when you're talking about a 21 year old.

And in any case, the physical characteristics needed to be a top track rider and those needed to win short flat road time trials are basically the same. He'll learn to take a corner, he'll get stronger as he ages, and he'll win a whole lot of prologues.

He's never won the elite Australian National Time Trial Championships.

And you have just proven my point.

Until he develops as a road cyclist, he won't be winning any prologues or time trials at this level and won't figure up there in the standings. Yet people expect that from him because he's a world record holder on the track. Still a few years away before he wins a race like this. But due to his history, people automatically think he'll ride a solid prologue/time trial at this level. Hence he is overrated on the road at the moment.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Jonathan Old Castle wins...

 

[Moondance]

Congrats to Castroviejo.

First pro win for him?

 

[cineteq]

1. Jonathan Castroviejo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 3:40.42
2. Taylor Phinney (BMC) 3:40.69
3. Leigh Howard (HTC) 3:41.55
4. Geoffrey Lequatre (RadioShack) 3:42.37
5. David Millar (Garmin-Cervélo) 3:42.52
6. Denis Van Winden (Rabobank) 3:43.40
7. Patrick Gretsch (HTC-Highroad) 3:43.90
8. Mark Renshaw (HTC-Highroad) 3:44.06
9. Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) 3:44.37
10. Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) 3:44.42

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1 Castroviejo (EUS) 3:40,42
2 Phinney (BMC) 3:40,69
3 Howard (THR) 3:41,15
4 Lequatre (RSH) 3:42,37
5 Millar (GRM) 3:42,52
6 Van Winden (RAB) 3:43,40

 

[Parrulo]

Jonathan Old Castle wins...

castro doesn't mean castle

 

[The Sheep]

lot of young guns

 

[Christian]

lol Failor Phinney, what a joke ....

No seriously though - last year winner of Flèche du Sud prologue, now almost Romandie. Quite a leap!

 

[Aguirre]

very happy I'm,

Jonathan is a very talented one week racer, who is small and very aerodinamic, very good TT, it reminds me a bit to Berzin, it climbs well, and he is very technical due his body

 

[hrotha]

castro doesn't mean castle

It does. It's an archaic word (from Latin "castrum"). Although maybe -burg would be a better translation, it's more of a fortified town rather than a castle (Jonathan Oldenburg!)

Anyway, glad for Castroviejo. I'm slightly surprised because I thought it'd take him a bit longer to be at this level, but it's not like he's come out of nowhere. Also good to see Phinney up there despite his injuries.

 

[Mellow Velo]

castro doesn't mean castle

Johnny Oldsmobile?
These avatars are very confusing.

 

[Bavarianrider]

What a pathetic event.

 

[theyoungest]

What a pathetic event.

Tony Martin didn't win?

 

[Michielveedeebee]

What a pathetic event.

Is that because of Tony Martin not performing?

 

[superconfex]

stream dyed on me...did wiggo come last of the Brits???

 

[Parrulo]

It does. It's an archaic word (from Latin "castrum"). Although maybe -burg would be a better translation, it's more of a fortified town rather than a castle (Jonathan Oldenburg!)

castro its a small fortified village so not a castle

p.s. you got it right when you edited your post

 

[palmerq]

I quite liked this short prolouge it is a good way to start it I think, kept interesting till the end too.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Is that because of Tony Martin not performing?

No, 2.9km race with a bunch of 90 and 180 degree corners is just a waste of a day.

Tony did perform. Nobody could excpect the diesel to make the Top 10 on sauch a tarck.

 

[jens_attacks]

ahahaha nice to see an euskaltel owning a prologue...good times.
and i guess vino really meant it,he will go for overall.

 

[roundabout]

Talansky must have had a fall

http://sportresult.com/sports/cycling/TDR2011/results/2011/0IND.pdf

 

[Lanark]

No, 2.9km race with a bunch of 90 and 180 degree corners is just a waste of a day.

Tony did perform. Nobody could excpect the diesel to make the Top 10 on sauch a tarck.

Why is that a waste of a day? It's a lot better than just another bunch sprint, with a long ITT later on there is no point in having a long prologue, a short, technical prologue is a pretty good way to start a short stage race IMO.