USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 7; Denver ITT, 15.3 km

[SafeBet]

This is gonna be close.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

This is gonna be close.

vandevelde is goign to take this. I like

 

[Jason_Mercier]

I think 21 seconds are too much for Tejay. Also Vandevelde is on fire.

 

[BillytheKid]

The P5...why is it legal?

 

[goggalor]

Looks like VDV.

 

[Afrank]

Van Garderen 2nd!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

vdv actually faster 2 seconds than phinney in 2nd part. amazing

 

[SafeBet]

Impressive by Vandevelde.

 

[Afrank]

I think Vande Velde will take it.

 

[goggalor]

Absolutely awesome TT by VDV. 10" off Phinney!

 

[Warhawk]

Also lost the 2nd place to Tejay I believe.

 

[SafeBet]

And Bottle third in GC.

 

[killswitch]

VDV wins. What's happened to LL's tting?

 

[BillytheKid]

Vandevelde
Van Ganderen
Leipheimer

Don't trust the tacker.
Fulgsang must have gone fast 6th GC? Did not see it.

No, Matt Busche 6th GC. Shout out to to Zia Velo.

 

[screaming fist]

Nice to see how happy Tommy Danielson is about his team mate's win.

 

[Afrank]

Stage Results
1. Phinny
2. Vande Velde
3. Van garderen
4. Velits
5. Danielson
6. Zirbel
7. Nibali
8. Kangert
9. Leipheimer
10. Zabriskie

 

[screaming fist]

Actually, Levi's lucky. I've just seen the podium on the stream and have no idea how he should have made in onto that top step.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rincon drops from 5 to 15 in GC...

 

[BillytheKid]

Great venue today. The race was much improve over last year dispite some room to grow.

Congrats to Christian Vandevelde.

Thank you all for tuning in.

 

[luckyboy]

lol never thought I'd see the day when Levi loses a GC on the TT

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Levi's ITT has been bad this year

 

[maltiv]

Levi's ITT has been bad this year

Yeah he's been struggling in the ITTs since he broke his leg. He smashed the TT in San Luis, though.

 

[luckyboy]

Was this a lot better than Cali this year? Only saw today's stage, Phil just said its now the number one stage race in the US

Levi's ITT has been bad this year

yeah it's just he's always seen as a guy who gains in TTs and then hangs on etc.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Was this a lot better than Cali this year? Only saw today's stage, Phil just said its now the number one stage race in the US

The racing was pretty good, largely because Garmin were super aggressive. The TV coverage was very poor, with the feed regularly going down. The crowds however seemed huge and very keen.

You could make a case for it being the top race in the US, but it would be largely based on the crowds. They also have the right topography to make the best parcours, but they haven't really used it so far.

 

[screaming fist]

Was this a lot better than Cali this year? Only saw today's stage, Phil just said its now the number one stage race in the US

It really was the most exciting race with the best racing out of the three big American races (thanks to Garmin and Jens Voigt). The "numer one" quote is exageragted none the less, California surely is bigger in terms of world wide coveraged, budget etc etc