USAPCC Prologue: Colorado Springs ITT 8.3km (22/8)

[Duartista]

Henao's technique is not very good, looks like Sky will have to do quite some work with his TT.

His style looked very reminiscent of Cunego.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

he won from a break and finished 11th so it's not like he was in the news every day

But he was an agr winner and up front in all classics and most mountain stages.

So I still think phil and paul are completely wrong as always

 

[Jamsque]

OK point taken... but he has stood on the podium at least four times

He has, but when you count a cyclist's pro wins you never include TTTs in the tally. It would be like calling Jenson Button a two-time F1 world champion because Brawn won the constructor's title while he was there.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

No.
He was too busy talking about the Spanish recession and lopping off that 3rd week, again.

I wish they still were, rather than discussing his likely failure in Europe.

 

[maltiv]

I don't it's BS. Even a non cycling fan knows TDF stage winners, especially on mountains such as Alpe d'Huez.

Nope. Perhaps in Holland...Most people only know of a very few cyclists and they don't know most of the stage winners. But whatever.

 

[jobiwan]

Phil just needs to let Paul pronounce Gobernacion.

 

[jobiwan]

8th for Danny Pate!

 

[Andy99]

. .

Ha, yes. Can you get 'em from proper bike shops?

Apparently they aren't too bad...

 

[Jamsque]

Ha, yes. Can you get 'em from proper bike shops?

Apparently they aren't too bad...

I've got one of last year's models and it's the best bike I've ever owned. Slightly funky SRAM shifters but the frame is fantastic.

 

[jobiwan]

Here comes TOMMY D!!!
15th, not bad!

My goodness, Gretsch and VdV KILLED it!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Eskimo Tom only 15th.

 

[Jamsque]

Wow, fast from Tommy D, didn't think he would be that good.

 

[jobiwan]

Good time for Ben King!

 

[Andy99]

I've got one of last year's models and it's the best bike I've ever owned. Slightly funky SRAM shifters but the frame is fantastic.

I wouldn't have thought Chris would put his name to anything that wasn't spot on, given his perfectionist tendencies.

Must be the first british bike ridden by at least a pro conti level team since Raleigh?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Dave Zee looking like Dr Who.

 

[Moviefan1203]

Good time for Ben King!

I'm eager to see what kind of career this guy has. He's a talented young rider.

 

[Jamsque]

Sevilla much better than Henao.

 

[killswitch]

LOL at Levi and the bottle.

 

[roundabout]

Yikes, I am having Paris-Nice flashbacks. Hopefully the climbers will still make a race of it, but it's not looking good.

 

[Jamsque]

Pretty impressive crowds for a prologue.

Gesink on the course, HE didn't forget his TT bike.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Can anyone update me on the best times?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yikes, I am having Paris-Nice flashbacks. Hopefully the climbers will still make a race of it, but it's not looking good.

Oh cmon, a stage with 2 climbs that go to +3500m altitude will definately cause splits. The Gobernacion guys will certainly cause havoc there

 

[icefire]

Sevilla much better than Henao.

But that's just because he's heavier. Sevilla's always been an awful TTer.

 

[Jamsque]

Can anyone update me on the best times?

Gretch
CVV +2
Bookwalter +4
Forster +6
Voigt +7
Hincapie +7

 

[roundabout]

Oh cmon, a stage with 2 climbs that go to +3500m altitude will definately cause splits. The Gobernacion guys will certainly cause havoc there

There's a 30km downhill and those aren't exactly steep climbs.