USAPCC Stage 3: Vail ITT 16.1km (25/8/2011)

[just some guy]

Tommy D got food poisoning last night apparently

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Zabriskie ****ing obliterated McCartney's time.

To be fair, if I'd have asked 2 hours ago, most people would have expected him at least a minute in front of McCartney.

 

[thirteen]

Captain America by 41 seconds..........or a minute if you are Paul Sherwen.

that's why i was asking earlier... thought he'd crush!

a minute

what's nineteen seconds amongst friends?

 

[trevim]

Tommy D got food poisoning last night apparently

He has been healthy for a long time.... I hope it doesn't affect his performance. The only thing missing for him to have a great season is a win. I hope he gets it somewhere.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Zabriskie
Those are actually quiet fast times. 27 minutes for 16k with 500m gain isn't all that bad.

 

[roundabout]

Zabriskie
Those are actually quiet fast times. 27 minutes for 16k with 500m gain isn't all that bad.

The course record is 25:48 but I assume that was a 1-day TT

 

[trevim]

The course record is 25:48

Who did that?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Zabriskie
Those are actually quiet fast times. 27 minutes for 16k with 500m gain isn't all that bad.

Yup, my calculator makes that 380W on the assumption of a perfectly even rise, so once you add in the actual variation, and altitude, its a pretty decent ride.

 

[roundabout]

Who did that?

Ben Day . That's what the text commentary on the tracker wrote.

 

[trevim]

Ben Day . That's what the text commentary on the tracker wrote.

ah haven't noticed that. Thanks

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Wow. I wonder how bad Andy will suck at this.

 

[Bavarianrider]

The course record is 25:48 but I assume that was a 1-day TT

Oh very intersting thanks!

I kind of like this course.
It's not really a flat TT but also not really a mountain TT. Very interesting to watch.

 

[Jamsque]

Huh, Paul has been saying that the course record is 26'12" by Andy Hampsten...

 

[LaFleur]

Wow. I wonder how bad Andy will suck at this.

I don't think he'll suck very hard, he seems to be taking this quite hard: I'd expect a time between 27.20-27.30 (probably am very wrong and he'll book another 29 or something)

 

[trevim]

I think Schleck is catching someone in front of him! Chad Beyer

 

[thirteen]

Oh very intersting thanks!

I kind of like this course.
It's not really a flat TT but also not really a mountain TT. Very interesting to watch.

i like this one as well.

huh?

Andy catches his minute man

 

[hrotha]

The commentators keep saying the Schlecks are immensely popular. I'm afraid that might be the truth.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Holy ****, are you people seeing this?!?!? Schlecklet is about to pass somebody in a TT!

2 days ago Levi attacks. Now Andy Schleck catches someone in a TT. Earthquake on the east coast of the US.

It's the end of the world, folks.

 

[Publicus]

I think someone put something in my diet coke because I just saw Andy catch and pass his minute man.

EDIT: THough it looks like he went out too hard and is slowing.

 

[trevim]

Holy ****, are you people seeing this?!?!? Schlecklet is about to pass somebody in a TT!

2 days ago Levi attacks. Now Andy Schleck catches someone in a TT. Earthquake on the east coast of the US.

It's the end of the world, folks.

And don't forget that Frank Schleck turned ou to be a great descender....

 

[cyclingPRpro]

Ben Day's record is from the Teva Games. http://www.tevamountaingames.com/summer

 

[Jamsque]

I'm glad that Andy is giving it the old college try today, I expected him to take a day off.

 

[theyoungest]

I think someone put something in my diet coke because I just saw Andy catch and pass his minute man.

Chad Beyer is now officially the worst time trialist in the world

 

[just some guy]

Andy actually looks like he is trying.

 

[this_is_edie]

The commentators keep saying the Schlecks are immensely popular. I'm afraid that might be the truth.

Most on the side of the road follow cycling through versus, so it's sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy thing going on. Versus hypes them, the fans embrace them and versus calls them popular