Vuelta a España - Stage 1 August 28, TTT Sevilla 16.5km

[icefire]

How lousy must the form/handling skills be to be dropped from the last place in line in the first km?

The narrow section near the start after they cross the first bridge (Puente de Triana) is cobbles

 

[roundabout]

I suppose it was ok from Leaky

 

[Moondance]

Hmmmm... Liqui was pretty close.

Maybe HTC's time wasn't so unbeatable after all.

 

[The Hitch]

Nice comment. What a lovely person you seem to be.

Comments like this often say more about the person saying it than the person recieving it. He seems to me to be influenced by the similar situation Cuddles is in (regretting moving teams whenever he watches a ttt) and as all bullies, he takes it out on others.

 

[Pharazon]

Garmin vs Htc again; my bets on Garmin - they look very strong

 

[ferryman]

Nibali leading in the boys in green. Good time. Lets see what Garmin come in with. They were odds on favourites to take this with the bookmakers.

 

[auscyclefan94]

He's aussie, he's not got one!

your quite the comedian!

Why?

Sometimes you really need to engage your brain before you type. Brailsford should hang himself because a team of non-time triallers did about as expected?

Concentrate on bigging up fly-v;s chances of winning the tour next year and cadels chances of winning the worlds and worry less about slating other teams.

I also think given the history of mental illness and suicide in cycling your comment was in rather poor taste.

1. lampre have no tters
2. Sky should of done better especially with the teams that are beating them
3. Suicide comment was a bit strong but when I said that last time, people took it in the context it was meant in and had a laugh.

 

[Francois the Postman]

I bet they are all happy to ride this at night, rather than in 40 degrees+.

Is that weather hanging around for a while?

 

[Moondance]

14:32 for Mosquera & co.

Not bad at all...

 

[roundabout]

I actually expected a bit better from Xacobeo, but not much time lost anyways

 

[The Hitch]

nice time from xacebo lose 15 secs to nibali. Scarponi lost 2 mins to Nibali in the Giro ttt. 15 secs is nothing to worry about

 

[BroDeal]

1. lampre have no tters
2. Sky should of done better especially with the teams that are beating them
3. Suicide comment was a bit strong but when I said that last time, people took it in the context it was meant in and had a laugh.

As normal, these things can be explained by the Sky bus's mood lighting. Must have been set to breakup blue.

 

[Anonymous]

2. Sky should of done better especially with the teams that are beating them

Why? Are you basing that purely on the general quality of the team, or the actual riders on the particular team..

Who cares anyway, its the prologue. Sky are at the vuelta to pick up some experience for the young riders and try and snatch a stage win maybe two if they are lucky, thats all.

 

[icefire]

I bet they are all happy to ride this at night, rather than in 40 degrees+.

Is that weather hanging around for a while?

At least till Wednesday

 

[Anonymous]

saxo look a right odd bunch in a multitude of different shirts

 

[Moondance]

Why? Are you basing that purely on the general quality of the team, or the actual riders on the particular team..

Who cares anyway, its the prologue. Sky are at the vuelta to pick up some experience for the young riders and try and snatch a stage win maybe two if they are lucky, thats all.

Dude... Manchester United should never finish mid-table.

 

[The Hitch]

Saxo havent been touted too much. They do have the world, blue (dont know what country, argentina?) and most importantly luxemburg tt champions in there.

 

[Moondance]

Saxo havent been touted too much. They do have the world, blue (dont know what country, argentina?) and most importantly luxemburg tt champions in there.

Sverige for Larsson i imagine.

 

[joy118118]

OMG, no more AS!

 

[Sneekes]

your quite the comedian!


1. lampre have no tters
2. Sky should of done better especially with the teams that are beating them
3. Suicide comment was a bit strong but when I said that last time, people took it in the context it was meant in and had a laugh.

You're welcome.

Seriously though, it's only a few seconds lost in a TTT that they were never going to win - so what does it matter?

 

[roundabout]

Fail by Garmin?

 

[The Hitch]

lol. Organisers want to create excitement so they dont show Garmin time.

 

[Moondance]

Shucks.... What did Garmin do????

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

I bet they are all happy to ride this at night, rather than in 40 degrees+.

Is that weather hanging around for a while?

If Seville is anything like Malaga (where I am at the moment) it's still over 30 degrees at 11pm!!

 

[roundabout]

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