Vuelta a España - Stage 17 - Peñafiel individual time trial, 46 km

[Jamsque]

spartacus with an aprox 51kph avg for the first 15km

Only 1 s/km faster than Ignatiev, though. Batteries must be flat.

 

[Ney the Viking]

spartacus with an aprox 51kph avg for the first 15km

That seems like stage winning tempo, no? Is it headwind or tailwind on the first half?

 

[Fourier]

51.576 kph to be precise, according to CN live report.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Only 1 s/km faster than Ignatiev, though. Batteries must be flat.

so 42 seconds faster than Ignatiev isnt decent? (over the whole stage i mean)

 

[Jamsque]

so 42 seconds faster than Ignatiev isnt decent? (over the whole stage i mean)

Oh it's decent for sure, it may not be enough if one of the other TT specialists is having a good day.

 

[Fourier]

Fäbu already has 30 seconds over Zabriskie, I think that is a good indication that he is on a winning pace. I think Ignatiev just started all-out.

 

[ingsve]

Farrar taking it really slow. Lost 3.11 to the first check.

 

[insideout leadout]

Fäbu already has 30 seconds over Zabriskie, I think that is a good indication that he is on a winning pace. I think Ignatiev just started all-out.

That stache of his is taking up way to much wind....2 seconds per km.

 

[Fourier]

That stache of his is taking up way to much wind....2 seconds per km.

And on time trials there are no time bonuses for style

 

[ingsve]

Something must be wrong with one of Lars Baks times. He's supposedly gained over a minute on everyone else between 15km and 31km. Either that or something happened in the first part.

 

[Ney the Viking]

wow the offical live ticker suuuucks. No intermediate times, and very infrequent and badly written updates. "of the first 25 of todays readers only one is spanish" lol.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Something must be wrong with one of Lars Baks times. He's supposedly gained over two minutes on everyone else between 15km and 31km.

Bak just rules GOGOGO Lars!

 

[insideout leadout]

Bak just hit the button...never thought anyone would notice.

 

[Jamsque]

Bak just hit the button...never thought anyone would notice.

He stole Fabo's bike!

 

[Ney the Viking]

He stole Fabo's bike!

Not to be a spoiltsport or anything, but do anyone actually think thats funny anymore

 

[theyoungest]

Not to be a spoiltsport or anything, but do anyone actually think thats funny anymore

Insideout's joke was quite funny, until Jamsque explained it, thus killing it in the process.

 

[ingsve]

Cancellara increases speed to 52.39 km/h

 

[Ney the Viking]

Insideout's joke was quite funny, until Jamsque explained it, thus killing it in the process.

Guess its just me that finds the whole motor thing too stupid and silly to be funny at all

 

[insideout leadout]

He stole Fabo's bike!

Guess what...he stole it back according to the 2nd time check.

 

[Fourier]

Spartacus avg aprox 52.4kph at 31km

 

[Jamsque]

Maybe he heard his timecheck and decided to up the pace a little.

David Millar out on course, I hope he can podium.

 

[Fourier]

Does someone remember which/when was Millar's last ITT win?

 

[insideout leadout]

Guess its just me that finds the whole motor thing too stupid and silly to be funny at all

Im still a newbie at this forum...so Im not over the threshold just yet

 

[The Hitch]

Only 1 s/km faster than Ignatiev, though. Batteries must be flat.

Spartacus usually pulls time out at the end when people are even in him. Like when he was 9 s down at the tds halfway, and everyone was shocked, but surprise surprise he ended up winning it by 1 s.

 

[The Hitch]

Does someone remember which/when was Millar's last ITT win?

Im guessing 3 dsays of de panne or the criterium international. Whichever one came last.