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

[roundabout]

I said Velits will do a good ride in the TT a few days back.

But *this* good?

 

[The Hitch]

Rodriguez 2 minutes 53 down on Nibali

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Rodriguez down 2:54 to Nibali at the second intermediate time.

 

[Luis Ocaña]

Purito at 2:54 from Nibali

 

[the student]

rodriguez is gone...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Rodriguez is in real trouble.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Rodriguez to drop out of the top 5?
Almost 3 minutes down on the other two, already.

 

[joy118118]

Until two weeks ago, Velits could never TT nor climb with the favourites.

....

No, he can TT. If you check his results you will find he is good.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Rodriguez might lose his podium this way.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Velits fastest time and the Vuelta directors miss it completely

EPIC FAIL.

 

[salixcycling]

KM 31
Roche 38:52 virtual GC
Schleck 39:26 virtual GC +3:06
Mosquera 38:15 virtual GC +0.32
Nibali 38:03 virtual GC +0:00
Rodriguez 40:57 virtual GC +2:21

Finish
LLS 53:46 +1:03
Moncoutie 58:19 +5:36
Garcia 56:06 +3:23
Sastre 54:30 +1:47
Tondo
Danielson 54:36 +1:53
P.Velits 52:43 !!

 

[ak-zaaf]

Until two weeks ago, Velits could never TT nor climb with the favourites.

....

 

[Descender]

Velits fastest time and the Vuelta directors miss it completely

EPIC FAIL.

Uh? They showed it.

 

[MTDave]

What would happen if there was a timing equipment malfunction?

 

[Escarabajo]

No, he can TT. If you check his results you will find he is good.

We expected him (Velits) to be good, but not GOOOOOD.

 

[hrotha]

Gods, Purito is the most awful time trialer ever. I can only laugh at what I said yesterday about the Tour TT being exceptional and Nibali not putting 4 minutes on Purito.

 

[Luis Ocaña]

Peter Velits for 3rd place at GC. Purito will tumble out of it.

 

[kurtinsc]

What was Velits intermediate time in comparison to the other GC people?

 

[roundabout]

What was Velits intermediate time in comparison to the other GC people?

http://www.lavuelta.com/10/en/resultados/crono.html?e=17

 

[Connor Pass]

What was Velits intermediate time in comparison to the other GC people?

What are intermediate time checks?!

Are they the things they have in the Giro and Tour?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Uh? They showed it.

not on belgian tv

 

[Jamsque]

J-Rod is not a terrible Time Trialer all the time, but he is riding a terrible Time Trial today. It happens.

I think this Vuelta is there for Eze to win, now. Nibali cracked the moment he was under real pressure at the last MTF, I think he could lose a minute or more on the penultimate stage.

 

[the student]

bit dissappointing from Frank schleck

 

[salixcycling]

The live tickers are live again

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Fränk Schleck the great time trialist loses almost 4 minutes to Velits