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Is Mas even better than O'Connor in a TT? Hoping O'Connor blows Mas up tomorrow.
Their head to head in flat TTs suggest O'Connor has a fighting chance.
Don't know what happened in the stage 1 TT, O'Connor really had a shocker.
I'm pulling for O'Connor and think he will smash it. Decathlon are a new force this year!
Their head to head in flat TTs suggest O'Connor has a fighting chance.
Don't know what happened in the stage 1 TT, O'Connor really had a shocker.
I'm pulling for O'Connor and think he will smash it. Decathlon are a new force this year!
| # | Date | Race | Enric Mas | Ben O'Connor | Profile | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-08-17 | La Vuelta Ciclista a España | Stage 1 (ITT) | 32 | 58 | 12 | ||||||
| 2 | 2024-03-04 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 (ITT) | 43 | 22 | 10 | ||||||
| 3 | 2023-06-07 | Critérium du Dauphiné | Stage 4 (ITT) | 55 | 5 | 31.1 | ||||||
| 4 | 2023-03-06 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 (ITT) | 23 | 17 | 11.5 | ||||||
| 5 | 2022-08-30 | La Vuelta ciclista a España | Stage 10 (ITT) | 9 | 11 | 30.9 | ||||||
| 6 | 2022-08-19 | La Vuelta ciclista a España | Stage 1 (TTT) | 10 | 13 | 23.3 | ||||||
| 7 | 2022-07-01 | Tour de France | Stage 1 (ITT) | 67 | 78 | 13.2 | ||||||
| 8 | 2022-06-08 | Critérium du Dauphiné | Stage 4 (ITT) | 19 | 14 | 31.9 | ||||||
| 9 | 2021-07-17 | Tour de France | Stage 20 (ITT) | 27 | 31 | 30.8 | ||||||
| 10 | 2021-06-30 | Tour de France | Stage 5 (ITT) | 26 | 31 | 27.2 | ||||||
| 11 | 2021-06-02 | Critérium du Dauphiné | Stage 4 (ITT) | 46 | 13 | 16.4 | ||||||
| 12 | 2021-04-05 | Itzulia Basque Country | Stage 1 (ITT) | 56 | 88 | 13.89 | ||||||
| 13 | 2017-06-07 | Critérium du Dauphiné | Stage 4 (ITT) | 54 | 57 | 23.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 2017-03-21 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Stage 2 (TTT) | 10 | 19 | 41.3 | ||||||
| 15 | 2016-07-27 | Tour Alsace | Prologue | 52 | 90 | 7.1 | ||||||
| 16 | 2016-06-18 | Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc | Stage 4 (ITT) | 3 | 18 | 7.5 |
I'd think O'Connor is better than Mas, but not necessarily in Spain.
Küng didn't look great anymore the past week, and normally a late ITT favors GC guys. But it's not like there are many with a chance indeed. And McNulty looked even worse.
Küng didn't look great anymore the past week, and normally a late ITT favors GC guys. But it's not like there are many with a chance indeed. And McNulty looked even worse.
This indeed seems to be the case. More tailwind for late starters, cross or even some headwind for earlier starters. So it's not going to be a fair TT.
Question is if Gaudu will be able to keep Lipowitz behind him. In the opening time trial of this race, Gaudu lost around 2.5 seconds per km to the German, but in the one in Romandie, which was harder, the difference was 3 seconds. However Lipowitz will have to claw back 4 seconds pr km tomorrow, so the 16 seconds Gaudu gained on him today may possibly have decided that battle, although Lipowitz TT level after 3 weeks is still unknown, and a complete Gaudu disaster wouldn't really come as a surprise.
Using comparisons from prior races seems to reinforce the current trend favors Mas. Doesn't matter what happened 6 months ago. Form in a GT is what you have now. I'd give them even chances which makes it very exciting.
Meh, meh, meh...how will the riders feel after today? I would argue that Gaudu finished the stage fresher than the other two, who were exposed and played yo-yo, agonized in the final.
Primoz has the bag. Ben vs. Enric is a tough call. Interesting. I will watch.
Of course, I want the Swiss and FDJ to win. Allez Stefan!
Second without issue but with around the same time gap as O’Connor currently to Roglic but the others are further behind due to Roglic getting more time over Almeida to be safe for the TT.
2nd Almeida 2 mins back, O’Connor and Mas 3-4 mins back.
For TT comparisons, of course it matters...
Or do you think Berrade will beat Skjelmose tomorrow?
He was only 8 seconds slower on stage 1 so I wouldn’t rule it out entirely
O'Connor is much better TTer than Mas. He should maintain the second place.
All I get from this is that Mas is systematically better at GT ITTs and a disaster at Dauphiné ITTsO'Connor vs Mas timetrials which the both raced
I'd be happy with either a McNulty or Campenaerts win, and for Primoz to stay upright. That's my wish list for today.
Campenaerts says he is fine again and just saved himself yesterday.
Primoz Roglic snelt in slottijdrit probleemloos naar vierde Vuelta-winst, Küng pakt de etappe
Primoz Roglic (34) heeft zijn vierde Vuelta-overwinning op zijn naam geschreven. In de afsluitende tijdrit liep hij zelfs nog uit op de andere klassementsmannen. Stefan Küng (30) was dan weer de winnaar van de race tegen de klok en heeft zo zijn eerste overwinning in een grote ronde beet.
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The English translation said Victor has been freed from diarrhea, I'm happy to hear Víctor has been "freed" from diarrhea as well! 🤣Campenaerts says he is fine again and just saved himself yesterday.
Primoz Roglic snelt in slottijdrit probleemloos naar vierde Vuelta-winst, Küng pakt de etappe
Primoz Roglic (34) heeft zijn vierde Vuelta-overwinning op zijn naam geschreven. In de afsluitende tijdrit liep hij zelfs nog uit op de andere klassementsmannen. Stefan Küng (30) was dan weer de winnaar van de race tegen de klok en heeft zo zijn eerste overwinning in een grote ronde beet.
Nice to see the Vuelta finishing with a TT instead of a sprint stage.
I think its between Kung, McNulty and Roglic but I am going with the American for the win.
I think its between Kung, McNulty and Roglic but I am going with the American for the win.
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These start times are outrageously late.
Don't they know they will overlap the NFL?
Don't they know they will overlap the NFL?
Who cares about NFL other than americans. That stupid sport called "football" is only viewed by americans.
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