Vuelta a Espana Stage 1: Benidorm TTT 13.5km

[auscyclefan94]

17:02 Skil-Shimano
17:06 Garmin-Cervélo
17:10 Quick Step
17:14 Astana
17:18 Cofidis
17:22 BMC
17:26 Leopard-Trek
17:30 Rabobank
17:34 Vacansoleil-DCM
17:38 RadioShack
17:42 Andalucía-Caja Granada
17:46 Omega Pharma-Lotto
17:50 Saxo Bank-SunGard
17:54 AG2R-La Mondiale
17:58 Sky
18:02 Lampre-ISD
18:06 Movistar Team
18:10 Katusha
18:14 HTC-Highroad
18:18 Geox-TMC
18:22 Euskaltel-Euskadi
18:26 Liquigas-Cannondale

Kittel in the virtual yellow for about 2 minutes?

So they are saving some of the more average teams being Liquigas, Euskaltel, Geox and Katusha for last?

 

[Arnout]

Might be the team ranking of last year?

 

[The Hitch]

Might be the team ranking of last year?

Katusha won team ranking last year. Xacobo as i recall second as in pretty much every competition in 2010 Vuelta.

 

[greenedge]

Any idea what the Humidity will be like???

 

[auscyclefan94]

Team presentations took place about 4-5 hours ago.

 

[Ferminal]

Garmin's team is quite average as far as they go, can't see them within 15s of HTC.

 

[Swede1]

I think the Shack might win this one. They would probably do better on a longer course, but they seem to have a pretty loaded team for the TTT. Of course HTC, Garmin, and Sky will challenge as they always do.

 

[Pharazon]

Might be the team ranking of last year?

can't see how..

sky withdrew last year

 

[Kwibus]

Today is a good day. The vuelta starts so we get another 3 weeks full of action.

The last 2 years I've fallen in love with the Vuelta and the Giro. Before that I never watched them.

Radioshack for the win today, allthough I also predicted them to win the TdF TTT.

 

[canyonball]

I always get mixed emotions with the Vuelta, as it also means summer break is coming to an end. Although this year I will be able to watch the whole thing.

My vote's on the Shack too.

 

[cineteq]

1. HTC
2. Sky
3. Garmin

Expecting Katusha & Rabobank to do very well.

 

[Tuarts]

Radioshack
Leopard
HTC

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Lucky the start is at 17.00 CET since the weather system is bring dry African heat over the Mediterranean region today.
The outlook is for the same until at least midweek.

Which riders suffer the heat the most/least?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Lucky the start is at 17.00 CET since the weather system is bring dry African heat over the Mediterranean region today.
The outlook is for the same until at least midweek.

Which riders suffer the heat the most/least?

The UCI continue to push their luck. This year, the race has it's earliest August start. Many will recall the heatwave last year, prior too and during the start.
Looking ahead, a couple of the early stages could get close to 40C and that's nearly as hot as the Volta!

 

[Descender]

If it's this hot on Sierra Nevada we could see some real carnage.

 

[sublimit]

The UCI continue to push their luck. This year, the race has it's earliest August start. Many will recall the heatwave last year, prior too and during the start.
Looking ahead, a couple of the early stages could get close to 40C and that's nearly as hot as the Volta!

Perhaps a sea breeze today I dont know?. But when they race inland it will be painful... Rather them than me.

 

[icefire]

The UCI continue to push their luck. This year, the race has it's earliest August start. Many will recall the heatwave last year, prior too and during the start.
Looking ahead, a couple of the early stages could get close to 40C and that's nearly as hot as the Volta!

UCI played passive here. It was Unipublic who pushed for an earlier start trying to draw more attention from people still enjoying their holidays. They've been even luckier as footballers are on strike this weekend and probably next weekend as well.

 

[The Hitch]

UCI played passive here. It was Unipublic who pushed for an earlier start trying to draw more attention from people still enjoying their holidays. They've been even luckier as footballers are on strike this weekend and probably next weekend as well.

Footbalers on strike???

Do they think their wages are to low or something?

 

[hrotha]

Footbalers on strike???

Do they think their wages are to low or something?

When they go on strike it's not just 1st Division guys, it's the lower leagues as well.

 

[The Hitch]

When they go on strike it's not just 1st Division guys, it's the lower leagues as well.

So you are saying because the lower leagues are on strike everyone is on strike?

 

[Jamsque]

So you are saying because the lower leagues are on strike everyone is on strike?

That's how unions work.

 

[Tuarts]

Plus its very handy publicity if you get the big guys who are in the media spotlight to do it as well, increases the exposure etc tec

 

[indurain666]

Livestream? Eurosport?

 

[just some guy]

Livestream? Eurosport?

bookmark these websites

http://www.steephill.tv/

or


http://www.cyclingfans.com/

 

[Anonymous]

bookmark these websites

http://www.steephill.tv/

or


http://www.cyclingfans.com/

and

http://sports-livez.blogspot.com/

http://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/

http://www.freefootball.org/cycling.php

http://www.live90.tv/other-sports

teamskyfans arent doing any streams this week as we head to scotland tommorow, and spain on Tuesday for a week.