Who will win the Olympic ITT?

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Olympics is always a bit nuts. Now we have Olympic ITT race without Porte, Bobridge, Tejay, Talansky, Tuft, etc. Bobridge and Porte were 5th and 6th last year in WC ITT, aussies are now putting Rogers and Evans on the start line, Canada Hesjedal instead of Tuft, etc. tanks to stupid rules. Funny stuff.

Cadel has pulled out, so just Mick apparently.

 

[taiwan]

***** Wiggins
**** Froome, Martin
*** LLS, Larsson, Chavanel, Cancellara
** Westra, Pinotti, Phinney, Boasson Hagen
* Grabsch, Kiryienka, Rogers, Menchov

 

[rhubroma]

***** Wiggins
**** Froome, Martin
*** LLS, Larsson, Chavanel, Cancellara
** Westra, Pinotti, Phinney, Boasson Hagen
* Grabsch, Kiryienka, Rogers, Menchov

Froome ahead of Cancellara?

 

[Montanus]

***** Wiggins
**** Froome, Martin
*** LLS, Larsson, Chavanel, Cancellara
** Westra, Pinotti, Phinney, Boasson Hagen
* Grabsch, Kiryienka, Rogers, Menchov

Larsson only one *. Severe back problems has hampered his build up for the Olympics ITT.

Even a wounded Cancellara must have at least ****.

Don't think EBH should be placed on the same level as Phinney and Pinotti. He hasn't done a good long ITT in a very long time.

 

[taiwan]

Froome ahead of Cancellara?

He's injured. I wasn't even sure he was going to start. Is he?

 

[Montanus]

Cadel has pulled out, so just Mick apparently.

Heard that. Shame that Porte isn't riding, sure, he is lighter this year so he has lost some power, but still, he showed in the last ITT in TdF that he is still a strong timetrialer

 

[Montanus]

He's injured. I wasn't even sure he was going to start. Is he?

Canc will only start if he feels he can go for gold. Therefore he should have at least ****.

 

[taiwan]

Larsson only one *. Severe back problems has hampered his build up for the Olympics ITT.

Even a wounded Cancellara must have at least ****.

Don't think EBH should be placed on the same level as Phinney and Pinotti. He hasn't done a good long ITT in a very long time.

Didn't know that...

Phinney hasn't done a great long TT this year either to be fair.

 

[Cult Classics]

Is the order of departure known yet? And how do they decide it?

 

[Montanus]

Didn't know that...

Phinney hasn't done a great long TT this year either to be fair.

Phinney has at least focused hard on ITT in the Olympics. EBH focus was on the road race, he hasn't done much time trial training this year. Shame really, he has potential to be a great timetrialist.

 

[jens_attacks]

the british,in my opinion, were the strongest riders in the road race....but there were suicidal tactics and they were overestimating themselves big time.basically it was like a tommy voeckler going like a nutter alone for an hour on galibier chasing alberto and andy. only this time there were 4 of them.

they will be fueled with anger for the time trial.i can't see anything else than a 1-2 wiggo-froomy.

 

[Montanus]

44k and fairly flat. Froome was faster than an injured Martin in TdF, but in DL, when Martin was uninjured, he was about 1 minute faster than Froome. Froome won't stand much of a chance against Martin on Wednesday. Or so I believe.

 

[iZnoGouD]

1. Cancellara
2. Martin
3. Pinotti
4. Chavanel
5. Brajkovic
6. Phinney
7. Kiryienka
8. Wiggins
9. Froome
10. EBH

 

[will10]

1. Cancellara
2. Martin
3. Pinotti
4. Chavanel
5. Brajkovic
6. Phinney
7. Kiryienka
8. Wiggins
9. Froome
10. EBH

No Oliveira in your top 10? Who are you and what have you done with iZnoGouD?

 

[Montanus]

1. Cancellara
2. Martin
3. Pinotti
4. Chavanel
5. Brajkovic
6. Phinney
7. Kiryienka
8. Wiggins
9. Froome
10. EBH

Brajkovic ahead of Wiggins...

Good one.

 

[iZnoGouD]

Brajkovic ahead of Wiggins...

Good one.

juice effects are disappearing

 

[DominicDecoco]

 

[Pippo_San]

That's definitely Bavarianrider wet dream.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think Arndt might have some pretty good chances...

It doesn't say Who will with the men's Olympic ITT?!

 

[Tragic]

***Arndt is current WC. Armstrong defending OC. Villumsen on podium last 3 WC

** Pooley, Hughes, Stevens, Gillow (was good in Geelong)

* ?

I know, anglophone heavy. I just don't know the Europeans as well.

 

[RedheadDane]

Actually, Villumsen is European (Danish). She's just a bloody traitor!

 

[taiwan]

Is ITT a discipline which Vos doesn't dominate quite as much?

Bit like Valverde or something?

 

[spalco]

I'm tipping Froome for #1, I think he saved himself for the TT by dropping out earlier in the road race. And Martin and Cancellara have been beaten all year long by Wiggins, so I don't see why that should change now.

1.) Froome
2.) Wiggins
3.) Martin

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Is ITT a discipline which Vos doesn't dominate quite as much?

Bit like Valverde or something?

No not like Valverde. Vos did get better at it and even wins time trials. But she's not a hot favorite. Last year she was 10th at the worlds ITT
However, last sunday there were a few ex-world ITT champions chasing and everyimte Vos took over they lost time so her form is surely amazing

 

[Alpechraxler]

little update concerning Cancellara:

http://www.20min.ch/olympia2012/schweizernews/story/-Ich-bin-optimistisch--13505599