World Championships Team Time Trial

[Gloin22]

why? ?

Ummmmm... he rode the last two km's by himself ? More ITT than TTT ;P

 

[Roderick]

why? ?

Because he was three times as strong as his team mates. I don't think the other guys did a lot of turns the last few k

 

[trevim]

Was Froome really dropped like someone said?

 

[movingtarget]

Great race. Orica almost did it again.

 

[the asian]

Certainly didn't expect OGE to give OPQS a run for their money! Great race.

 

[ther00kie16]

Yeah, Orica lost it on the free wheeling over the finish line.

Impossible. 60km/h for 0.81s is >16m

 

[ther00kie16]

Certainly didn't expect OGE to give OPQS a run for their money! Great race.

Well, OGE did beat OPQS by 0.7s in TdF TTT

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Was Froome really dropped like someone said?

nope - he skipped some turns in the middle but made it to the end fine.

 

[movingtarget]

Not sure why many people thought Orica could not be in contention. They have been time trialling well all year.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Was Froome really dropped like someone said?

No I saw his distinctive hulk in the first 4 Skybots

 

[trevim]

nope - he skipped some turns in the middle but made it to the end fine.

Ah that's Ok then. Wiggins would have loved to be there to drop him in person though

 

[movingtarget]

Garmin's TTT glory days seem to be over. BMC and Movistar not too good either.

 

[briztoon]

I would love to see a National Teams TTT. I wonder how close the Aussies would come to winning it.

 

[EnacheV]

Quickstep destroying all the others!

0.8secs
seriously destroying opposition

 

[Pharazon]

Ah that's Ok then. Wiggins would have loved to be there to drop him in person though

he probably did some massive turns and overdid it a bit and needs sometime to recover..

just speculating though

 

[briztoon]

LOL I love how 13 more votes have come for OPQS on the poll since the race finished.

 

[EnacheV]

some sort of divine justice after the TdF TTT, i like the 0.7 secs to 0.8 secs

 

[Aapjes]

LOL I love how 13 more votes have come for OPQS on the poll since the race finished.

I wish the bookies would work that way

 

[Afrank]

Wow, talk about coming down to the wire. Great ride by OPQS and Orica to come so close to one another.

By the way...called it!

Thanks for posting, looking at the startlists of everyone OPQS once again look like the team to beat. Greenedge, Sky, Radioshack, Garmin, and BMC look pretty good as well. Think Greenedge and either Sky or BMC will end up rounding out the podium.

 

[briztoon]

LOL I love how 13 more votes have come for OPQS on the poll since the race finished.

1 more vote added to GreenEdge and 4 more to OPQS since last night. What is it with people?

 

[The Hitch]

Wow, talk about coming down to the wire. Great ride by OPQS and Orica to come so close to one another.

By the way...called it!

Not as accurate as this son

http://velorooms.com/index.php?topic=1648.0;message=122019

(um ignore the first few lines)

 

[ElChingon]

Garmin 8th, agh I had a good laugh

 

[JRanton]

he probably did some massive turns and overdid it a bit and needs sometime to recover..

just speculating though

He said in an interview before the race that he was uncertain about his form. He's got no chance in the road race. If he finishes in the top 10 I'll use a Carlton Kirby avatar for a year.

 

[greenedge]

Great race between OGE quartet and Tony f****** Martin carrying all their ITT champions in the last few km.

In all seriousness he was superb. Just nearing the end OGE looked to be slowing down, but that's just the TV- they went very well in the technical sections/ OPQS went well on the climb at the start (Martin, Chavanel, Velits and Terpstra smashed OGE's flat dudes). I was so nervous during the race (faulty GPS ) and annoyed (swearing) when they lost but the TDF was consolation. Next year when OGE have Durbridge and Hepburn continue to improve (get some more experience/ ride more GT's) nothing will stop us

Nice rides by Sky, BMC (who really could have got a few better riders), RSNT, Astana and Cannondale.

Also congrats to Lulemon for their womens' victory.

 

[EnacheV]

He said in an interview before the race that he was uncertain about his form. He's got no chance in the road race. If he finishes in the top 10 I'll use a Carlton Kirby avatar for a year.

Except Cancellara and Sagan (who teams finished way back) no main favorites for road race were in this TTT. It may be possible that the TTT is no walk in the park and Froome finished in the last 4 in a bronze team, a team who didn't even took it that seriously (in preparations).

It may even be possible that the likes of Valverde, Quintana, Nibali etc to be even dropped in this TTT at 3rd place speed. You can't never know though as they weren't there.