Worlds Team Time trial Race Thread

[Dekker_Tifosi]

AVS is pretty high - not that hilly after all is it?

Believe me it's hilly. I know the course. I ride there regularly... But these are professionals.

 

[cineteq]

Rabobank best time at split 1. 2 secnds faster than Liquigas

Those are my 2 dark horses btw.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The day has finally come, no more jokes about euskatel in a TTT

Oh, they'll get blown out of the water by most of the other WT teams. They were top 10 at the Vuelta TTT mind.

 

[Miburo]

Oh, they'll get blown out of the water by most of the other WT teams. They were top 10 at the Vuelta TTT mind.

that's pretty impressive for euskatel, top 20 is amazing here. Kidding aside.

 

[the asian]

Vacansoleil got a pretty good team. Better TT'ers than Liqui.

Certainly.
Westra, De Gendt, Larsson all good individually.

 

[sultanofhyd]

What's the finish time for Rusvelo?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What's the finish time for Rusvelo?

They haven't finished yet. Bit of patience

 

[sultanofhyd]

They haven't finished yet. Bit of patience

Well, CN says:

This has been a surprisingly solid showing from Euskaltel-Euskadi, and they look set to set the quickest time at the finish, all of 38 seconds ahead of Rusvelo.

And so I've been looking all over for them.

 

[Cancellator]

A motorcycle behind you pushes air ahead of it and disrupts you?! What the hell Eurosport...

 

[mb2612]

Well, CN says:



And so I've been looking all over for them.

the confusion between RusVelo and Itera-Katusha

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

CN are a bunch of clowns. Just like some TV pundits who keep confusing Itera-Katusha with RusVelo.

You don't have to be competent to be a cycling journalist

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Garmin joins the fight. Only 4 seconds slower than Rabobank

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rabobank crushes the time of Vacansoleil and Liquigas at split 2.

Omega QS SAME TIME as Rabobank at split 1

 

[cineteq]

Garmin joins the fight. Only 4 seconds slower than Rabobank

Don't get too excited, they should fade slowly but surely.

 

[roundabout]

Rabo are surprisingly competitive atm

 

[sultanofhyd]

OPQS exact same time as Rabobank.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rabo are surprisingly competitive atm

Why suprising? They have one of the strongest starting line ups. Certainly on a course like this. And they have been top 5 in a lot of TTT's this year... or have you forgotten already??

 

[l.Harm]

Yeah I called them one of the favourites, not many people did that.

Hmm Kelderman, sad. But not weird.

 

[the asian]

What's the finish time for Rusvelo?

1.05.31.25.

12 seconds faster than AG2R.

 

[wirral]

El Presidente??

Harmon needs to remember his place.

 

[roundabout]

Why suprising? They have one of the strongest starting line ups. Certainly on a course like this. And they have been top 5 in a lot of TTT's this year... or have you forgotten already??

And it's a bit tongue-in-cheel what with all the angst when Rabo looks to do well or alternatively people saying how they suck.

So

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

OP-QS very strong according to the GPS

edit: Movistar losing terrain at split 2.
BMC at 1s of Rabobank and OPQS

 

[l.Harm]

I wouldn't take that GPS too serious. Gives weird information.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Vacansoleil and Astana have lost a lot of time on Liquigas on the hills.
Liquigas have the advantage of Sagan/Nibali there

 

[sultanofhyd]

Vacansoleil and Astana have lost a lot of time on Liquigas on the hills.
Liquigas have the advantage of Sagan/Nibali there

Let's hope Gesink and Sanchez do better, eh?