Yes!5 more itt kms in the Tour 2012!

[greenedge]

i just can't take him serieus as a potential gt winner. maybe he will have the luck to win against a low competitor field in the giro like cungego, but against the real big boys? no chance for michele......

Do you mean against Cunego who is in his team or Cunegos' win in 04.

Last year was also a strong field ( sure Without Contador less strong ) but it had Anton, Gadret, JROD and Menchov. I still think Scarponi would have won over Nibali if Contador was not there ( and without blowing up on Etna as well )

 

[hfer07]

Dont forget Wiggo.

my bad-his chances have gone up indeed.

Evans, Menchov, Wiggo T Martin, Cance.....

 

[Lexman]

Mwuahahaha even less chance for Andy.

Yep that's where Andy will lost it those 5 km extra, he wasn't training for those extra km's...

 

[Bavarianrider]

 

[Bavarianrider]

I like the fact the Tour did this, but I still think the distances should be flopped, with the long ITT coming on stage 9 (or earlier, in an ideal world) and the shorter one coming at the end.

I totally agree

 

[ferryman]

I totally agree

I'm not aware of the profiles of either of the ITT's yet. Is one potentially hilly and the other flat? Yes and yes I would guess.

 

[Bavarianrider]

I'm not aware of the profiles of either of the ITT's yet. Is one potentially hilly and the other flat? Yes and yes I would guess.

The first is likely to be a bit hilly. At least you could include some hills between those two cities. But you can also go flat. So we don't really know until we see the profile. But in any case, it should be flater then last years Tour TT.
The second TT is most liukely pan cake flat.

 

[movingtarget]

"Head south young man." That would be my advice to Andy Schleck. The Giro waits for you. This news is just another nail in the coffin of AS's hopes for a good result in the TDF.

 

[DominicDecoco]

30-40 seconds more to Wiggins and Evans down to Andy. Check.

 

[DominicDecoco]

This is Andy's big year if he

- We all like aggressive riders in the mountains. He has to be aggressive.
- He needs to shut the **** up in every interviews
- Race more races. Not going to happen though.

 

[theyoungest]

30-40 seconds more to Wiggins and Evans down to Andy. Check.

If Andy loses 8 secs per km to Wiggo and Evans he might as well give up now.

Jesus Christ, it's 5 measly kms. If the ASO didn't mention it we wouldn't even notice, and neither would the riders, probably.

 

[DominicDecoco]

If Andy loses 8 secs per km to Wiggo and Evans he might as well give up now.

Jesus Christ, it's 5 measly kms. If the ASO didn't mention it we wouldn't even notice, and neither would the riders, probably.

Hence why many suggest the Giro for Andy...

 

[Kvinto]

8 sec per km is a disaster for GT rider

 

[Sylvester]

Better for the enigmatic pope.

bad boy DENIS MENCHOV of RUSSIAN CYCLING PROJECT comes to rule the TOUR DE FRANCE

 

[theyoungest]

Hence why many suggest the Giro for Andy...

No, hence why you don't know much about time differences in a TT... losing 8 secs per km, that's more than 6 minutes in a 50 k TT.

 

[LaFlorecita]

8 sec per km is a disaster for GT rider

Exactly. I think it'll be more like 2s per km.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Psychologically it makes a huge difference.

41,5km instead of 38km gives the TT a whole different look.
53,5km no really looks like a very long TT.

So let's hope it will be very hot on those days. Cause for some reason in hot condition gaps tend to be bigger in TT.

 

[El Pistolero]

Dehydration would be that reason.

 

[williamp78]

I'm not sure dehydration is the reason; you'd think the riders would know that extra fluids are needed when its warm. I'd suggest that hotter air allows for a higher maximum speed and therefore bigger time gaps between the better time trialists and the poorer ones.

 

[dlwssonic]

lol 5km would not affect a ****.

 

[El Pistolero]

I'm not sure dehydration is the reason; you'd think the riders would know that extra fluids are needed when its warm. I'd suggest that hotter air allows for a higher maximum speed and therefore bigger time gaps between the better time trialists and the poorer ones.

True that, but some riders just react better to the heath than others. And I think that is because they dehydrate at a slower rate or something. You can drink all you want, but you're still feeling the effect of the heath and sweating like a pig.

 

[Bavarianrider]

I'm not sure dehydration is the reason; you'd think the riders would know that extra fluids are needed when its warm. I'd suggest that hotter air allows for a higher maximum speed and therefore bigger time gaps between the better time trialists and the poorer ones.

But maximum speeds mean slimer time gaps.
Its a lot harder to win a minute at 52km/h then at 47km/h

 

[Swede1]

An extra 5k is sort of like another prologue. This is good news for Menchov who im hoping will be in good form and finally get his TDF win. Andy better be riding the tt bike 24/7 cause otherwise he's gonna get crushed by evans, menchov, wiggins in the tts.

 

[DominicDecoco]

If Andy loses 8 secs per km to Wiggo and Evans he might as well give up now.

Jesus Christ, it's 5 measly kms. If the ASO didn't mention it we wouldn't even notice, and neither would the riders, probably.

It's Andy mind you...

 

[El Pistolero]

Well, that's an extra 30 seconds lost