stage 6 spoiler

dave_1
dave_1 Posts: 9,512
edited February 2009 in Pro race
...certain American way off the pace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player

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  • The Kennington Kaiser
    The Kennington Kaiser Posts: 406
    Tom Danielson?
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    The Kennington Kaiser wrote:
    Tom Danielson?

    Lance A...he was 30 seconds slower than i expected him to be...and am suspect of his margin for further improvement in the next 3 months...he's been saying he's fitter than ever for this time of year and yet now...he is saying he has done no intervals and this was a shock to the system...my bet is he'll be reminded of his age later in this race.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • Ramanujan
    Ramanujan Posts: 352
    finding it tough without Ferrari, is he?
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Only time will tell about Armstrong's condition, but I did wonder whether he would be under team orders not to ride 100% in order to keep Levi on top. Armstrong may need to be in Levi 's good books for the TDF!
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Dave_1 wrote:
    Lance A...he was 30 seconds slower than i expected him to be
    To be fair though, he seems to have done a lot of work on the front for the team this week. It was him closing the gap at the front of the bunch on stage 5 about 1 mile from the finish.
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • Philip S
    Philip S Posts: 398
    Levi looked in remarkably good shape - straight into an interview after he crossed the line, whereas most others looked like they'd need to be helped off their bikes.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Most interesting result of this TT with respect to the rest of the season IMHO: Gesink 1 sec behind Vandevelde, beating Armstrong. Andy S isn't at that level of TT-ing yet...
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Great rides by Tom Zirbel (7th @ 39s) and Ben Jacques-Maynes (11th @ 55s) both from Bissell. Nice to see some unfamiliar names up there.

    Gustav Larsson also confirmed his TT ability following on from 2nd in the Olympic TT - one to watch for the future?

    Good ride by Voigt as well (5th @ 30s), he's in pretty good shape for this early in the season. Never really had him pegged as a TT rider before.
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Yeah the old CSC team seemed well up there - as they normally are.

    I reckon LAs performance was pretty good for someone coming back.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Z (and others) seemed to spend a fair bit of time with his head down and the tail of his pointy hat sticking up. If he was using a radio his DS should have been bawling at him to keep his bloody head up!
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Quite a few people using a "semi praying mantis" position this season with their elbows really close together. Looks very uncomfortable.

    Both Dave Z and Leipheimer spent a lot of time "kissing their wrists" for want of better description.
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • rockmount
    rockmount Posts: 761
    Dave_1 wrote:
    ...certain American way off the pace
    ...hardly ...
    and as for Levi..
    D*ckheading Weekly wrote:
    "It was less than convincing though, the Californian only beat Garmin's David Zabriskie by eight seconds"
    Jeeeeeeez !!!!
    .. who said that, internet forum people ?
  • Belokki
    Belokki Posts: 39
    Hm... Lance should carve off some bodie mass :? ... he won't get far in the Giro mountains with 20 pounds of exes musscle :?

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