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  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    Di Luca 43 seconds down on Menchov at first check point.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Di Luca's not even using tri bars, I think that's a serious mistake. Even if you get to use them for a short time, they offer real advantages.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Poor descending for Levi.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    For the record, Rogers' best performance in a GT TT was 8th in the 2006 Giro prologue. He's never got near to actually winning one.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Kléber wrote:
    Di Luca's not even using tri bars, I think that's a serious mistake. Even if you get to use them for a short time, they offer real advantages.

    Big deal - Menchov's not even using both lungs.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    How much time does Mr Leipheimer have to make up on DDL to be in pink this evening?

    How much time can either of them afford to lose to Mr Menchov?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Menchov will be in pink at this rate
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    A questionn:

    I understand why they aren't using TT bikes but why not a TT helmet for better aero-effects?
  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    The TT helmet becomes a bit of a liability if you don't keep your bonce in the correct position I believe. They could possibly weigh more too, and they're badly vented so you would maybe get very uncomfortable on a long hilly TT like this.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited May 2009
    LangerDan wrote:
    Kléber wrote:
    Di Luca's not even using tri bars, I think that's a serious mistake. Even if you get to use them for a short time, they offer real advantages.

    Big deal - Menchov's not even using both lungs.

    Levi is not even breathing and he got 2nd at the check.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Um, so, did anyone pick Garzelli for PTP?

    (Correct answer - no.)
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    There's road rash on Leipheimer's arm! Has he crashed?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pokerface wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Are they allowed to take on food from their cars?

    It's only an hour and a half. I think they can manage to go without eating.

    Levi just ate a gel...did you see that.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    There's road rash on Leipheimer's arm! Has he crashed?

    Yes, yesterday.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Soler lost 6'35" to Garzelli :shock:

    Wonder how many times he crashed?
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Harmon's on great form today. On Soler, "Not someone I'd want to follow down a hill"...
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  • The Kennington Kaiser
    The Kennington Kaiser Posts: 406
    Jose Serpa in 5th overall at this point!. How do I do a raised eyebrow?
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    edited May 2009
    Armstrong finishes 1.23 down. Decent I suppose.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nice descending Di Luca.

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  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    Di Luca 46 seconds down on Menchov at second check point.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    First rider I've seen with a 5 spoke:

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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    donrhummy wrote:
    A questionn:

    I understand why they aren't using TT bikes but why not a TT helmet for better aero-effects?

    Could be that it's a pretty hot day, and a long TT (90 - 100 min) so any aero benefit might be offset from overheating?
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  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    edited May 2009
    Leipheimer is coming to life!

    30 seconds up on Garzelli at third check point.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Levi 30 secs up on Garzelli. Some people are better at guaging their power output for the duration.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Harmon about the Mench: "Has he got his tongue out yet, mouth gaping open like a demented owl?"

    :lol:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    RAIN!
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    iainf72 wrote:
    RAIN!

    Thats Levi bollixed, then
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    Menchov 34 seconds up on Leipheimer!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Menchov is all over the place, looking really difficult. His time shows as he is 34 secs up on Levi at the last check.
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