Start order & times for today's TT

el_presidente
el_presidente Posts: 1,963
edited July 2009 in Pro race
I keep wanting to call it the prologue but of course it is Stage 1. Anyone have the above info, I have looked on the usual sites. thanks
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  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... times.html
    Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom
  • jimycooper
    jimycooper Posts: 740
    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/381303/stage-1-who-s-going-to-win-climber-or-rouleur.html

    some of the big players..
  • lucybears
    lucybears Posts: 366
    http://sport.ard.de/sp/tour2009/fahrer/ ... te_EZF.jsp
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  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    nervex, your list is for the 2007 prologue haha

    does anyone have a complete list for today? jimy's doing best so far. I can't find anything. I assume it'll appear on the letour.fr website in the live coverage section when it starts...

    EDIT - thanks Lucy!
  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    now we have a complete list here's a question: how is this decided?

    is it significant that Armstrong is off so early - a sign that the bluffing is over and he's setting tempo for his teammate perhaps? or maybe (cynicism alert) he wants the smaller gaps and weaker riders around him for the tv friendly catch ?

    and how did wiggins muscle his way into the last group? he merits it, i just wondered if there are some official criteria?
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    http://sport.ard.de/sp/tour2009/fahrer/ ... te_EZF.jsp
  • lucybears
    lucybears Posts: 366
    avoidingmyphd wrote:
    now we have a complete list here's a question: how is this decided?

    is it significant that Armstrong is off so early - a sign that the bluffing is over and he's setting tempo for his teammate perhaps? or maybe (cynicism alert) he wants the smaller gaps and weaker riders around him for the tv friendly catch ?

    and how did wiggins muscle his way into the last group? he merits it, i just wondered if there are some official criteria?

    weather forecasts

    http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/fin ... y=Saturday
    Apparently Bruyneel changed the starting order yesterday for the TT. Levi and Lance are going earlier to avoid the possible late day thunderstorms and Contador later...

    Nice echo, Cloudy :)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Fingers crossed.

    Watching the pre-race chat, outside the Casino and the current weather is.....
    ......nice!
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  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    avoidingmyphd wrote:
    now we have a complete list here's a question: how is this decided?

    and how did wiggins muscle his way into the last group? he merits it, i just wondered if there are some official criteria?

    The team's are given the places in reverse team order by number (ie Cervelo go off 20,40,60 as they have the number 1 jersey etc.) which rider goes off on those numbers is down to the individual teams, so Garmin presumably want to give Wiggins the most info about splits.

    ITV4 may have screwed up their coverage with Lance already half way through before they even start...
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  • nick hanson
    nick hanson Posts: 1,655
    Those start times may well be european central time,in which case,armstrong will have already finished.
    Either way,I'm very surprised he's off so early.
    If Armstrong is a contendor,I wouldn't have thought he would want all & sundry to have access to his split times.
    The distance & terrain mean there will be some serious gains/losses to be had.
    A few years back,Armstrong caught & took over a minute out of Ulrich,over this distance,on a flat course.
    so many cols,so little time!
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    nick hanson wrote:
    Those start times may well be european central time,in which case,armstrong will have already finished.
    Either way,I'm very surprised he's off so early.
    If Armstrong is a contendor,I wouldn't have thought he would want all & sundry to have access to his split times.
    The distance & terrain mean there will be some serious gains/losses to be had.
    A few years back,Armstrong caught & took over a minute out of Ulrich,over this distance,on a flat course.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/armstro ... tart-early
  • nick hanson
    nick hanson Posts: 1,655
    Is Europe one hour ahead of british summer time?
    If so,channel 4 will miss the first hours racing.
    so many cols,so little time!
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    lucybears wrote:
    avoidingmyphd wrote:
    now we have a complete list here's a question: how is this decided?

    is it significant that Armstrong is off so early - a sign that the bluffing is over and he's setting tempo for his teammate perhaps? or maybe (cynicism alert) he wants the smaller gaps and weaker riders around him for the tv friendly catch ?

    and how did wiggins muscle his way into the last group? he merits it, i just wondered if there are some official criteria?

    weather forecasts

    http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/fin ... y=Saturday
    Apparently Bruyneel changed the starting order yesterday for the TT. Levi and Lance are going earlier to avoid the possible late day thunderstorms and Contador later...

    Nice echo, Cloudy :)

    :oops: Sorry

    The letour site offers a weather forecast

    http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/LIVE/us/100/meteo.html

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