World Championships - Men's TT *SPOILER*

calvjones
calvjones Posts: 3,850
edited September 2009 in Pro race
Here we go then chaps & chappesses... all aboard the Fabian Express.


Only one Spaniard riding? Keeping the powder dry for the Road?

Mind you that is Jose Ivan G. and he's in the first group out so if it rains later on :shock:


Not likely I know, but how else we gonna keep up interest in this done-deal?
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,548
    Cobo is riding isn't he?
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Start Lists / times from Cyclingnews


    Group 1
    66 James Weeks (St Kitts and Nevis) 11:30:00
    65 Jarmo Rissanen (Finland) 11:31:00
    64 Rida Cador (Hungary) 11:32:00
    63 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Colombia) 11:33:00
    62 Branislau Samoilau (Belarus) 11:34:00
    61 Cameron Wurf (Australia) 11:35:00
    60 Gabriel Sorin Pop (Romania) 11:36:00
    59 Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) 11:37:00
    58 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Portugal) 11:38:00
    57 Matias Medici (Argentina) 11:39:00
    56 Zoltan Madaras (Hungary) 11:40:00
    55 Bartosz Huzarski (Poland) 11:41:00
    54 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spain) 11:42:00

    Group 2
    53 Reginald Douglas (St Kitts and Nevis) 12:30:00
    52 Eugen Wacker (Kyrgyzstan) 12:31:00
    51 Jose Ragonessi (Ecuador) 12:32:00
    50 Jay Robert Thomson (South Africa) 12:33:00
    49 Gregor Gazvoda (Slovenia) 12:34:00
    48 Pavol Polievka (Slovakia) 12:35:00
    47 Eduard Novak (Romania) 12:36:00
    46 Magno Prado Nazaret (Brazil) 12:37:00
    45 David Mc Cann (Ireland) 12:38:00
    44 Tom Zirbel (United States Of America) 12:39:00
    43 Ervin Korts-Laur (Estonia) 12:40:00
    42 Juan Carlos Lopez Marin (Colombia) 12:41:00
    41 Rubens Bertogliati (Switzerland) 12:42:00

    Group 3
    40 Erik Hoffmann (Namibia) 13:30:00
    39 Matti Helminen (Finland) 13:31:00
    38 Adam Hansen (Australia) 13:32:00
    37 Jerome Coppel (France) 13:33:00
    36 Martin Garrido Mayorga (Argentina) 13:34:00
    35 Christopher Froome (Great Britain) 13:35:00
    34 Fredrik Ericsson (Sweden) 13:36:00
    33 Lars Ytting Bak (Denmark) 13:37:00
    32 Jeremy Vennell (New Zealand) 13:38:00
    31 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spain) 13:39:00
    30 Koos Moerenhout (Netherlands) 13:40:00
    29 Maciej Bodnar (Poland) 13:41:00
    28 Andrey Kashechkin (Kazakhstan) 13:42:00

    Group 4
    27 Raivis Belohvosciks (Latvia) 14:30:00
    26 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukraine) 14:31:00
    25 Sebastian Lang (Germany) 14:32:00
    24 Martin Velits (Slovakia) 14:33:00
    23 Dominique Cornu (Belgium) 14:34:00
    22 Andriy Grivko (Ukraine) 14:35:00
    21 Artem Ovechkin (Russian Federation) 14:36:00
    20 Ignatas Konovalovas (Lithuania) 14:37:00
    19 Tiago Machado (Portugal) 14:38:00
    18 Alex Rasmussen (Denmark) 14:39:00
    17 Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus) 14:40:00
    16 Marco Pinotti (Italy) 14:41:00
    15 Aleksejs Saramotins (Latvia) 14:42:00

    Group 5
    14 Thomas Danielson (United States Of America) 15:30:00
    13 Mikhail Ignatiev (Russian Federation) 15:31:00
    12 Lars Boom (Netherlands) 15:32:00
    11 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) 15:33:00
    10 Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia) 15:34:00
    9 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) 15:35:00
    8 Frantisek Rabon (Czech Republic) 15:36:00
    7 Svein Tuft (Canada) 15:37:00
    6 Sébastien Rosseler (Belgium) 15:38:00
    5 Tony Martin (Germany) 15:39:00
    4 Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) 15:40:00
    3 Gustav Larsson (Sweden) 15:41:00
    2 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) 15:42:00
    1 Bert Grabsch (Germany) 15:43:00
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  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    Anyone see Fabian getting beat?

    .... he could win by a long way.
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    He's the big favourite but who knows, he could be on a bad day. Someone like Larsson always does suprisingly well and Wiggo has been on the up.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    It's stacked in Cancellara favour, with Larsson and Wiggins 1 and 2 minutes ahead on the road. Plus he's at home, plus he's the best...........
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    Top five finishers so far:
    1. Jean Christophe Peraud (France) 1-01-40
    2. Jose Serpa (Colombia) at 1-21
    3. Sergio Paulinho (Portugal) at 1-41
    4. Bartosz Huzarski (Poland) at 1-59
    5. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spain) at 2-01

    Sneak look at Wiggo's TT bike (obscured) here:

    http://twitpic.com/i78w3
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  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    I totally agree Cancellara is the favorite and being at home etc. but shoot me down for saying this if you want but I really think Wiggo is going to win it.

    I am prepared for the ridicule by the way once Cancellara wins by a mile :wink:
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    NervexProf wrote:
    Top five finishers so far:
    1. Jean Christophe Peraud (France) 1-01-40
    2. Jose Serpa (Colombia) at 1-21
    3. Sergio Paulinho (Portugal) at 1-41
    4. Bartosz Huzarski (Poland) at 1-59
    5. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spain) at 2-01 :shock:

    Sneak look at Wiggo's TT bike (obscured) here:

    http://twitpic.com/i78w3

    Is this course hillier than I think?
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  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    whats the story with Zirbels bloody mouth?
  • camerone wrote:
    whats the story with Zirbels bloody mouth?

    Eurosport have yet to figure out why he's all ripped and scuffed up. They are looking and speculating the obvious: that he's had a crash.
    How the failed to notice his mouth in both close up and slo mo. :?
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  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    camerone wrote:
    whats the story with Zirbels bloody mouth?

    Eurosport have yet to figure out why he's all ripped and scuffed up. They are looking and speculating the obvious: that he's had a crash.
    How the failed to notice his mouth in both close up and slo mo. :?

    they must be looking at a tiny screen. or quaffing wine and not paying attention. looks more like coughing blood to me, he was really wobbly walking to the seats too. big effort
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I love the GPS doofer that shows everyone on the circuit.

    Pictures have been stunning on Eurosport HD.
  • camerone wrote:
    they must be looking at a tiny screen. or quaffing wine and not paying attention. looks more like coughing blood to me, he was really wobbly walking to the seats too. big effort

    That's often the problem, they've got a tiny monitor to look at. Easy to forget when we all have 40 inch wide-screen TVs.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Kash 3 min down on the current leader in the clubhouse. Shame.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    The Pinotti fellow is going quite well...
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Sean's doing the intro after the ad break -- DH must have been stuck in the queue for the portaloo.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Good time by Zirbel - giving hope to big chaps everywhere!
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Sean's doing the intro after the ad break -- DH must have been stuck in the queue for the portaloo.

    Certaintly
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Gotta love hugh Porter

    'Here comes Wiggins... multiple gold medalist at Beijing and Athens... ready for what could be the ride of his life!'
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    That's the lot. Everyone out on course now. See you in just over an hour!
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    calvjones wrote:
    Gotta love hugh Porter

    No. I've no idea how these people get and keep these jobs. He seems to know nothing about
    anyone. Talks, but never says anything of interest.

    I realise there's a lot of dead time to fill in cycling ..... but still .....
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited September 2009
    calvjones wrote:
    Gotta love hugh Porter

    'Here comes Wiggins... multiple gold medalist at Beijing and Athens... ready for what could be the ride of his life!'

    I can just "hear" the Black Country accent now. :lol:

    He's an old school commentator, who's verbal diarrhea is best heard through a noisy PA system, droning on behind the events at a 6-day velodrome or other live event, but sounds OTT in the more intimate environment of TV which, unless something spectacular is happening, is best done with a conversational style.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Wonder if Fab will go through the first check under 11mins?

    Looking to develop some interest here...
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  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    calvjones wrote:
    Wonder if Fab will go through the first check under 11mins?

    Looking to develop some interest here...

    I wouldn't be surprised if he wins by 2 mins.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited September 2009
    Game over.

    Unless he's gone off too fast... :lol:
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    calvjones wrote:
    Wonder if Fab will go through the first check under 11mins?

    Looking to develop some interest here...

    10:52 :shock:
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    :shock: :shock: 50kmh. That's Prologue speed...
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Game over.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
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