Pais Vasco TT *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited April 2010 in Pro race
Bit of a stormer from Rogers

Wiggins needs a fookin' drilling though. :wink:
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    They only showed a bit of him on the coverage, but he seemed to be all over the road.... I think they said that it didn't really suit him yesterday, but he'd give it a go...
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    I think the course is the same as last year, it is hilly and the times are slow.

    Still, can't help but feel Wiggo is playing catch-up. Even if he's not been climbing well, you'd hope he could save something for the TT. It's all about July.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Amazing Monfort
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    HQ feed:
    http://www.universalsports.com/video/as ... ue+country
    Contador is the Greatest
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Anyone hear Magnus on about building up speed gradually at the start of a TT? Some riders sprint out of the saddle from the start and by the time they get up to speed and sit down apparently "they are lactating already" :shock:
    Good to hear someone keeping, ahem, abreast of matters.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    looks like Valverde has a bit of work to do here or the lead will slip away.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    edited April 2010
    From what I can tell he's now about 11sec down, with about 7mins to go?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    That old codger Horner looks to have monstered poor old Valverde

    What a Piti, hope he doesn't drop to #18 etc etc
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    The gap's coming back down but surely too late?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow, congratulations Horner. What a ride...8 secs faster than 2nd to take the win and the GC beating many very talented riders.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    Valverde +7.2sec to Horner
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Horner wins.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    By far the biggest win of his career.
    Seems to have caught the Bruyneel trialing bug, too.
    Horner is starting to look a real prospect for the future. :roll:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Well - no one picked Horner for the PTP GC win. 40 points for second still ain't bad!


    Any idea what the top 10 in the TT were?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    1. Chris Horner (USA - RadioShack) - 32'33"85
    2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa - Caisse d'Epargne) - at 08"
    3. Maxime Monfort (Bel - HTC-Columbia) - at 13"
    4. Michael Rogers (Aus - HTC-Columbia) - at 18"
    5. Beñat Intxausti (Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi) - at 21"
    6. Samuel Sánchez (Spa - Euskaltel-Euskadi) - at 23"
    7. Marco Pinotti (Ita - HTC-Columbia) - at 25"
    8. Joaquim Rodríguez (Spa - Katusha) - at 33"
    9. Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra - Omega Pharma-Lotto) - at 33"
    10. Andreas Kloeden (Ger - RadioShack) - at 34"
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Peraud:
    His chain fell off during the 1st climb and during the second part he fell and had to change bikes.
    Finished 9th.........impressive.
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    By far the biggest win of his career.
    Seems to have caught the Bruyneel trialing bug, too.
    Horner is starting to look a real prospect for the future. :roll:


    Great win by Horner as you say best of his career. Maybe now the early season nonsense directed at RS by many in here for not winning any races will die down a bit.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Moray Gub wrote:

    Great win by Horner as you say best of his career. Maybe now the early season nonsense directed at RS by many in here for not winning any races will die down a bit.

    I thought they'd done ok - Paris-Nice was a bit disappointing as you would've expected Levi to figure, but they've done ok in a few of the other stage races.

    Wierd watching Horner, he looked like he was really labouring on the climbs but he was motoring.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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