Tour de France Prologue *spoiler*

takethehighroad
takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
edited July 2010 in Pro race
Let's get on with this then!!!

Cancellara's ready

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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Badabum tsch
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    i like Specialized's sense of humour, thats the actual bike they unveiled, not a photoshop job
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    camerone wrote:
    i like Specialized's sense of humour, thats the actual bike they unveiled, not a photoshop job

    The battery's funny too...

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,228
    :lol: Class. There you go Rich, the battery really does exist but they obviously didn't lodge a patent with you! :wink:
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    RichN95 wrote:
    camerone wrote:
    i like Specialized's sense of humour, thats the actual bike they unveiled, not a photoshop job

    The battery's funny too...

    1277617937248-16c91t5v66ka4-798-75.jpg

    i think they played down his power output!....?
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    LOL.

    But they've given the game away anyhow. There's no pedals, of course that one is mechanically doped.
  • TheHelpfulDevil
    TheHelpfulDevil Posts: 129
    not seen that picture before - love it!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    It looks like some contenders (both GC and stage) are opting to go out in the early positions tomorrow. Wiggins, CVV, Martin, EBH, Levi, Bookwalter, Grabsch all going early. Most other contenders going at the end. With some rain forecast it could be interesting to see who's right.

    Start times: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/big-names-among-early-starters-for-tour-de-france-prologue
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Its raining at the start!!!
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  • Snorebens
    Snorebens Posts: 759
    How quickly marginal gains become marginal losses outside the velodrome.....
  • federalski
    federalski Posts: 93
    emadden wrote:
    Its raining at the start!!!

    How bad is the rain ?

    You watching Live I take it ?
  • jimycooper
    jimycooper Posts: 740
    16 gone.

    Martin leading Bookwalter by 25 seconds

    how long will that last..?
  • jimycooper
    jimycooper Posts: 740
    EBH now second at 22 secs
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    VdV not doing brilliantly then...
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Wiggo 21s down at 1st timecheck.
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  • jimycooper
    jimycooper Posts: 740
    46 sec down at the end. :(
  • patchy
    patchy Posts: 779
    Wiggins 46" down at finish! raining again apparently...
    point your handlebars towards the heavens and sweat like you're in hell
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Martin's time looking well useful - if it keeps raining, he'll be in yellow.
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  • stjohnswell
    stjohnswell Posts: 482
    Rain makes for a very interesting start - didn't factor rain into my PTP. Martin might well bag it - the last three finishers are all +1 minute.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Looks like Boardman's record is safe in any case....
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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Rainfall radar

    http://www.knmi.nl/
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Farrar goes second
  • patchy
    patchy Posts: 779
    now leipheimer 2nd, farrar 3rd - both at 18"
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Leipheimer 28" faster than Wiggins?
    The Shack must have had a major bike sale.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Is that the infamous JC interviewing Joop Zoetemelk?
  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Tyler Farrar same time as Levi?! Am I reading that right?
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    donrhummy wrote:
    Tyler Farrar same time as Levi?! Am I reading that right?

    They are both good prologuers, Farrar came 3rd in the Vuelta prologue last year - although that was shorter at 4.5km
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Cracking ride by the Taff :D
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  • jimycooper
    jimycooper Posts: 740
    edited July 2010
    thomas in second 13 sec back :D
  • patchy
    patchy Posts: 779
    Well done G!
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