Vuelta Stage 1 TTT *Spoiler*

FJS
FJS Posts: 4,820
edited August 2011 in Pro race
Stage has started, first teams off

A TTT, with a pretty climb! - 2.5 km @ 5%. Can't remember another TTT with a climb in it. Interesting what that will do with the classifications and team strategies.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Problems for Radioshack - Brajkovic had to get of with mechanical straiight after the start. Will cost them lots of time

    Astana, QS and Skill fastest times now.

    Garmin slowest apart from Cofidis
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Hmmm.... ITV broadcast is a combi of studio chat and using Aussie live commentary. No own commentators there.....
  • rocksteadyeddie
    rocksteadyeddie Posts: 294
    Most disappointing. Love Rendell and Boulting, but Harman and Smith are way better commentators. Keep the remote close I guess.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    And loads of commercials - also completely without regard for what's happening, just switching over a couple of seconds before vacansoleil finished. Not the biggest team, but could easily have waited 5 seconds or so.

    ITV really covering the Vuelta was a bit too good to be true.

    Anyone know a Sporza feed? ;)
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Radioshack has waited for Brajkovic, but still faster than Rabobank (who are very disappoining) Cofidis and Vacansoleil
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Again a rider with mechanical straight after the start, Lampre now. And it takes ages to get going.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    SKY only 13th at the intermediate point...
  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    Sky 14th at the intermediate
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    SKY absolutely falling apart - riding with 4 to the finish, waiting for ages to let 5th get back. Amateurish
  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    What happened? Sky waiting for 5th rider as group down to 4 riders. A disastrous start
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  • richa
    richa Posts: 1,632
    Sky implode...
    Rich
  • rocksteadyeddie
    rocksteadyeddie Posts: 294
    Crash maybe?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited August 2011
    Sky shambles.
    4 men become 5, so at least they can proceed to the finish.
    Wiggins loses +30 seconds to others in a time trial.
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  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    edited August 2011
    Sky sat with only the Spanish Sub Pro team slower. Poor Show!
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    edited August 2011
    Zandio had to get back, but what happened with the other 4? Did they gamble on that hill and sacrifice a couple of riders there?

    14th at 42 seconds .
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    bad start for Brad
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Saw Quick-Step ahead of Garmin....?!

    Say waah?
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  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    FJS wrote:
    Zandio had to get back, but what happened with the other 4? Did they gamble on that hill and sacrifice a couple?
    14th at 42 seconds .

    Doubt it as they weren't exactly up there at the half way point, and Movistar are so it can't be the conditions worsening I thnk.
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  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    Scarponi will be disappointed I guess with their time today and over 30 seconds down on Leopard Trek
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Cavendish can't keep up in the descent...
  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    Looks like Cav has dropped off the HTC train
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited August 2011
    Cav and Tony Martin out the back.
    (Martin through work)
    LEOPARD CANC take the win.
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  • rocksteadyeddie
    rocksteadyeddie Posts: 294
    From Twitter:

    "Cav drops back to help Team SKY."

    :lol:
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    HTC 2nd
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Menchov, Sastre and Cobo losing loads of time. But nicely coming in with 9 riders :)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Geox lose to Sky.
    Leeky fastest at the split.
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    This is a bit of a debacle isn't it? Awful commentary, awful camera work. Pretty girls can't hold the bikes, bikes having issues off the ramp, riders falling off left right and centre, no idea about who is in the team, who isn't. Not really a great showcase so far...
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  • ALaPlage
    ALaPlage Posts: 732
    Apparently Sky crash was the cause of their performance today
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Euskatel and Anton doing reasonably well
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Liquigas 2nd . Nibali by far the best of the GC riders

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