Vuelta stage 11 ****SPOILER****

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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Martin :shock:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/41991871@N ... otostream/
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    edited August 2012
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    No stream yet. Just the times:
    http://www.lavuelta.com/12/en/resultado ... .html?e=11

    Oh, people saying about the climb and so on, but not from watching it?? Ok. Cool. I thought there was somewhere to watch it!

    Shows how unimportant pictures are for a TT.

    All you need are regular timings at well place points on the climb.

    Cool, yeah, Im with you... just wanna see what the climb and course looks like too yknow. Will be interesting to see how technical the down bits look in a bit too.

    (Been discussing braking differences on TT wheels at the moment a lot too... one friend for instance who has both a Hed3 and Zipp808 front wheel to choose from and is amazed how bad the Hed's braking is compared to the Zipp for instance, some same comments about discs but of course the rear doesn't affect things as much with braking... dunno why I said all that, I suppose cos braking can become a key part if the descent is tricky, and kit choice will be interesting to see).
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Turfle wrote:
    Forgot about Richie Porte. Might be a nice one for him. 14 seconds down at first check.

    Will be intesting to see how much welly Porte puts into it - conserve energy as per the 1st TT in the Tour to support his leader, or go for it (as per the 2nd TT) to try to secure 1 of the 2 Aussie TT spots for the Worlds...
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Martin only 4th on the climb, 23.5 km. behind Porte, Meyer and Castroviejo
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Turfle wrote:
    Forgot about Richie Porte. Might be a nice one for him. 14 seconds down at first check.
    Now 12 seconds up at the 2nd CP.
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  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Forgot about Richie Porte. Might be a nice one for him. 14 seconds down at first check.

    Will be intesting to see how much welly Porte puts into it - conserve energy as per the 1st TT in the Tour to support his leader, or go for it (as per the 2nd TT) to try to secure 1 of the 2 Aussie TT spots for the Worlds...
    Its not that long really so no need to conserve. A lot of this type of TT is in the head as GC riders have more to gain/loose.
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  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    FJS wrote:
    Martin only 4th on the climb, 23.5 km. behind Porte, Meyer and Castroviejo

    Christ - how's he going to make up 23.5 km ? :wink:
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Live results:

    http://www.lavuelta.com/12/es/resultado ... .html?e=11
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    oldwelshman wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Forgot about Richie Porte. Might be a nice one for him. 14 seconds down at first check.

    Will be intesting to see how much welly Porte puts into it - conserve energy as per the 1st TT in the Tour to support his leader, or go for it (as per the 2nd TT) to try to secure 1 of the 2 Aussie TT spots for the Worlds...
    Its not that long really so no need to conserve. A lot of this type of TT is in the head as GC riders have more to gain/loose.


    Yeah, I hear you. I rate Porte so I hope he finishes high up - looking good so far
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Martin 3rd at the finish, beaten by Meyer and Castroviejo. Might not even be top 10 for Tony!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    He's officially been sh!t all year.
    _
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Cards on the table: Contador will beat Froome.

    Martin will beat them both.

    Could still happen, though... :?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Second time check, 23.5km
    1.Richie Porte (Sky) 36:23
    2.Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) +0:12
    3.Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) +0:18
    4.Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) +0:19
    5.Tony Martin (OPQS) +0:31
    Contador is the Greatest
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Forgot about Richie Porte. Might be a nice one for him. 14 seconds down at first check.
    Now 12 seconds up at the 2nd CP.
    This may be good indicator of his recovery/fitness after ilness and how much more use he may be rest of week. He should really be the most use to Froome but as yet he's not been in top form
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Porte but by just nought.

    Fred Kessiakoff new, fastest 1st split.
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  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Porte but by just nought.
    how does that work then?
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Porte's usually at a disadvantage on a descent in a TT - there's nothing of him build-wise compared to some of the other TT specialists
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,161
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Porte but by just nought.

    Fred Kessiakoff new, fastest 1st split.

    Are you looking at the official Vuelta ticker? How come you get results 4 minutes ahead of me?
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    ILM Zero7 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Porte but by just nought.
    how does that work then?

    Stage results can be decided by fractions of a second but overall is always about whole seconds.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Sky seem to have got their splits perfect on just about every long TT this year. If Froome is feeling good he's going to kill this.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    is it me or does the website sometimes not get refreshed with more up-to-date data for ages (well, say 10-15 mins)

    I was used to the TdF TT site which was almost real-time

    Guess they're all off having a siesta
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Gilbert 6th on the climb at 46 seconds. Is a very good descender
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1.Richie Porte (Sky) 53:53
    2.Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) +0:00
    3.Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) +0:17
    4.Tony Martin (OPQS) +0:22
    5.Lars Boom (Rabobank) +0:49
    6.Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky) +0:59
    7.Christophe Riblon (AG2R) +1:17
    8.Macej Bodnar (Liquigas) +1:21
    9.Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Andalucia) +1:30
    10.Martijn Keizer (Vacansoleil) +1:34
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Surprised De Gendt lost time on the last section.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FJS wrote:
    Gilbert 6th on the climb at 46 seconds. Is a very good descender

    He's going to win the worlds, isn't he?
    _
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Vuelta website seems to have +2 seconds on times, Cyclingnews seems to have Meyer/Porte as the same time..
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    He's officially been sh!t all year.

    And Spartacus is done for the season.

    You'd think Wiggins would put the fag out and go for the World's TT...it's there to be won!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Time change for Porte....two secs up now
    Contador is the Greatest
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Menchov is really done - finishes at 1.40, not even top 10
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Only 44km/h. Really tough course.
    Contador is the Greatest

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