Men's World TT **Spoiler**

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited September 2012 in Pro race
First rider off at 12.30

Full startlist:
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getOb ... U&LangId=1

Kess at 2.18
Phinney at 2.20
Contador at 2.22
Martin at 2.24

Live video about 1.30

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  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    is the misspelling of "spoiler" an in-joke around here?

    seems to happen a lot :wink:
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Taylor-Phinney.jpg

    So what country is Phinney from again?
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Jeez, its like a parody
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2012
    Crozza wrote:
    is the misspelling of "spoiler" an in-joke around here?

    seems to happen a lot :wink:

    Haha, will change. I just copied the womens one.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Hutch just set off. Can he get an early lead?
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Taylor-Phinney.jpg

    So what country is Phinney from again?

    Skinsuit too baggy
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Taylor-Phinney.jpg

    So what country is Phinney from again?

    Skinsuit too baggy

    Helmet is a bit of a let down compared to the rest of the kit.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Be fair, the rest is a job lot off Dave Zabriskie's loft
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Be fair, the rest is a job lot off Dave Zabriskie's loft

    Loft? I though he went shopping in that gear!
  • skylla
    skylla Posts: 758
    It's raining heavily at the moment
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Is Dowsett good enough to top 10 in that company?
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    That is his aim.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    Is Dowsett good enough to top 10 in that company?

    At his best. But he's raced so little this year I'd be surprised if he's up there.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Would be nice to see a dominant Tony Martin today.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Turfle wrote:
    Would be nice to see a dominant Tony Martin today.

    Yeah - he's had a fairly mixed year so far and I guess we'll never know how he would have fared had he avoided injury and some wretched mechanicals
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Turfle wrote:
    Would be nice to see a dominant Tony Martin today.

    I'd like to see the race decided by a second!
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Would be nice to see a dominant Tony Martin today.

    I'd like to see the race decided by a second!

    Absolutely. It needs to be tighter than a mouses ear.
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    That's true. A second in it until Tony Martin as last man demolishes it.

    Dowsett going better at the 2nd split than at the 1st.
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    Is it a marshal or a fan who keeps walking across the zebra crossing bit near start just getting out the way? Starting to annoy me a bit!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Current:

    Finish
    1.Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kazakhstan) 1:00.35.20
    2.Ricardo Zoidl (Austria ) +1:00.83
    3.Kristijian Koren (Slovenia) +1:08:85
    4.Matej Jurco (Slovakia) +2:00.52
    5.Sam Bewley (New Zealand) +2:02.77

    Any idea where Hutch finished?!
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Current:

    Finish
    1.Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kazakhstan) 1:00.35.20
    2.Ricardo Zoidl (Austria ) +1:00.83
    3.Kristijian Koren (Slovenia) +1:08:85
    4.Matej Jurco (Slovakia) +2:00.52
    5.Sam Bewley (New Zealand) +2:02.77

    Any idea where Hutch finished?!

    15th at the moment. 3.26 down.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Dowsett 2nd at the finish, 29 seconds down. Really strong in the second half.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Kiriyenka new leader
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1.Vasil Kiryienka (Belrussia) 1:00:23.75
    2.Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kazakhstan) +11.45
    3.Jan Barta (Czech Republic) +27.50
    4.Alex Dowsett (Great Britian) +41.07
    5.Adriano Malori (Italy) +55.55
    6.Ricardo Zoidl (Austria ) +1:12.28
    7.Kristijian Koren (Slovenia) +1:20:30
    8.Thomas De Gendt (Belgium) +1:30.30
    9.Wildo Keldermann (Netherlands) 1:54.36
    10.Maciej Bodnar (Poland) +1:49.62
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Phinney going rather well.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good time by Gruzdev, of whom I have never heard. Phinney only 15 odd secs quicker at first check.

    Contador welllllll off the pace.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,454
    Contador riding like a champion.

    Snigger.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    edited September 2012
    And Contador not looking good. Hutch says the 2nd half is where it will be won, but 40 seconds is a lot.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    That is shockingly bad for him. He must be suffering a ton...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Martin is a better climber than Phinney but ends up under him at first check. Still a way to go.
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