Men's World TT **Spoiler**

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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    frenchfighter wrote:
    That is shockingly bad for him. He must be suffering a ton...


    *weeps noisily*
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    contador riding like he did in the last TT of the 2010 tour, seems to keep pushing himself back on his seat every 20 seconds which cant be comfortable.

    Odd to see phinney flying after he struggled a bit in the team event earlier in the week.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Dowsett looking pretty good to remain in the top 10. Will be close.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    Dowsett's time is holding up pretty well, good ride by him I think.
  • Lightning
    Lightning Posts: 360
    Boo, Pinotti was going well..
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Major shame for Pinotti. Cost him a medal.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Unlucky Marco.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Fing white markings. Always the good guys.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,548
    That's rotten luck for Pinotti.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Martin about to catch Alberto.
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Real shame for Pinotti, one of the good guys...
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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    My gamble with Contador for PTP hasn't paid off.

    Martin is blitzing it.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Contador getting eaten alive by Big Tone.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    I wonder if Bertie's ever been caught before (on a TT I mean)
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    Looks like a better PTP for me today after picking Armstrong yesterday.
  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    gutted about pinotti, he didn't really go through faster than the others but just didnt look very comfortable. Phinney went through much better with his right leg down.

    martin over takes contador.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Nice tow from the moto there for Martin.

    Heck of a ride from Phinney on a course that isn't ideal for him.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    And Phinney not THAT far back on Martin.
  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    Real shame for Pinotti.

    Surprised by Contador - I expected a podium from him. But when you look at Keissiakoff's gap, it seems that it's less Contador's lost a lot since the Vuelta relative to everyone else, more Martin/Phinney's on fire?

    My initial reaction was "Contador's not had any beef in preparation" (which just shows what a silly state of affairs we've reached), but it's probably more "Grand Tours knacker normal people a fair bit"...
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    nevermind. gps confused me!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    5.37 between them!!!!!!!!!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Congrats to Martin, Phinney, and Kiryienka!

    And Dowsett for a very good 8th place.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    frenchfighter wrote:
    5.37 between them!!!!!!!!!

    Bah, I wanted to see a second between them!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Panzerwagen

    You got to be happy for him

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    Contador is the Greatest
  • powerbookboy
    powerbookboy Posts: 241
    Turfle wrote:
    Congrats to Martin, Phinney, and Kiryienka!

    And Dowsett for a very good 8th place.

    Seconded.
  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    edited September 2012
    Well done to Martin. Great from Dowsett as well.

    Bit of a shame that the WC will only be the second best TTer in the world - but them's the breaks - you can only beat the men on the line on the day.
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Mooro wrote:
    contador riding like he did in the last TT of the 2010 tour, seems to keep pushing himself back on his seat every 20 seconds which cant be comfortable.
    Some of the triathlon guys do this - they must think it is beneficial.
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  • mooro
    mooro Posts: 483
    nice cheek pinch for Martin from Contador, Phinney absolutely gutted.

    two fantastic rides and top marks to alex dowsett for a great finish in 8th.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I really didn't think Phinney would have the stamina for this type of course.
    Questions to be asked at BMC HQ over both his and Pinotti's Cauberg fail?
    Clearly, they both had more than one eye on this.
    Perhaps TJVG was a bit quick to hold his hand up for Sunday.

    Almost 2 minutes between first and third.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    powerbookboy wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Congrats to Martin, Phinney, and Kiryienka!

    And Dowsett for a very good 8th place.

    Seconded.


    Thirded...or whatever the word is...

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