La Vuelta, Stage 1 TTT, *Spoiler*
Everybody a bit nonplussed by this so far that this hasn't been started yet? Not fancying the grip on the glass start ramp!
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Oh look teams travelling on boats, I've see that somewhere before...
Great time from NetApp. Top 3 possibility. Or the win?
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Edit - Astana win it by 10". Brajkovič In the red jersey tomorrow?
Here's Martin at the finish line:
1 Astana 29:59
2 Radioshack Leopard + 10
3 Omega PHARMA - Quick-Step + 16
4 Sky + 22
5 Movistar + 29
6 Saxo Bank Tinkoff + 32
7 Netapp Endura + 35
8 BMC Racing + 36
9 Orica Greenedge + 45
10 Belkin + 49
11 Lampre + 56
12 Katusha + 59
13 Lotto Belisol + 1:14
14 Euskaltel Euskadi + 1:14
15 Vacansoleil + 1:18
16 FDJ.fr + 1:25
17 Cannondale + 1:26
18 Caja Rural + 1:38
19 Garmin Sharp + 1:41
20 AG2R La Mondiale + 1:41
21 Argos Shimano + 1:53
22 Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 1:55
Do I detect a crush?
I'm really excited (albeit less so about a TTTTTTTTTT)
Not quite sure what to make of that. There are a number of conditions that could cause low cortisol, some quite serious - I hope he's ok. I can also think of a reason why it might be seen as suspicious, and I'm surprised not to hear more about that from certain quarters.
But then, he's not a Sky rider.
If by that you mean "a comprehensive appreciation of a supreme athlete in a study of sublime power transfer and technique - that may at times lead to a bit of a chub-on", then yes, I'll hold my unoccupied hand up and say "guilty as charged"!
And those dreamy brown legs...!
There were a lot of renowned TT-ers dropped today: can we assume that the tactic for several teams was to sacrifice them early on, or was this some quirk of the conditions on the stage (read Bajkovic's comments on CN)?
Also, two notable dropees, I thought: Betancur and De Gendt.. 2 GC-ers, I thought!?
Something strange going down here
On a TT-bike Zabriskie is by far the one with the best style.
On regular it's Vasil Kiryienka.
Betancur has apparently been struggling with illness recently so didn't exactly get good prep coming into this.
Dave Z? ...Really!?! Always thought he looked hunched and a bit tense: hence his curious musculature...
Inclined to agree about Kiryienka... Although still doesn't quite represent the harnessing of other-Worldly powers like FC for me.
That's a pity. Did I hear correct that he's been training for Vuelta at home in Colombia?
Perhaps he's over-done it in an attempt to emulate Quintana's success in the Tour...?
Two riders whom I did see rated in pre-Vuelta articles as good enough for a top 10/top 20 GC placing, and who were dropped by their own teams yesterday, were Anton and Intxausti. I think Anton may be also over-rated but I was rather hoping to see Intxausti up there in the GC, like he was in the Giro. But he's already 2-27 back, so more than Betancur.