Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 *SPOILERS*

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  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    Evans and Horner the big losers ...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ha, it is good for us though! It's nearly done : )
    Contador is the Greatest
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    FDJ have finished but no idea of final time, they did a nice slow-mo of them though so that's ok.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    OPQS beat Orica woooooo.

    They (basically Tony Martin) did the last km in 50secs.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    OPQS - 11 (Cav nailing it across the line)
    Orica
    Movistar + 7
    Tinkov + 13
    Cannondale +15
    Sky +16
    Trek factory racing +25
    Belkin
    BMC +26
    IAM +
    AG2R + (joint with Lampre)
    Lampre +
    Astana +
    Giant Shimano +
    Garmin +
    Katusha + 55 (I think)
    BSF +


    FDJ (UNK)

    Going a tad wrong for LTB
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    OPQS smash it!

    Can they keep jersey within team for the entire race? Hope so (Kwia for the win) ...
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    OPQS - 11 (Cav nailing it across the line)
    Orica
    Movistar + 7
    Tinkov + 13
    Cannondale +15
    Sky +16
    Lotto +17ish
    Trek factory racing +25
    Belkin
    BMC +26
    IAM +
    AG2R + (joint with Lampre)
    Lampre +
    Astana +
    Giant Shimano +
    Garmin +
    Katusha + 55 (I think)
    BSF +


    FDJ (UNK)

    Cav in leaders jersey.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    oooh, stormer by OPQS there
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    TTT's are competitive (and entertaining) now that the 'supercharged' teams (USPS, CSC & ONCE) are no longer playing ...
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Excellent discipline this. Superb to watch.

    It's another way for route designers to balance the playing field between expensive mountain trains and rouleurs. (That and more 'classics' stages.)
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Evans and Horner are going to have to attack at some point ,,,could be good
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    What's Tinkoff having to ease off for Contador in the run in to the finish?
    Looked to be suffering.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Cav loves a TTT win so he does :D
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Thought Cav was officially finished? Presumably he has decided to ditch sprinting and become a specialist team time triallist in preparation for the team pursuit in Rio.
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Contador has not looked good on a TT bike for a few years now.

    He had an injury and has never been the same since.

    His position now looks almost painful. He used to be at ease on the TT bike.
  • dougzz
    dougzz Posts: 1,833
    rayjay wrote:
    Contador has not looked good on a TT bike for a few years now.
    He had an injury and has never been the same since.
    His position now looks almost painful. He used to be at ease on the TT bike.
    Yeah, it's his position on the bike that's changed........
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Pross wrote:
    Thought Cav was officially finished? Presumably he has decided to ditch sprinting and become a specialist team time triallist in preparation for the team pursuit in Rio.


    Hurrah!

    Everyone loves track cycling




    :wink:
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    dougzz wrote:
    rayjay wrote:
    Contador has not looked good on a TT bike for a few years now.
    He had an injury and has never been the same since.
    His position now looks almost painful. He used to be at ease on the TT bike.
    Yeah, it's his position on the bike that's changed........

    Glad you agree :lol:


    Pruitt states that this has been something they have been working on for some time.

    “The last year that he was on Astana [2010], my work with Alberto that year was purely to solve some back pain and knee pain issues he had earlier that season,” he said. “That was road only, not TT
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Crankbrother wrote:
    Evans and Horner the big losers ...

    And Dan Martin, and Pinot, and Moreno, and Ullissi, and Scarpone and many many more. I think Porte may have blown it too.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Joelsim wrote:
    Crankbrother wrote:
    Evans and Horner the big losers ...

    And Dan Martin, and Pinot, and Moreno, and Ullissi, and Scarpone and many many more. I think Porte may have blown it too.

    Blimey, I hadn't realised that the race was all over after just the TTT.
    Having said that, this race was made for Kwiatkowski.
    Tony the Tank Engine to deliver this bonus, an ideal, short, punchy ITT, one puncheur's ramp.
    All he's got to worry about is the Queen stage and falling off.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Joelsim wrote:
    Crankbrother wrote:
    Evans and Horner the big losers ...

    And Dan Martin, and Pinot, and Moreno, and Ullissi, and Scarpone and many many more. I think Porte may have blown it too.

    Blimey, I hadn't realised that the race was all over after just the TTT.
    Having said that, this race was made for Kwiatkowski.
    Tony the Tank Engine to deliver this bonus, an ideal, short, punchy ITT, one puncheur's ramp.
    All he's got to worry about is the Queen stage and falling off.

    Exactly. And his form at the moment. Porte is 33 seconds back already. The others much more.

    Maybe only Nairo and Bertie left in the hunt.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    I know it's early days BS, but it is a short(ish) race ... and both Evans and Horner's ages have cost them their previously decent (for stage racers) TT ... To be chasing around 50 secs at this stage is not helpful with the individual TT to come ...
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Neal Rogers ‏@nealrogers · 1h
    Crazy to read that today's TTT at Tirreno was the first ever ridden in 20-year career of Alessandro Petacchi, whose @OPQS team won by 11sec
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  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Crankbrother wrote:
    I know it's early days BS, but it is a short(ish) race ... and both Evans and Horner's ages have cost them their previously decent (for stage racers) TT ... To be chasing around 50 secs at this stage is not helpful with the individual TT to come ...


    But it could be fun to watch.
    We might some crazy early attacks and the whole race being ripped apart ....I hope so.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Yep, let's hope so. Would love to spend the whole week watching this and P-N all day, but unfortunately work gets in the way.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Neal Rogers ‏@nealrogers · 1h
    Crazy to read that today's TTT at Tirreno was the first ever ridden in 20-year career of Alessandro Petacchi, whose @OPQS team won by 11sec
    Eh? He's ridden loads of them - including plenty at Tirreno-Adriatico. It may be the first one he's won.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    You'd think a journalist as experienced as Neal Rogers would double check before tweeting something as so obviously wrong as that.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    A quick check suggests he's been part of a TTT winning team before too, at the Settimana Lombarda in 2009.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    andyp wrote:
    You'd think a journalist as experienced as Neal Rogers would double check before tweeting something as so obviously wrong as that.

    Could be worse. You could be trailing T-A coverage on Eurosport with 'Can Bradley Wiggins win'.

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