Vuelta Stage 1 *spoiler*
1 Liquigas 8.21
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.08
3 Caisse d'Epargne 0.09
4 Quick Step 0.10
5 CSC-Saxo Bank 0.11
6 Tinkoff Credit Systems 0.12
7 Rabobank 0.13
8 Astana 0.14
9 Team Milram 0.15
10 Gerolsteiner 0.18
11 Lampre 0.19
12 Silence-Lotto 0.20
13 Cofidis
14 AG2R La Mondiale
15 Xacobeo-Galicia 0.21
16 Crédit Agricole 0.23
17 Française des Jeux 0.27
18 Bouygues Telecom 0.28
19 Andalucía-Cajasur 0.32
A pan flat 7 km TTT and Euskaltel come second? :shock:
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.08
3 Caisse d'Epargne 0.09
4 Quick Step 0.10
5 CSC-Saxo Bank 0.11
6 Tinkoff Credit Systems 0.12
7 Rabobank 0.13
8 Astana 0.14
9 Team Milram 0.15
10 Gerolsteiner 0.18
11 Lampre 0.19
12 Silence-Lotto 0.20
13 Cofidis
14 AG2R La Mondiale
15 Xacobeo-Galicia 0.21
16 Crédit Agricole 0.23
17 Française des Jeux 0.27
18 Bouygues Telecom 0.28
19 Andalucía-Cajasur 0.32
A pan flat 7 km TTT and Euskaltel come second? :shock:
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Very technical course though.
Huh?
They lost 5 secs to Valverde, 3 secs to Sastre, hardly a nightmare. Had they crashed, then I'd agree with you......
They didn't look very smooth during the last part of the TTT, but saying it was a nightmare is ridiculous. But definetly not their best TTT, that's for sure.
Euscadi second in a TTT??? Never saw that coming...
However, on this occasion, I find myself in agreement with Astana's number one fan.
I wouldn't read too much into the first 7 kms of a 3500km race. If you want a pointer to CSC's challenge, maybe yesterday's Tour of Germany result, might be the place to start.
Top rider finished 52nd and defending champ, Jens Voight was over 8 minutes down.
Brajckovic went well, on yesterday's big German climb, having been dropped early.
A number of potential contenders will have left their best form, far behind, on those Tour climbs.
IMO, this will be an Astana cake walk, come the mountains.
Who? :shock:
Touche, as they say. Hope nobody mis-reads this as touchy.
Supposed to be a tough circuit finish today. Possibly a bit too much for Boonan and Bennati.
One for the classics/WC hopefuls, such as the Cricket, Piti, or maybe even the gold jersey......
13. Ag2r - La Mondiale, a 20
16. Credit Agricole, a 23
17. Française Des Jeux, a 27
18. Bouygues Telecom, a 28
:shock: French´s teams impressive performance! I hope Protour finish soon...
"The weird results of the TTT in the first Vuelta stage seem to be due to numerous teams purposefully taking it slow in order to avoid a crash on the perilous course, which caused a number of unfortunate riders to visit the pavement."