July 23, Stage 20: Grenoble (ITT) 41km

AG2R

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Excellent, he's on my velogames squad. How many Ras winners have won stages in the tour does anyone know?

In mine too.

CramCycle

Vandevelde looked like someone was pulling his face back before he even got off the ramp.

c montgomery

Just put 130 on Rein Taaramae to beat Jean-Christophe Peraud at 8/13. Fingernail biting time now:)

CramCycle

mloc123 wrote: »

why not a disc tho'

Because looking good is far more important :pac:

wersal gummage

jesus that whooping sound off maxine monfort's wheels is just class ! wish the lads on TG4 would shut up for just a second so I could hear it better.

Brian?

mloc123 wrote: »

AG2R wrote: »

Looks like half a disc. Not a full disc

Well he is running a 80/100mm rim... why not a disc tho'

Cross winds?

dastardly00

Tv coverage is showing alot of Nico, dunno why as his time at the 1st time point was awful.

ednwireland

i thought gilbert could stay on a bike

AG2R

I don't think any of the Ag2R lads have had discs not just Nico

CramCycle

ednwireland wrote: »

i thought gilbert could stay on a bike

I felt that, and to be fair, he stayed on the bike, painfully.

mloc123

briankeating wrote: »

Cross winds?

Juat about everyone else is running a disc. Just seems odd.

dastardly00

AG2R wrote: »

I don't think any of the Ag2R lads have had discs not just Nico

I think I saw a glimpse of Peraud with a disc.

mloc123

dastardly00 wrote: »

I think I saw a glimpse of Peraud with a disc.

Maybe they only have 1 and have to share it

ednwireland

dastardly00 wrote: »

I think I saw a glimpse of Peraud with a disc.

yep peraud is running a rear disc, i sure reynolds would get him a disc if he wanted one

mloc123

Bring it on...

ednwireland

french trying to ruin contadors TT at the start

Dr.Millah

mloc123 wrote: »

Bring it on...

Bad start for him already

funnights74

Contador nearly had a frank spencer moment. Sums up his tour!!

Mint Sauce

Has anyone actully fallen off their bike on the ramp?

sleepyholland

Is Tony Martin's time safe? Any chance of Evans or anyone else beating it.

AstraMonti

irish-stew wrote: »

Has anyone actully fallen off their bike on the ramp?

Someone did last year, but I don't remember who.

Go on Tommy! Do the miracle!

AG2R

Watching this on TG4 player :pac:
I understand them woo

Morrisseeee

Nico in at 90th, 41.1km/h, it was a tough Tour for him (not being fully fit etc).

mloc123

Will he choke..

AG2R

AS just scared the **** out of me. I won't be sleeping tonight

Aoibheann

Evans is catching by the looks of things!

AG2R

Contador 21" down on Martins time.

BQQ

sleepyholland wrote: »

Is Tony Martin's time safe? Any chance of Evans or anyone else beating it.

I can't see it being beaten

Aoibheann

Taaramae has taken a fair whack of time out of Rolland - 26 seconds so far! Needs a lot more though.

Evans second fastest at the first timecheck. Voeckler's not doing woefully so far.

EDIT: Virtual gap between Andy Schleck and Evans is now only 27 seconds! :eek:

kenmc

just saw a graphic saying evans was only 26 seconds down on ashleck now! C'mon Cadel!!!!!
edit 23 seconds now!
edit 2 12 seconds virtual gap!

The Big Easy

Love Harmon saying don't believe everything you see on the screen while he consistently gets every time gap wrong.

Aoibheann

Funny, I was pretty much rooting only for Evans before the Tour. I've been impressed by Andy Schleck in the latter stages of this Tour though, in particular Thursday's stage, so I'll be happy if either win. Kinda hoping for Schleck, he was the more interesting of the two. :pac:

Virtual standing is now saying an ELEVEN second gap. Jesus.

Dr.Millah

CADEL!! Some man, going well so far!

Columbia

Down to 13 seconds, Cadel is murdering Andy in this time trial.

AstraMonti

12 now :O

Unless something spectacular happens it looks like it's going to be a mega win for Evans.

Captain Havoc

Cadel passing Andy on the road would be hilarious.

happytramp

over?

Aoibheann

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Cadel passing Andy on the road would be hilarious.

But he's already ahead of him on the road.. :P

FIVE now. Evans is destroying him if that's the case. EDIT: TWO SECONDS!

Columbia

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Cadel passing Andy on the road would be hilarious.

Cadel started 6 mintues ahead of Andy, so unless he's doing a second lap..:P

kenmc

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Cadel passing Andy on the road would be hilarious.

There's only one lap though, and Evans went out before Andy, so he'd have to wait up a bit. That'd be really rubbing it in though.....

mickmcl09

Official time at 15 k
Evans has pulled 36 sec out of Andy

kenmc

4 seconds virtual gap now! the second timecheck will tell all!

Aoibheann

Good run there by Peraud, at least AG2R should still have something to be happy about.

EVANS IN THE LEAD! (unofficially..)

mickmcl09

Andy has blown a gasket.
Another 20 odd seconds pulled out of him in the last 4/5 k

Colmo52

Come on Cadel.

mickmcl09

Andy has blown a gasket.
Another 20 odd seconds pulled out of him in the last 4/5 k

Morrisseeee

Commentator: "Its flipped"

Aoibheann

Rolland stays in white. Very impressed by himself and Taaramae.

ednwireland

gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cadel

Captain Havoc

blonde moment, forget it.