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martin smith
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 Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:37 am Post subject: so that team time trial |
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What was the point? it was not long enough to shake things up or produce any useful results and basically hands the yellow to whoever happened to cross the line first yesterday from whichever team won.
I CBA to watch it.
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DenHaag
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:43 am Post subject: Re: so that team time trial |
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| martin smith wrote: |
What was the point? it was not long enough to shake things up or produce any useful results and basically hands the yellow to whoever happened to cross the line first yesterday from whichever team won.
I CBA to watch it. |
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Roy Gardiner
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The point.
1. It's a great cycling discipline
2. Correct to have it short, Grand Tours aren't about TTT time differences any more than time bonuses from stage wins & intermediate sprints (yes I know there are none this year, so Cav won't be race leader come what may)
3. The best teams in the world, on top form, so superb (IMO) spectacle.
What's not to like? More interesting than all but the last 10K today, I expect.
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martin smith
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you might as well have drawn the names out of a hat.
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DenHaag
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I thought Hushovd got it 'cos of his high placing on the 1st stage. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| you might as well have drawn the names out of a hat. |
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Steve McGinty
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| martin smith wrote: |
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I used to dislike the long TTTs which had a bigger impact on the overall with 7/8 from the same team all on the same time, (it made the GC look "ugly") and could lose the Tour for GC contenders with weak teams.
But I enjoy the modern short TTTs and yesterday was just perfect.
Interesting to note the approach of the GC contenders - Contador following the wheels through in a weaker team and limiting his loses, Schlek letting Cancellera do all the work to gain a handy 20 odd secs on Contador, and Evans towing his team along and expending a lot of energy this early to the same effect as Schlek.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| DenHaag wrote: |
| martin smith wrote: |
| you might as well have drawn the names out of a hat. |
I thought Hushovd got it 'cos of his high placing on the 1st stage. |
yeah thats the point it's been a 'double ' prologue in a way
it is a spectacle and the longer ones of the past favoured certain teams over others who would then keep the yellow jumper to the mountains. The GC now has a good mix of teams , possibles to take the yellow...I think it set things up nicely for the next few days |
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Contadoper lost time. |
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Arguably a better means of establishing an early yellow jersey than a prologue?
At least in theory you get a strong team capable of controlling the peleton through the first week and Hushovd has been a very worthy yellow jersey wearer IMHO
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