Please join us for live blogging of Stage 9, the second of three Tour time trials of the 2012 Tour de France. Live coverage will begin from 8:30PM, will full coverage from 10PM.
The race will run from Arc-et-Senans and snake its way north to Besancon, a distance of 41.5km.
It will be the 19th time the Tour will finish in Besancon, with the most recent being in 2009. Riders will depart at 2 minute intervals, with the final 20 riders being given 3 minute gaps.
After just over one week of racing I think it’s fair to say to say no one expected (or hoped) that the real decider so far, in terms of the battle for General Classification, has been crashes.
As such, what was already feared as being a ‘two horse race’ could be even more so after today’s stage.
Brad Wiggins will certainly take considerable time way from the likes of Nibali, Menchov and Zubeldia – all of which presently sit within a minute of him. The big question is, will he take time out of Cadel Evans and slip further away from the Aussie?
In the recent Dauphine Brad came close to catching Cadel (making up what was a 2 minute gap between starts), however as everyone knows the Tour is a race like no other.
In the past two days there has been signs of Wiggins not handling the pressure of the situation as well as he could. Will this affect his TT? It certainly could. Given Cadel has been avoiding the spotlight and is a lot more experienced with the ‘circus’ that is the Tour de France, you can be sure he will exploit any weaknesses Brad might show during today’s race.
It could also see Christopher Froome, winner of stage 7, move up the General Classification. Sitting in 6th place, only Cadel and Brad ahead of him have the time trial prowess to hold him off.
GC battle aside, this TT will also be an another excellent indicator for how Fabian Cancellara’s form is. With the Olympic Games beckoning and his dominating display in the Prologue, Fabain is looking more like the rider we knew and is fast putting the early season crash behind him.
As the Tour does every year, it’s able to offer redemption for a team whose season had, until then, been below par. So far this year it’s been Radioshack.
The other question is how much has Tony Martin been able to recover from his injuries sustained last week. The London Games TT is also high on his priority list, however remains to be seen if he will be able to recover enough to challenge the likes of Cancellara for the gold medal.
Whatever the case, stage 9 will be sure to significantly alter the look of the General Classification. Please, join me for live blogging of this stage of the 2012 Tour de France.
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1:41am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:41am | Report comment
Thanks all for tonight!
1:37am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:37am | Report comment
GC is
1.) Wiggins
2.) Evans at 1:53
3.) Froome at 2:07
4.) Nibali at 2:23
5.) Menchov
6.) Zubeldia
7.) Monfort
8.) Van Garderen
9.) Van Den Broeck
10.) Roche
Time gaps after Nibali (to Wiggins) start getting large. And you would have to stay, barring incident, the race is now truly Wiggins’ to lose.
1:39am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:39am | Report comment
Top 10 on the stage
1.) Wiggins
2.) Froome
3.) Cancellara
4.) Van Garderen
5.) Chavanel
6.) Evans
7.) Velits P
8.) Nibali
9.) Menchov
10.) Kloden
1:40am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:40am | Report comment
So 6th very respectable for Evans. Still a lot of racing to go!
RSNT also have a few jokers in the GC deck that they could play.
Hope remains!
1:41am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:41am | Report comment
Also the first ‘British’ 1-2 stage finish in the Tour.
Amid some acrimony from the crowd…
1:49am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:49am | Report comment
Tejay also back in to White!
Great to see.
1:34am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:34am | Report comment
Worth keeping this in perspective, Cadel only lost 46s to Cancellara.
So Cadel still rode a good TT.
Wiggins and Froome simply exceptional.
1:31am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:31am | Report comment
Brad wins, by an incredible 35s.
There were some “booo” from the crowd as he crossed the line…
1:28am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:28am | Report comment
Cadel needs a 53:21 or so to hold on to 2nd overall on GC
1:29am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:29am | Report comment
He should do it.
1:29am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:29am | Report comment
He does.
But he will be desperately unhappy with that.
1:28am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:28am | Report comment
Nibali in with a 6th place, excellent TT for him.
Cadel under the 1km to go.
1:25am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:25am | Report comment
Time gap now back closer to 2 minutes between Evans and Wiggins?
1:24am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:24am | Report comment
Very consistent ride by Menchov, also keeping himself up there on GC.
Aside from Wiggins, places 2 to 10 will be jam packed!
1:23am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:23am | Report comment
Wiggins 16s up on Froome at second time check.
He should win this TT with a smoking time!
1:21am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:21am | Report comment
Zubeldia with a very good ride.
Keeping himself right up there on GC.
1:19am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:19am | Report comment
Good news is Cadel has settled and stopped the time loss to Wiggins.
He will however give up time.
1:19am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:19am | Report comment
The gap is coming down from what is was earlier.
Seems Wiggins went out very hot.
1:16am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:16am | Report comment
Froome about to smash Fabian’s time!
Taken nearly 22s off Fabian and first under 52 minutes.
Average speed of over 48km/h
1:17am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:17am | Report comment
That is quite amazing.
1:14am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:14am | Report comment
Wiggins staying in the saddle and spinning up the hills considerably more than the rest of the top TT contenders.
1:10am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:10am | Report comment
Evans approximately 1:20 down to Wiggins.
1:11am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:11am | Report comment
And some very impressive farm art!
https://twitter.com/Scienceofsport/status/222346569113022468/photo/1
1:09am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:09am | Report comment
Sorry, SBS ad break.
There are still TWO weeks to go in this race, it’s not over yet!
1:10am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:10am | Report comment
Roche in, should be able to hold on to his place in the top 10.
1:04am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:04am | Report comment
Froome has 10km to go.
I expect him to post the fastest time.
Fabian won’t win today.
1:00am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:00am | Report comment
Wiggins nearly 5s faster than Froome.
This is amazing.
1:00am
Tinea Pedis said | 1:00am | Report comment
Keeping my coach’s TT advice in mind “you might not be going slow, the guy behind could be going VERY fast” isn’t helping here.
First time check shows Cadel isn’t having a great day.
12:58am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:58am | Report comment
Cadel through first time check in 12th, losing 56s to Froome.
This is not good…
12:56am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:56am | Report comment
Wiggins and Froome both looking fantastic.
Cadel approaching first time check. I’m worried…
12:56am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:56am | Report comment
Now apparently given up 54s on Wiggins
12:56am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:56am | Report comment
Now apparently given up 54s on Wiggins…
12:53am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:53am | Report comment
Menchov with a respectable time through first time check.
Frank Schleck will finish in top 50…
12:53am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:53am | Report comment
Not actually as bad as I expected from Frank.
Well done.
12:50am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:50am | Report comment
Unofficial time check, Evans 20s down on Wiggins.
Not good.
12:50am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:50am | Report comment
Still a long way to go though.
12:51am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:51am | Report comment
Now 30s gap.
12:48am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:48am | Report comment
Conspiracy theory time, what if Cadel fades and it’s Froome vs Wiggins for GC? Who takes it? Sky team death match, 3 riders each?
I’d have Boasson Hagen as one of mine for sure!
12:45am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:45am | Report comment
Oh boy, Froome smashes 23s off Van Garderen’s time!
Whoa!
Here’s hoping he’s gone out too hot.
12:42am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:42am | Report comment
Tejay is pushing Fabian’s time!
12:43am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:43am | Report comment
Cornering a little slower…
12:43am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:43am | Report comment
I think he’s going to do it!
12:44am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:44am | Report comment
No. Not to be for Tejay.
Lost nearly 9s to Fabain over that final split.
12:40am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:40am | Report comment
In other news, Kloden is through the second time check in 5th best time.
Looks like he’ll be moving up the standings today.
And RSNT should take a big lead in the teams classification.
12:39am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:39am | Report comment
And Wiggins is also away!
12:36am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:36am | Report comment
Cadel in the start house.
Off he sets!
Allez Cadel!!!!!!!!
12:38am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:38am | Report comment
Look at the length of those arms!
Super long. Allowing him to get super low and aero.
12:35am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:35am | Report comment
Tejay, keep that head up dammit!
Stay aero!
12:30am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:30am | Report comment
Tejay still looking very smooth on the bike.
And about to catch his 3 minute man, Ivan Basso.
12:34am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:34am | Report comment
And beat Fabian’s time at the second time check by 2 seconds!
This is going to go down to the wire, but the 4 times World TT Champ’s time could be about to be toppled.
12:27am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:27am | Report comment
Coppel come in, just inside the top 10.
Very solid ride.
12:27am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:27am | Report comment
Crowd shouting “PINOT” as Thibaut Pinot passed the first time check.
12:26am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:26am | Report comment
Would love a closer look at the skinsuits that Froome and Wiggins are wearing.
They look a little more special than those the rest of the team are wearing.
Betting they are super slippery.
12:23am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:23am | Report comment
Froome the next off the start ramp.
I certainly expect him to put in a very good time.
12:20am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:20am | Report comment
Paul still convinced this type of TT course suits Frank.
I don’t think there’s a TT course in the world, short of going start up a mountain, that would suit the older Schleck.
12:18am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:18am | Report comment
Jens on TV and breaking Aussie hearts, saying Wiggins will win today.
Although must be a delayed interview, as he’s tipping Martin for 3rd and that is already not possible.
12:13am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:13am | Report comment
Tejay Van Garderen!
WOW!
Takes 3 seconds out of Fabian at the 1st time check!
12:14am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:14am | Report comment
Stayed tuned folks, this might not all go to script!
12:09am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:09am | Report comment
52:48 for Chavanel, missing Fabian’s time by 28s.
Also matched Fabian’s speed from the second intermediate time check to the finish.
12:09am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:09am | Report comment
Very, very impressive.
12:05am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:05am | Report comment
Wiggins, on his warm up bike at least, running mechanical Dura Ace.
No Di2.
12:04am
Tinea Pedis said | 12:04am | Report comment
Velits and Chavanel both faster than Martin at the second intermediate time check.
Martin won’t be on the podium today.
11:59pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:59pm | Report comment
Paul just suggested Frank Schleck should put in a good TT today.
I cannot honestly see that happening…
11:57pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:57pm | Report comment
Back to the racing, Coppel comes through first intermediate time check in 4th place.
11:56pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:56pm | Report comment
In some other news, Armstrong has filed for an injunction against the USADA investigation against him
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/courts/entries/2012/07/09/lance_armstrongs_lawyers_file.htmlArmstrong files for injunction
11:57pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:57pm | Report comment
This link might be better
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/armstrong-sues-to-block-doping-charges-2413887.html
11:50pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:50pm | Report comment
If Fabian’s time stands, it will be his 50th UCI level TT win.
Incredible.
11:47pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:47pm | Report comment
Spartacus with a 52:21, which is 1:19 faster than Martin!
11:48pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:48pm | Report comment
47.2km/h average speed.
Wow!
11:48pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:48pm | Report comment
Sets quite a yardstick for the likes of Cadel, Wiggins and Froome.
11:45pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:45pm | Report comment
Fabian all over the bike, rocking and rolling a bit now.
Just under 1km to go!
11:46pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:46pm | Report comment
He’s going to go sub 53!
11:45pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:45pm | Report comment
Peter Velits with the 3rd fastest time at the first intermediate time check.
Only 13s off Cancellara.
11:43pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:43pm | Report comment
Levi on the course.
Rolland just rolls off the start ramp.
In to the final 20 riders now.
11:39pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:39pm | Report comment
If you look closely, you’ll see that Coppel’s TT bike is in fact a Trek Speed Concept. Not a Time TT bike, which is the brand that sponsors the team.
11:40pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:40pm | Report comment
Jerome also not wearing a visor or glasses.
Bare face is not at all aero…
11:37pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:37pm | Report comment
Chavanel also riding an excellent TT so far, only 7 seconds off Cancellara’s time at the first intermediate time check.
11:36pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:36pm | Report comment
Second intermediate time check for Fabian, he’s put 1:09 in to Martin.
Flat tyre or no, Mr Fabulous is on a blinder!
11:28pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:28pm | Report comment
Mollema just been caught by Fabian!
That’s a 3 minute gap made up after only half way through the course.
11:29pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:29pm | Report comment
I wonder who is next up the road?
Could he catch Kashechkin too?
11:34pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:34pm | Report comment
Coppel of Saur – Sojasun rolls off the start ramp.
We’re starting to get into the GC riders now.
11:17pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:17pm | Report comment
Cancellara through the first time check, 38s faster than Martin!
Although now appears Martin’s flat came after 5km, which would certainly have affected his 1st split time.
11:20pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:20pm | Report comment
Fabian though is flying!
And I think my man crush is becoming quite apparent.
11:16pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:16pm | Report comment
Sylvain Chavanel about to start. Rode a great Prologue, lets see if he can back it up with another great TT today.
Also seems like he’s added another tattoo to his left arm?
11:14pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:14pm | Report comment
Some huge crowds on the climb for the TT. Fantastic to see!
What wings that would give you.
Currently making a wall of noise for Fabian.
11:10pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:10pm | Report comment
Sandy Casar also sets the second best time at the first intermediate time check!
11:07pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:07pm | Report comment
Just been mentioned on the broadcast that Andreas Kloden has had his Twitter account taken away by the RadioShack team…
11:08pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:08pm | Report comment
Here it is for all of you that might like a read
https://twitter.com/andykloedi
it’s quite entertaining. Especially with a team like RSNT, who clearly have more than a few back room issues…
11:09pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:09pm | Report comment
have a read and make up your own minds if he was out of line or not?
11:13pm
Al-Bo said | 11:13pm | Report comment
Doesn’t seem too inflammatory to me.
11:02pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:02pm | Report comment
The other classification battle that is likely to get a bit of a shake up after today is the Teams General Classification.
Here are the top 7
1 RadioShack-Nissan 114:56:52
2 Sky Procycling 0:02:51
3 Liquigas-Cannondale 0:10:06
4 Katusha Team 0:10:40
5 Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:13:07
6 Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne 0:15:38
7 BMC Racing Team 0:16:17
you would imagine Radio Shack will increase their lead after today. Question is will Sky drop much time (as Wiggins and Froome will be pushing it but the rest of the team taking it easy) and how much time can Katusha and Liquigas make up?
11:02pm
Jacob said | 11:02pm | Report comment
I’ve heard this course is not completely suited to a pure time trial rider like a Wiggins. You never know, the short, punchy climbs that dot this TT could really suit Evans.
11:35pm
Tinea Pedis said | 11:35pm | Report comment
Should be interesting.
Remembering though Wiggins won the uphill TT in Romandie earlier this year.
10:57pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:57pm | Report comment
Matt Keenan just saying that Tony Martin run a 58 front chain ring on his TT bike!
That is incredible. Given a ‘standard’ is a 53. With ‘compact’ being 50.
10:56pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:56pm | Report comment
Vino comes in, makes the provisional top 10.
Has really been a Tour to forget so far for Vinokourov, one too many…?
10:49pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:49pm | Report comment
Everyone rejoice, Mr Fabulous (Fabian Cancellara) is about to head off down the start ramp!
10:54pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:54pm | Report comment
And Fabian is away!
10:54pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:54pm | Report comment
Lets see how close he comes to Martins time.
Absolute textbook position on the bike.
10:47pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:47pm | Report comment
Peter Sagan also on course.
Wonder if he’s popped a bell on his bike again today?
Doubt it (only because it’s not very aero
)
10:46pm
Al-Bo said | 10:46pm | Report comment
I’m sure he’s not caning it today, but how are Sagan’s time trial skills?
10:49pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:49pm | Report comment
Hopefully he’ll produce another foot out power-slide around one of the corners, ala the Prologue.
Incredible bike handling skills!
10:45pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:45pm | Report comment
New Polka Dot jersey wearer Kessiakoff is on course.
Heartbreaking way to get caught on the climb. Really did deserve to be able to hold on for second place, but alas was absorbed by the chasing bunch behind. With Evans taking second.
10:44pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:44pm | Report comment
Eddy the Ice Cream Man Boasson Hagen looks like he’s been given the “go easy” orders for today. No intensity in his ride.
Richie Porte also earlier stated on Twitter that he would not be pushing it today.
Sky making sure their main men to support Wiggins stay fresh and conserve their energy. Which certainly makes sense.
10:36pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:36pm | Report comment
I’ll be honest, as someone who loves both watching and racing time trials, I would be less than impressed if I was not able to use a disk rear simply because my teams wheel sponsor don’t make one.
That’s the case with AG2R, who are supplied by Reynolds.
No disk means a definite time disadvantage.
10:40pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:40pm | Report comment
AR2G also taking the ‘short tail’ TT helmet a little too far. Jean-Christophe Peraud looks like he’s wearing a hollow bowling ball on his head…
10:29pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:29pm | Report comment
Live pictures showing a course with more up and down than the profile suggests (and as David Millar mentions in the below video).
Roads also look smooth as a baby’s backside. Which coupled with the tail wind is understandable why there are some fast average speeds.
10:30pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:30pm | Report comment
Still no change to the top three.
Still some very fast boys to come though.
10:22pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:22pm | Report comment
Again unconfirmed reports that Martin had a puncture during his TT today.
I wonder if he is still running clincher tyres…
10:15pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:15pm | Report comment
Ok, while Monsieur Gate is cooking up a storm, we’ll have a look at the top 4 riders in the Young Riders (white jersey) classification
1 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 38:20:23
2 Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:46
3 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:01:14
4 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:01:41
After his storming win yesterday, Pinot has jumped up the classification. Rein Taaramae however has been saying his time trialling has improved, so expect his time gap to increase.
10:17pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:17pm | Report comment
That said, it’s worth keeping in mind that Van Garderen is also an excellent TT’er (was 4th in the Prologue) so Taaramae might not have it all his way.
10:21pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:21pm | Report comment
Pinot however will be cock-a-hoop after his incredible win yesterday, so if he can still ride a competitive time he might still be a chance for the overall jersey winner in 2 weeks time.
10:10pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:10pm | Report comment
We also have coverage started with SBS, for those tuning in here in Australia.
No change to the top three times so far.
10:00pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:00pm | Report comment
Here is the full start list
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-stage-9-time-trial-start-order
add 8hrs to get AEST
9:56pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:56pm | Report comment
Jens is in with a time of 54:08, 1 second faster than Westra.
That leaves Germans in both first and second place.
Bert Grabsh is already in, so there’s no chance of the provisional podium being a fully German affair.
9:51pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:51pm | Report comment
Start times (in AEST) for the GC favourites are
11:54pm, Cancellara.
12:18am VDB.
12:24am Froome.
12:33am Nibali.
12:36am Cadel.
12:39am Wiggins.
10:00pm
Sam Brown said | 10:00pm | Report comment
Thanks
10:08pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:08pm | Report comment
Coffee time!
9:47pm
Sam Brown said | 9:47pm | Report comment
Any idea what time the big boys will roll out?
9:25pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:25pm | Report comment
Word in from the TT also is that Martin may have also punctured (again!) in his TT – which makes his time even more impressive.
Also Jeremy Roy has posted the 3rd best time, a 54:16. Edging Larsson by 3 seconds.
9:29pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:29pm | Report comment
Jens is also through the first time check, has the 2nd fastest time of the day so far.
He had a great prologue. Could be pop up with another good TT today?
9:44pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:44pm | Report comment
Jens through the second time check, again second fastest time. He is flying!
I expect him to land on the provisional podium.
9:21pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:21pm | Report comment
I think now might also be a good time to have a look at all the different classification battles that today will help shape.
There’s more than one I hear you ask? That right! Not only will today give some great insight (and reshuffling) to the battle for the Maillot Jaune. But also the battles for the White Jersey (best young rider) and Team General Classification will likely also alter.
9:11pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:11pm | Report comment
Full top 5 as it stands presently
1.MARTIN T. in 53:40
2.WESTRA L. in 54:09 at 00:29
3.LARSSON G. in 54:19 at 00:39
4.SANCHEZ L. in 54:32 at 00:52
5.MILLAR D. in 55:38 at 01:58
9:05pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:05pm | Report comment
Reports are also that there is a 10km/h tail wind on the course.
So expect some fast times from guys like Fabian, Wiggins and Cadel.
8:48pm
Tinea Pedis said | 8:48pm | Report comment
Also looking at what Martin’s average speed is, and by my calculations it’s a shade over 61km/h!
WOW!
8:56pm
Tinea Pedis said | 8:56pm | Report comment
Ok, strike all that. This is only an intermediate time check.
I have the final result, which is Martin home in a time of 53:40 (ave speed of 46.4km/h)
8:44pm
nat said | 8:44pm | Report comment
When does cadel start?
9:49pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:49pm | Report comment
Apologies.
I’ll post the full start times for all.
However he’s off at around 12:36 AM.
So grab the coffee, it’s going to be a little while yet.
8:42pm
Tinea Pedis said | 8:42pm | Report comment
Top three, as it presently stands is
1.) Tony Martin 40:49
2.) Gustav Larsson 41:12
3.) Luis Leon Sanchez 41:17
I expect there to be some movement there, however fantastic rides by both Martin and Sanchez. Given their injuries sustained in the previous week.
8:56pm
DerailleurED said | 8:56pm | Report comment
You’ve got the 2nd intermediate times!
Times are the finish at the moment are:
1) Tony Martin 53’40″
2) Liuwe Westra 54’09″ (+29)
3) Gustav Larsson 54’19″ (+39)
8:56pm
Tinea Pedis said | 8:56pm | Report comment
Yep, ta.
Was needed to scroll the screen down on the Tour Tracker site for the final time.
Apologies.
9:01pm
DerailleurED said | 9:01pm | Report comment
It’s not as good as the other live site they had going. Bit of a bomb if you ask me.
9:52pm
Tinea Pedis said | 9:52pm | Report comment
I got a little lost.
But part of me wanted Martin to have gone that fast!
8:33pm
Tinea Pedis said | 8:33pm | Report comment
Welcome one and all to today’s time trial.
Some riders are already, I’ll give a quick run down in a moment on who is the present leader.
For now though here is a video from David Millar, who has just finished his TT in 42:01
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