Originally Posted by
NomadVW
I'll be curious if all of the TT specialist riders go this way too. I still wouldn't be surprised to see guys like Rogers, Cancellara, Leiphemer on TT bikes.
I'm curious to see the road bike mods done to fit TT aerodynamics demands - seatpost setbacks, adjustable stems for a steeper drop? etc..
This TT has great potential to open HUGE gaps in the GC. All the twists and turns will make the simplest things like which line to take through successive corners add seconds.
If (and I don't believe this to be true) Levi were to gain a couple of minutes on Basso and DiLuca, it will be very interesting to see if Astana can protect Levi. Liquigas is very strong and Basso is a great climber who can attack. My feeling is that Astana will find that they will need more than an on form Horner to get Levi up the climbs and not lose any time time.