Team Time Trial – Stage 2 – 2011 Tour de France

July 3, 2011



Let me catch my breath before giving you the lowdown on today’s results.

Contrary to my predictions, the ride of the day was turned in by Team BMC with Cadel Evans and George Hincapie. They finished a mere four seconds behind Garmin-Cervelo in the stage (which puts Thor Hushovd in Yellow tonight).

The gaps – if you can believe it – are about 1:40 to Contador from the other contenders. Cadel is just one second behind Thor and Andy Schleck is lingering just a bit behind him.

Here is the overall classification…with the top ten and Alberto Contador’s spot…

HUSHOVD Thor

MILLAR David
EVANS Cadel + 00′ 01″
THOMAS Geraint + 00′ 04″
GERDEMANN Linus + 00′ 04″
SCHLECK Frank + 00′ 04″
CANCELLARA Fabian + 00′ 04″
HAGEN Edvald Boasson + 00′ 04″
QUINZIATO Manuel + 00′ 04″
SCHLECK Andy + 00′ 04″
and in 75th place…
CONTADOR Alberto + 01′ 42″