Well I have just found out what i now hate about the staggered AG starts. Thought they were a great idea until now. We just missed most of the pros swim because we had to watch the overhead shots of AG'ers. Like when they go to commercial in the TDF with the full peleton going uphill, then come back with a break of 5 guys..

When was the last time Potts didn't get the swim prime?

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Frodo in the lead - others should be worried

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Damn...Canyon! I couldn't figure out why he kept talking about the Kenyan bike course

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That's going to be a fast main pack... Sanders is going to have to bike his legs off just to get back in contact with the train.

Keinle closer to the front than expected. Others should be worried about that too

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let's hope he's using different tyres this time then

"Frodo in the lead - others should be worried"

I agree, the others now have to put in that little extra effort to get up to him.

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is it always easy to tell when somebody has abandoned his race ambition? no.

Seemed kind of obvious when Chrabot was looking back every few seconds to make sure Saunders was there.

I was just about to ask if anyone had heard of Kenyan Bikes.

No Marino V?

he was dropped in the swim

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Swim times

1 50:48 Dylan McNeice
2 50:50 0:02 Jan Frodeno
3 50:56 0:08 Andy Potts
4 52:21 1:34 Christian Kramer
5 52:23 1:36 Nils Frommhold
6 52:25 1:37 Romain Guillaume
7 52:25 1:38 Tim Don
8 52:26 1:39 Jeremy Jurkiewicz
9 52:27 1:39 Andreas Raelert
10 52:27 1:39 Brad Kahlefeldt
11 52:27 1:40 Timothy O'Donnell
12 52:28 1:40 Fraser Cartmell
13 52:28 1:40 Ivan Rana
14 52:28 1:40 Frederik Van Lierde
15 52:28 1:41 Denis Chevrot
16 52:28 1:41 Brent McMahon
17 52:30 1:43 Luke McKenzie
18 52:31 1:43 David McNamee
19 52:32 1:45 Paul Ambrose
20 52:32 1:45 Ben Hoffman
21 52:33 1:45 Timothy Van Berkel
22 52:33 1:46 Igor Amorelli
23 52:35 1:47 Bas Diederen
24 52:36 1:48 Sebastian Kienle
25 52:36 1:49 Clemente Alonso-Mcker
26 52:36 1:49 Tyler Butterfield
27 52:38 1:51 Cyril Viennot
28 52:39 1:52 Eneko Llanos
29 52:39 1:52 Andi Boecherer
30 52:40 1:53 Luke Bell
31 52:41 1:53 Jeffrey Symonds
32 52:41 1:54 Callum Millward
33 52:43 1:56 Miquel Tinto
34 53:38 2:51 Jan Van Berkel

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Looks like some unfavorable currents on the swim, this did two things. Slows down the lead group and puts the chase group closer to them, and allows athletes that are usually marginal to be in that group. Keinle is a great example, he by far is in the best position of all the favorites. So much for his train pulling 3rd group up the road, they are on their own now..

Raelert had a good swim. Hope he does well.

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Same here, just finished a ride (beautiful crisp fall day here) and then have hockey practice later in the afternoon. Will follow along with either some Sierra Nevada or Southern Tier Pumking, maybe nurse a scotch depending on my mood.

Good luck to all the STer's racing today!

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commentary indicated he had an issue in transition... we'll see.
hope he does well too

Looks like Sanders tucked in with the women's main pack. Now the women are messing with the men's race! Only 8 min down to the main pack.

34 dudes within 3 minutes of each other out of the water. Then Sanders pretty far behind. He, and that whole group, have got lots of work to even have a chance

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Ya Ralert is in good position too, what happened to the super swimmer chick? Jodie led the women but was over 4 minutes off the lead men, and she is waaay ahead of the chase group.

 
TOP 10 Pro Women - Fastest Swim

1 55:04 Jodie Swallow
2 56:08 1:05 Leanda Cave
3 56:11 1:08 Annabel Luxford
4 56:14 1:11 Rachel Joyce
5 56:14 1:11 Michelle Vesterby
6 56:16 1:13 Mary Beth Ellis
7 56:16 1:13 Liz Blatchford
8 56:17 1:14 Meredith Kessler
9 56:17 1:14 Camilla Pedersen
10 56:17 1:14 Daniela Ryf

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Jodie Swallow "I identify as a runner". That's sweet!

So lionel 10 minutes back, gonna be a long day of chasing for him. WIll Charbot pace him on the bike too now?

Rinny 6min down out of the swim.