Assuming no big changes tomorrow it looks like Levi can easily out TT Mancebo by 2 minutes to move into 5th and I think it unlikely that Vino (or anyone else behind him) can take 2 minutes out of him. Then the question is can Levi take 2 minutes out of Rasmussen to move into 4th overall?
Saturday will be interesting to watch.
I hope he does well! I don’t know if he can get to 4th though.
Can somebody tell me wth is wrong with Phonak? Seems like they traded a stage win for Floyd’s position in the GC. And they seem to be out of position and losing time in every stage.
stage win is better for sponsors that 6-10th on the GC.
Yeah, but he was in easy striking of 5th. Podium was not out of the question at the time.
What has Floyd done at any point in the entire race that would indicate he had a chance at the podium? All he has done is try to hold Levi’s wheel when things got tough.
I think it is great that Floyd and Levi will be top ten, maybe top five on GC, but in this years race, there is a huge difference between the top three riders (Lance, Jan and Ivan) and everybody else, which sill become clear when Ras loses at least 4 minutes in the final TT.
All I’m saying that is if he had held his position in GC the last few days instead of pissing it all away, whether by his own doing or because teammates were helping rivals in breaks, is that he would be in good position had one of the leaders faltered.
Since he is one of the better time trialists, he would have been able to move near the top of the board. But losing those 2 minutes really puts him out of range to crack the top 5 at all.