Ahh. The individual time trial - The Race of Truth. This is the race where it's just you, your bike and the open road. The big favorite for the day was Fabian Cancellara, who is the current (and 2-time) world champion of the ITT. However, he had a bit of a disappointing ride, and finished in 5th - which isn't bad, except that he lost by 33 seconds, which is quite a bit. So the big winner was Stefan Schumacher - who blew everyone away with his 12 second victory over 2nd place, who was none other than Kim Kirchen who is having a bang up Tour.
Alejandro Valverde was a hug disappointment. No one ever accused him of being good at time trialling, but he was simply horrible. As a man who is favored for the overall win, you must be disciplined at all types of stages, especially the ITT (which will make or break an overall win, seeing as how the last stage is one). He now sits in 17th, with a LOT to prove.
Alejandro Valverde was a hug disappointment. No one ever accused him of being good at time trialling, but he was simply horrible. As a man who is favored for the overall win, you must be disciplined at all types of stages, especially the ITT (which will make or break an overall win, seeing as how the last stage is one). He now sits in 17th, with a LOT to prove.
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