Worlds: (time) trials and tribulations
Published by Halverde on 9/21/2006 at 21:46.
With a performance destined to disappoint any people pathetic enough to habour hopes of America doing the double on the time trial gold medals, Fabien Cancellara won the Men's Time Trial with ease. It prompted an in-depth discussion amongst the commentators as to whether the Paris-Roubaix and World Time Trial Championships are similar events (their verdict: no) and we were treated to the opportunity to listen to Switzerland's not-very-interesting national anthem, so he was a reasonably popular winner at the DerailedUK camp.
Dave Zabriskie, with his strangely animated eyebrows, gained second place and Vinokourov third. We predicted Vino would do well, and we were totally right.
Sadly, we weren't right about Michael Rogers. Despite the fact that we don't like him all the much, we played up his chances for today's race. Then he finished eighth. Well done Mike, you lost your rainbow jersey and took our reputation with you.
Dave Millar watch:
Millar finished... somewhere. In case you were bothered. He was probably saving himself for the road race. Yeah.
Tomorrow:
We'll have stopped writing things for other people and spending 90% of our time in Chinese restaurants, so we should be able to return to full, hilarious, service.
Dave Zabriskie, with his strangely animated eyebrows, gained second place and Vinokourov third. We predicted Vino would do well, and we were totally right.
Sadly, we weren't right about Michael Rogers. Despite the fact that we don't like him all the much, we played up his chances for today's race. Then he finished eighth. Well done Mike, you lost your rainbow jersey and took our reputation with you.
Dave Millar watch:
Millar finished... somewhere. In case you were bothered. He was probably saving himself for the road race. Yeah.
Tomorrow:
We'll have stopped writing things for other people and spending 90% of our time in Chinese restaurants, so we should be able to return to full, hilarious, service.
