No. It's a different skill.

Cancellara, for example, is the Olympic time trial champion.

Although I think the way that different bits of the Tour test different skills is something you don't like?

The basic thing you have to get your head around is that *each stage of the Tour is a separate race*.

So winning a stage is winning a race.

Yes there are also prizes for overall stuff - like the yellow jersey - and that's all very interesting.

But the time trial today is also a race of its own. As are each stage.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 23rd 2009 at 13:57:53

Message Thread

Cancellara leading the time trial (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 23, 13:45:26
- not enough drugs. (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 23, 13:54:38
- he won the first time trial and so was in yellow early on (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 13:48:47
  - I really don't get it though (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 23, 13:51:23
    - yes, in large part (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 13:55:26
      - Oh, that's a shame (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 23, 13:57:05
    - Essentially, yes. (n/m) (Other Sports) - jafski, Jul 23, 13:53:45
      - So the TTS are just an artifical way of levelling the playing field for people who can't (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 23, 13:54:36
        
        Think of it as a football match, but for 10 minutes in the middle (Other Sports) - duke of york, Jul 23, 14:05:50
        
        Think of it more as an all round test of different strengths. (Other Sports) - jafski, Jul 23, 13:58:27
        
        Did he have to wear them all at the same time? Wouldn't he have perspired? (n/m) (Other Sports) - malkybarkid, Jul 23, 14:15:45
        
        Idiot. (n/m) (Other Sports) - jafski, Jul 23, 14:20:37
        
        dim (n/m) (Other Sports) - malkybarkid, Jul 23, 14:32:40
        
        Bit of a shame that they only have 2 minute intervals (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 23, 14:00:42
        
        it does happen - time lost passing is negligable and the person overtaken will be disquali (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 23, 14:03:08
        
        No. It's a different skill. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 13:57:53
        
        SILLY (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 23, 13:58:44
        
        only trying to answer your questions (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 14:10:58
        
        poor Kim Kirchen... (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 23, 14:15:32
        
        No, but (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 23, 14:14:08
        
        don't bother watching the final stage in Paris on Sunday then (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 14:16:55
        
        (but for the rest of us, the final stage will be absolutely excellent (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 14:20:07
        
        He is a bit. (n/m) (Other Sports) - jafski, Jul 23, 14:24:00

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