Sometimes great things happen when you are wearing the leader's jersey. Sometimes you get crushed by the weight. Rodriguez was crushed today like what he normally does to climbs. It is not hyperbole the red jersey caused Rodriguez to implode and lose so much time he is now in 5th spot on GC. Everyone said he would lose time, but I don't think anybody thought it would be this bad. Not that I know anything but I thought with the way he has been riding he had a chance to only lose 1-2min, which would be livable.
Biggest loser for the day had to be Rodriguez, so there is two sides to every coin. The biggest winner... Peter (pronounced Pet'er) Velits. Dude killed the TT. Everyone thought Fabian had put up the best time, even with a cold. That's right Fabian has a little cold and still managed just under 52kph for 46k. What the H? That is about 32mph. Slow if you are in your car on your way to work, but in a TT it is monster good. Well good enough for 3rd place. Menchov put up better numbers for 2nd, and Velits committed homicide for 1st. And...a podium spot, if he can hang onto it until Madrid.
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