Ullrich in San Sebastian...

[TimoWr]

What just happened with Ullrich? He had a problem with his bike, the neutral Mavic car offered him several wheels but then just moved on again? Was there something else wrong with the bike?

 

[nkwd]

taken from the live ticker from www.t-mobile-team.de :

16:19 km197 Defekt bei Jan Ullrich!
Der Olympiasieger wartet am Straßenrand auf ein neues Hinterrad. Der neutrale Materialwagen kann nicht helfen. Großes Pech für Ullrich, der 20 km vor dem Ziel auf den T-Mobile-Mannschaftswagen warten muss und damit alle Chancen auf eine vordere Platzierung verliert.

Seems strange somehow! Why Ullrich needs a special wheel that the Mavic Car can't give him? They should have campa and shimano wheels in there. I don't known at the moment what else is so important on a wheel that you loose all chances to win the race?

 

[Seiffer]

Maybe he oly wants to use his "lightweight" carbon ones. Or his looking for another excuse than just his "Today I didn't have good legs" *g*

 

[TimoWr]

Maybe he oly wants to use his "lightweight" carbon ones. Or his looking for another excuse than just his "Today I didn't have good legs" *g*

Makes no sense, he was one of the first riders in a group that had a chance to win

 

[TimoWr]

Belgian television said he had a problem with his saddle. That's why the Mavic car could not help him.

Regards,
Timo

 

[burxxx]

..but with a simple saddle-problem one should, in this situation, bite the bullet and finish the race well though one's ass is aching!

 

[Schafschützer]

But it´s not everybodys joice to ride on the post.


wsg

Schafschützer

 

[nicknick]

Apparently his saddle was fully broken... unlike Lance, he can't ride the bike without a saddle...

Nicknick

 

[TimoWr]