It is time to consider the super-critical issue of whether George can make it into the top 15...
Seriously, it is fascinating to me as a Hincapie fan that he has done so well. He is 17th currently, but it looks like he can make 15th and has an outside chance of making 14th. Here is a table of their relative position and their relative performance over the 19km TT in stage 1.
14 Zubeldia 3:49 ahead 2:20 slower
15 Sevilla 1:09 ahead 2:44 slower
16 Jaksche 0:59 ahead 2:24 slower
17 Hincapie
It seems that Hincapie can easily take over 15th, and with a strong effort, perhaps 14th. One contingency, however, is that George's two strong TT performances this year (TdF and Dauphine) have come over short courses and stage 20 is ultra-long.
Seriously, it is fascinating to me as a Hincapie fan that he has done so well. He is 17th currently, but it looks like he can make 15th and has an outside chance of making 14th. Here is a table of their relative position and their relative performance over the 19km TT in stage 1.
14 Zubeldia 3:49 ahead 2:20 slower
15 Sevilla 1:09 ahead 2:44 slower
16 Jaksche 0:59 ahead 2:24 slower
17 Hincapie
It seems that Hincapie can easily take over 15th, and with a strong effort, perhaps 14th. One contingency, however, is that George's two strong TT performances this year (TdF and Dauphine) have come over short courses and stage 20 is ultra-long.