2011 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4: La Motte-Servolex - Mâcon, 173.5km

[jobiwan]

2011 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4: La Motte-Servolex - Mâcon, 173.5km

Last chance for the sprinters to get a victory.
There are so many important questions to be answered:

Will Degenkolb make it 2?
Will a Frenchman win?
Will Sky mess up another leadout?
Will anyone watch before the last 10 km?
Will Carlton Kirby proclaim Wiggins a Tour favorite?

Tune in tomorrow and find out!!

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[Waterloo Sunrise]

Eddy to right Tuesday's wrong.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Titi Voeckler ftw

 

[Jamsque]

Sky will have to work all day to defend the jersey but Super G is all the lead-out EBH needs.

 

[Raceoftruth]

Sky will have to work all day to defend the jersey but Super G is all the lead-out EBH needs.

Depends who is in the break! If no threat, maybe just set tempo. Htc likely to assist to bring back for their sprinter.

 

[Jamsque]

Garmin have been invisible so far, they might work for Farrar.

 

[jens_attacks]

degenkolb will smash!

 

[maltiv]

Can't imagine EBH winning a completely flat sprint vs sprinters who took it easy today and will have fresh legs. Farrar for the win.

 

[taiwan]

There are so many important questions to be answered:

Will Degenkolb make it 2? Yep.
Will a Frenchman win? Nope.
Will Sky mess up another leadout? No.
Will anyone watch before the last 10 km? Only the desperate.
Will Carlton Kirby proclaim Wiggins a Tour favorite? I find that guy incredibly annoying.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Will Degenkolb make it 2? Yep.
Will a Frenchman win? Nope.
Will Sky mess up another leadout? No.
Will anyone watch before the last 10 km? Only the desperate.
Will Carlton Kirby proclaim Wiggins a Tour favorite? I find that guy incredibly annoying.

No way Degenkolb wins.

He's a great hardman, but he's not really a very good sprinter - Eddy is certainly quicker if they both get it right, and with Tyler around too, I don't like his chances.

 

[boomcie]

Will Carlton Kirby proclaim Wiggins a Tour favorite? I find that guy incredibly annoying.

Yeah, Cartoon Kirby seems to have lost touch with reality a long time ago. His delusions remind me of those video games:

Although for me it's more like:

 

[Captain_Cavman]

At least Kirby had the decency to admit to confusing the Quickstep jersey with the French National one. I prefer him to Harmon.

This stage has got to go to Farrar as the only top rank sprinter in there, surely?

 

[El Pistolero]

At least Kirby had the decency to admit to confusing the Quickstep jersey with the French National one. I prefer him to Harmon.

This stage has got to go to Farrar as the only top rank sprinter in there, surely?

What tipped him of? The sight of 9 different people wearing it at the same time in the same race?

 

[TeoSheva]

JJ Haedo ftw

 

[taiwan]

No way Degenkolb wins.

He's a great hardman, but he's not really a very good sprinter - Eddy is certainly quicker if they both get it right, and with Tyler around too, I don't like his chances.

Degenkolb has five victories already this season. He's beaten Farrar in a sprint once already, and he's just shown something. EBH hasn't been sprinting fantastically recently.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

the big z

i'm going to sleep the whole day tomorrow

 

[The Hitch]

Double J

.....

 

[auscyclefan94]

Degenkolb V EBH. Lets hope for EBH's sake that they don't lead him out too early.

 

[Ferminal]

Vino

I'm going Degenkolb.

 

[Tuarts]

Wow a sprint stage, I'm going for Cavendish!

 

[raddone]

Wow a sprint stage, I'm going for Cavendish!

No way. Cipollini will beat him at the line.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

This one has to go to Tyler!

 

[just some guy]

Will Degenkolb make it 2? Yep. - I agree
Will a Frenchman win? Nope.No
Will Sky mess up another leadout? No.Yes
Will anyone watch before the last 10 km? Only the desperate.No
Will Carlton Kirby proclaim Wiggins a Tour favorite? I find that guy incredibly annoying. he is a muppet

bold are my answers
another important question if Sky works all day will it affect the next 2 days.? - yes

 

[dlwssonic]

tyler farrar for the win, he seems to be the only first tier sprinter. But im a bit worried about him as his form is terrible and he is only lost somewhere else during the sprint. watch out for john murphy hope he gets a top 10.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Sky might let a break away go away. They have a lot of work to do on Friday and at least on Saturday.