2011 Criterium du Dauphine - Prologue: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 5.4km

[Zinoviev Letter]

3-way between Wiggins, Martin and Zabriskie, I reckon.

What a horrible image.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

That climb is nothing... 1 k at 5%, just a joke. Plus Phinney has won time trials on much harder courses.

not even, asif it got categorized

 

[jens_attacks]

not even, asif it got categorized

i wonder what zomegnan thinks about that....1 km @ 5% unbelievable....

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Top 10:

Martin
Wiggins
Zabriske
Boom
Hagen
Ignatiev
Phinney
Rabon
Vino
Evans

 

[taiwan]

Top 10:

Martin
Wiggins
Zabriske
Boom
Hagen
Ignatiev
Phinney
Rabon
Vino
Evans

Confident victory from Martin. Close shave when Hagen overcooked that corner: one more inch and he'd have clipped the barriers. At least his form is decent.

 

[Matty_Tucks]

I think last weeks results should put things into perspective. Wiggins beat Cancellara over 25km and people said that was only because Cancellara wasn't in form. Now over at Lux we see Cancellara beating the whole field in a Prologue, so obviously he was or just about to be on form.

Zabriske is the other on form TTer at the moment but the shorter course favours Wiggins. The only thing I wonder is if Wiggins has peaked to early.

I don't know if you can make that sort of judgement from one race? Especially with Cancellara not at his best either...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wiggins time trial victory was very impressive recently. I expect him to bomb it, although Tony Martin is here ofcourse and this is not so technical.
Might even be a good prologue for Evans normally, maybe show he is back to old TT level.

 

[dlwssonic]

Wiggins time trial victory was very impressive recently. I expect him to bomb it, although Tony Martin is here ofcourse and this is not so technical.
Might even be a good prologue for Evans normally, maybe show he is back to old TT level.

yep evans has been improving on his TT lately. was pretty good at the romandie TT.

 

[Matty_Tucks]

yep evans has been improving on his TT lately. was pretty good at the romandie TT.

He has, though he doesn't seem to compete much with Martin, Wiggo, etc. With him, he seems to use the TT as a means to an end, like in Romandie. Nothing wrong with that though, just an observation!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

course looks like a fallus

 

[taiwan]

course looks like a fallus

contact your doctor.

 

[El Pistolero]

contact your doctor.

Yeah, it should look like this:

 

[just some guy]

yep evans has been improving on his TT lately. was pretty good at the romandie TT.

He has changed his position a little so see if it is working or not.

I read somewhere Phinney not riding now

 

[Winterfold]

Got to fly the flag after last week - Wiggo to smash it.

 

[greenedge]

I'll go Geraint Thomas ( his sort of effort in a certain amount of time ) Martin, Zabriskie, Wiggins. Boom will round out the top 5. All of them except for GT are in that order, rest just make out top 5.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Phinney is out though I am not sure who's replacing him.

This should be a good course for cadel. He can ride a very good prologue (i.e. Giro 2010, Dauphine 2009). The undulation would of been better if it was during the middle of the course for guys like cadel of vino.

 

[Winterfold]

ACF it wont make jack *** of a difference in a prologue - and jack's gone to town. They will still do 60kmh up it, it is a molehill. The Monaco TT from 2009 was much hillier and longer and the finishing order was the usual suspects. Cadel will be up there, because he always is.

 

[Kensuke]

Joaquin Rodriguez alias "Purito' will participe Dauphine Libere i think so, i think he is a good shape so he can make something ! (TOP 5)

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Joaquin Rodriguez alias "Purito' will participe Dauphine Libere i think so, i think he is a good shape so he can make something ! (TOP 5)

top 5 with a 42 k TT No f-ing way

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

top 5 with a 42 k TT No f-ing way

for the prologue he is gonna change bikes after the monster first km

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Phinney is out though I am not sure who's replacing him.

This should be a good course for cadel. He can ride a very good prologue (i.e. Giro 2010, Dauphine 2009). The undulation would of been better if it was during the middle of the course for guys like cadel of vino.

I like evans for overall to be honest.
I think he should just follow wheels, get some racing in the legs but I bet he takes overall.

 

[Bavarianrider]

So Phinney choked out? Is the wonder kid afraid to get dumped by the big guns again?

 

[auscyclefan94]

So Phinney choked out? Is the wonder kid afraid to get dumped by the big guns again?

That's a little mean. He's a first year pro which has had a lot of injury and crashes throughout the season.

 

[Matty_Tucks]

This could be a Boassen-Hagen type course too...

 

[Mellow Velo]

That's a little mean. He's a first year pro which has had a lot of injury and crashes throughout the season.

Tell him Phinney's got a German grandmother and the next thing you know he'll be tipping him to win La Vuelta!

It will be the usual clock suspects, plus maybe a rogue lead out lad who contest this.
Martin
Wiggins
Zabriske
Boom
Boasson Hagen and maybe Westra can get amongst them.