2012 Criterium du Dauphiné

[airstream]

Have you ever watched a stage with Joux Plane?

Its the Dauphine. They will be afraid to splash any drop of extra effort. only Contador could stir up the backwater on this race. I think it will be a bunch riding.

 

[William H]

It's basically going to be a two stage race as far as the GC goes. Stay out of trouble till the TT, then go for it on the Joux Plane.

With an outside chance of some action on the final day if it's really close.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Its the Dauphine. They will be afraid to splash any drop of extra effort. only Contador could stir up the backwater on this race. I think it will be a bunch riding.

not with the colombians there. let's hope they will be invited

 

[hrotha]

Its the Dauphine. They will be afraid to splash any drop of extra effort. only Contador could stir up the backwater on this race. I think it will be a bunch riding.

I'll take that as a "no."

 

[theyoungest]

not with the colombians there. let's hope they will be invited

Yes, they've really lit up the races so far

What a boring course. Okay, it's a practice race for the Tour, but please don't make it so obvious.

 

[cineteq]

almost 60km of ITT... is it a little bit too much?

It's a perfect preparation for this year's Tour, it makes sense. It doesn't mean I love it though.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Nice 60km ITT

 

[DominicDecoco]

This is a great profile. Lot's of possibilities.

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

To be honest, I'm a bit disapointed but not really surprised. Would have liked a MTF.

Anyone got a profile/details for Joux Plane?

 

[airstream]

I'll take that as a "no."

OK.. What is your prediction?

 

[Bavarianrider]

 

[barmaher]

This is a great profile. Lot's of possibilities.

Me too. And Stage 6 looks excellent.

But the rest of the race is poor. A disappointing route.

 

[barmaher]

Floyd Landis should take Stage 6.

 

[Lexman]

I think Andy Schleck will chose the tour de suisse again, although it was said by Bruyneel he would start in the Dauphine but 60km ITT a few weeks before the TDF...

 

[hrotha]

OK.. What is your prediction?

Leaders group completely shattered on the Joux Plane. A couple of pairs and trios making it to Morzine together before the rest of the leaders.

 

[Lexman]

Look at the tdf route, it is good preparation for the race

yeah a good prep course and we'll know what to attend to in july but some MTF would have been welcome...

 

[McLovin]

The lack of a MTF should make Morzine stage even harder.
@Airstream - don't worry, your group of 15 will be spread all over Joux-Plane.

And cyclingnews is sleeping. Not a single news about Dauphine.

 

[Winterfold]

One MTF finish may have been nice but the downhill finish after Joux Plane will be very exciting, escpecially for those of us who can go down hills better then we go up them

Will be a good game of poker between Wiggins and Evans. How much of your form do you really show?

I think Evans bluffed the TT on last year's Dauphine to some extent...

The Schlecks must be made to do this race IMO.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Gaps will be huge in this one.

It's a perfect course for rolleurs
Tony Martin to murder everyone

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Gaps will be huge in this one.

It's a perfect course for rolleurs
Tony Martin to murder everyone

Stage win and 23rd of GC. #winning

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Gaps will be huge in this one.

It's a perfect course for rolleurs
Tony Martin to murder everyone

what do you mean? basically there are no altitude meters in that itt. did you even look at the numbers?

 

[Bavarianrider]

what do you mean? basically there are no altitude meters in that itt. did you even look at the numbers?

Yeah that's way it is a great course for rouleurs and climbers will suffer big time! I dON't get your point

 

[will10]

Joux-Plane rescues a poor route.

Quite something to consider that they've somehow managed to make a Grand Colombier stage that's acutally worse than that in le Tour!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Yeah that's way it is a great course for rouleurs and climbers will suffer big time! I dON't get your point

it's basically flat. it's a flyers course

 

[Bavarianrider]

it's basically flat. it's a flyers course

What*'s thedifference between a flyer and a rolleur?