I actually think the parcours is pretty nice and balance. But we won't get to see aggressive racing from the tdf favourites.
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Moviefan1203 said:I'm hoping for a good result for Van Garderen, maybe another podium position in this race!
He's a pretty good descender though (I think?) so in that case he'd be able to limit a lot of the damage. Particularly if it's Wiggins descending in the front...Mellow Velo said:He'll be looking fine until the Joux Plane.
maltiv said:He's a pretty good descender though (I think?) so in that case he'd be able to limit a lot of the damage. Particularly if it's Wiggins descending in the front...
Lanark said:The last time they did the Joux-Plane in the Dauphiné the top-5 climbers finished within 8 seconds. This isn't the end of a three week Tour, I wouldn't expect big differences on that climb alone.
Hopefully they'll save EBH so he can hold Wiggins' hand in the descend I remember on the final stage last year EBH was dropped after working a lot when the TV coverage started in the middle of the ascent of Glandon yet he somehow caught up with the peloton on the descend, must have taken 2-3 minutes...jens_attacks said:not gonna happen
sky will do on joux-plane what they did on allevard last year.there won't be many guys left at the top,tejay will lose at least 3 minutes if they go again that fast.and they will.
He did some truly horrible descends in the Vuelta last year, and those descends were really easy as well. He couldn't have looked more uncomfortable. I think he was even dropped on the small descend before Angliru...But I'm pretty sure he has improved since then.will10 said:Where did this myth about Wiggins being a poor descender come from?
He's no Nibali but he's no Andy either.
will10 said:Where did this myth about Wiggins being a poor descender come from?
He's no Nibali but he's no Andy either.
Havetts said:Left huge gaps in the Volta Catalunya stage 2 descent as well..
When he got 3d in the Dauphine, he limited his losses on the Alpe d'Huez pretty well... actually, that course was pretty similar to this year, with only one really decisive climb, and a crazy long TT. This is the type of race where he should shine, when there's multiple real climbing stages he's in trouble.Mellow Velo said:Except TVG continues to show us that he isn't quite a top 5 climber.
When he blows, it's usually significantly.
I would say he could easily cover any potential losses, with the uber-long ITT, but he is also up against climbers who are better trialists.
Plus, he'll be Cadel's main mountain man.
He'll have to do his job and see how well he hangs in, afterwards.
All things considered, I can't see him in the top 5, let alone podium.
dlwssonic said:I actually think the parcours is pretty nice and balance. But we won't get to see aggressive racing from the tdf favourites.
Ryo Hazuki said:what time doe sthe prologie start and where's starting order?
Lanark said:It could be a 50cm ascent, there isn't anything in that profile that shows how high it is.
Bavarianrider said:It's interesting that it actually starts with a little climb right away.
Bavarianrider said:The last rider starts as early as 14:35 Central Europe time