2012 Criterium du Dauphiné

[Mellow Velo]

so the race is almost finished?

Errr, it doesn't start until tomorrow.

 

[webvan]

so the race is almost finished?

:facepalm:

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

 

[Ferminal]

Straight road in the middle of Grenoble, no climb.

 

[Potomac]

The last rider starts as early as 14:35 Central Europe time

Seems like that's when they would launch the first rider.

 

[Bavarianrider]

First one starts at 11:40

 

[Potomac]

I had to look this up and found I was wrong. I wonder why so early, don't these thing usually finish between 17h and 18h local time?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I had to look this up and found I was wrong. I wonder why so early, don't these thing usually finish between 17h and 18h local time?

maybe because of roland garros?

 

[DenisMenchov]

No Dauphine this year on Eurosport?

 

[Bavarianrider]

I think only the last two stages are shown live.

 

[dlwssonic]

Its live every stage for me, just pretty short coverage.

 

[Lupetto]

Liste des Partants.

http://www.letour.fr/2012/CDD/RIDERS/fr/partants.html

 

[manafana]

interesting i think, will be some guys without le tour ambitions who can try something, agree one mtf would been nice but still stages to break things up, hoping for some good break aways.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Heavy rain is predicted for the TT on thusday
So that means small time gaps. So chances for a climber to beat Wiggins in the GC rise a lot.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

small time gaps? then you don't know vino _O_

 

[Lanark]

small time gaps? then you don't know vino _O_

Agreed, Vinokourov will lose a lot of time.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Agreed, Vinokourov will lose a lot of time.

Hey!

 

[Bavarianrider]

Well seriously.
Time gaps in TT are alawys much smaller when it rains. I dont actually know why this is the case. But one can clearly observe that.

 

[cineteq]

Tour Contenders

WIGGINS Bradley 1 SKY PROCYCLING +1
EVANS Cadel 11 BMC RACING TEAM +6
NIBALI Vincenzo 81 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE +10
VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 31 LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM +11
MENCHOV Denis 41 KATUSHA TEAM 00:06:53 +14
ROLLAND Pierre 58 TEAM EUROPCAR +27
SCHLECK Andy 71 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN +29
SANCHEZ Samuel 101 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +30

 

[dlwssonic]

hilly TT??

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Well seriously.
Time gaps in TT are alawys much smaller when it rains. I dont actually know why this is the case. But one can clearly observe that.

1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 1.06.34 (48.661 km/h)
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 1.14
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 1.39
4 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 1.44
5 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.14
6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.16
7 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.18
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.38
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.39
10 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.42

 

[LaFlorecita]

Tour Contenders

WIGGINS Bradley 1 SKY PROCYCLING +1
EVANS Cadel 11 BMC RACING TEAM +6
NIBALI Vincenzo 81 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE +10
VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 31 LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM +11
MENCHOV Denis 41 KATUSHA TEAM 00:06:53 +14
ROLLAND Pierre 58 TEAM EUROPCAR +27
SCHLECK Andy 71 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN +29
SANCHEZ Samuel 101 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +30

Andy in very nice shape

 

[dlwssonic]

Andy in very nice shape

No matter how crap he is in these preparation races, he will always be in good shape by le tour.

 

[LaFlorecita]

No matter how crap he is in these preparation races, he will always be in good shape by le tour.

I know. But what's important is that his time trialling, apparently, hasn't improved.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

No matter how crap he is in these preparation races, he will always be in good shape by le tour.

not in tt he wont.