3rd June: Criterium du Dauphiné stage 1, 5.7km

[Parrulo]

3rd June: Criterium du Dauphiné stage 1, 5.7km

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not a technical itt so a powerful guy should take it.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Tony the Tiger.

 

[will10]

Very similar course to the one Wiggins won in 2007, so I'll go for him.

 

[iZnoGouD]

Wiggins sucks at TT now so Tiago Machado for the win

 

[c&cfan]

is cancellara riding it?if so, canc to win with more than 5sec ahead of tony.

 

[will10]

is cancellara riding it?if so, canc to win with more than 5sec ahead of tony.

Cancellara isn't riding.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

They ride over a small pyramid at the start?

 

[Gloin22]

is cancellara riding it?if so, canc to win with more than 5sec ahead of tony.

Did you see him at Bayern ? In the TT he finished 1 minute down to Rogers. While this is great coming from injury, he's not yet fit to win. Even in Suiise I doubt he'll win yet.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wiggins sucks at TT now so Tiago Machado for the win

 

[Panda Claws]

There is a descent, Andy will suck and probably take his road bike because it is dangerous.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This is not the Tour, Andy will suck

Fixed your post!

 

[Forunculo]

Andy gonna win the whole race

 

[Panda Claws]

Andy gonna win the whole race

Andy Schleck is not in shape, cannot time trial, has a crappy team, does not have his big brother with him, does not want to exhaust himself with the Tour in sight, etc...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Andy gonna win the whole race

yup, and gentically enhanced butterflies will launch a devastating air assault on mankind tomorrow

 

[Parrulo]

Andy Schleck is not in shape, cannot time trial, has a crappy team, does not have his big brother with him, does not want to exhaust himself with the Tour in sight, etc...

greatest gif ever

and i also agree with you on andy

 

[Potomac]

Dead flat, 5 turns: Zabriskie

 

[Panda Claws]

greatest gif ever

and i also agree with you on andy

I had actually been waiting for an opportunity to use it here.

 

[search]

Dead flat, 5 turns: Zabriskie

Garmin is always the last team to supply a startlist (mostly they are not doing it at all) but I don't think he is even starting

Edit: or maybe he will, seeing Vanmarcke and Rosseler on the (provisional) startlist instead of Zabriskie and Talansky doesn't make sense as well

 

[jens_attacks]

how many uk postal in the top 20?i go with 5

richie will take the win i hope

 

[dlwssonic]

is cancellara riding it?if so, canc to win with more than 5sec ahead of tony.

Yes as can be seen from the bayern rundfart
Tony will smash it or maybe wiggins will pip him for the win.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Well it's only 5,6km so 5 90° corners are not really that little. I think a punchy guy that can TT has his chances here, too.

 

[Ildabaoth]

I used to live by the Avenue Jean Perrot. Good times. I wish I was there.

 

[dlwssonic]

Really can't see past wiggins or tony. But it would be nice if someone else wins.

 

[Bavarianrider]

I used to live by the Avenue Jean Perrot. Good times. I wish I was there.

How wide are these roads? Do you think those corners are tight? Or are the roads wide so the riders can go through those corners at rather high speeds?

 

[Ferminal]

Well it's only 5,6km so 5 90° corners are not really that little. I think a punchy guy that can TT has his chances here, too.

The straights are approximately:

(reverse order)
450m
1000m
850m
850m
650m
1900m

They are long enough that the advantage of prologue specialists and sprinters is diminished as it's not sections of constant accelerate/decelerate, just accelerations followed by long efforts. Tony should be fine.