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

[Ildabaoth]

Wide enough. 2 lanes roads plus a couple of meters for the cycle paths. Besides, I don't think the turns will be a big factor, since the straight sections are long enough.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Wide enough. 2 lanes roads plus a couple of meters for the cycle paths. Besides, I don't think the turns will be a big factor, since the straight sections are long enough.

Thank you .

 

[Oltean_RO]

Tony Martin for the win. Richie Porte and Tiago Machado for top 5.
Is David Zabriskie running?

 

[Gloin22]

This might by Sky-fest that prologue. And the TT too

EBH/Wiggo/Porte/Rogers and for the TT I'd add Froome to that list

 

[theyoungest]

Wiggo to take yellow tomorrow, and never lose it

(okay, T-Mart might wear it for a few days)

 

[Gloin22]

Wiggo to take yellow tomorrow, and never lose it

(okay, T-Mart might wear it for a few days)

I hope so with second statement Sky will have to do less work and prepare for the big day better I'd like Wiggo to come 2nd tomorrow and 2nd in TT. Would love if he won the TT though

 

[theyoungest]

I hope so with second statement Sky will have to do less work and prepare for the big day better I'd like Wiggo to come 2nd tomorrow and 2nd in TT. Would love if he won the TT though

I think Wiggo will win tomorrow, the long TT will be hard though.

 

[Bavarianrider]

This might by Sky-fest that prologue. And the TT too

EBH/Wiggo/Porte/Rogers and for the TT I'd add Froome to that list

It's a party for second best, though

 

[Gloin22]

I think Wiggo will win tomorrow, the long TT will be hard though.

Indeed. Would love it other way around though, but that is more likely to happen.

 

[Bavarianrider]

The most interesting question. How much time will Andy lose?

 

[Kwibus]

Tony Martin will win.

 

[Lupetto]

The most interesting question. How much time will Andy lose?

He said, that he improved a lot in tt. So 50 seconds, I think.

 

[Ildabaoth]

He said, that he improved a lot in tt. So 50 seconds, I think.

Speaking of that, if every time Andy Schleck or his DS have said he has improved his TT skills it was true, he would already be world champion.

 

[Forunculo]

I really think he has improved a little bit

 

[Bavarianrider]

Rain predicted for lunchtime

 

[Gloin22]

Rain predicted for lunchtime

So this begins ala PN 2012 Prologue

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So this begins ala PN 2012 Prologue

So we now the result of the final gc
1 Wiggins
2 Westra

Moving on to Suisse!

 

[jsem94]

LOL. So true.

 

[iZnoGouD]

Wiggins won't top 5 even

 

[Gloin22]

Wiggins won't top 5 even

Coming from the guy saying :

Wiggins sucks at TT now so Tiago Machado for the win

Serious trolling going on

 

[cineteq]

Some Starting Times (CET)

1. WESTRA Lieuwe 11:40:00
20. EVANS Cadel 11:59:00
41. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 12:20:00
49. MARTIN Tony 12:28:00
60. ROLLAND Pierre 12:39:00
131. FROOME Christopher 13:50:00
148. VOECKLER Thomas 14:07:00
165. SANCHEZ Samuel 14:24:00
167. NIBALI Vincenzo 14:26:00
168. SCHLECK Andy 14:27:00
171. MENCHOV Denis 14:30:00
172. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 14:31:00
173. BRAJKOVIC Janez 14:32:00
175. WIGGINS Bradley 14:34:00

 

[Gloin22]

Westra v Martin then

Wiggins is focked then if it rains, but it will reduce their amount of work the ywould had to put through the stage, Sky probably doesnt want yellow early anyway.

 

[will10]

So everyone thinks it'll rain, looking at that.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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...

that's the best gif ever _O_

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

it's going to rain tomorrow. martin