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

[webvan]

Wiggo 28 seconds faster than Andy. Guess it will be over 3 minutes on Thursday.

At the very least, could be 4+ depending on the weather.

 

[Gloin22]

Wow so much effort by Wiggins to be the first loser. Well Done Luke. This prologue shows absolutely nothing when Tour favorites are considered.

Perfect timing imo. Sky will have to do much less work and prepare for bigger stages while GE will have to control flat stages to defend yellow.

 

[Potomac]

On this year's course every second is important.

 

[goggalor]

2. Wiggins Bradley +01
101. SCHLECK Andy +29

So that's 28 seconds.
That's 4,9 seconds per km

Tour has 101km TT
That's 8 minutes 20 seconds.
Good luck taking that back in the mounatins

Wiggins should be better in prologues than in long TTs though, relative to Andy. Just look at his cornering. But still, it could get very ugly.

 

[cineteq]

Can you read? You're making a fool out of yourself with the bolded part. I'm not saying that.

Try reading again and then come back. The joke is on you

I concurred with the poster below. YAWN.

Yawn.

It was a good time for Nibali. Ofcourse he isn't competing with the TT machines, but losing a few seconds on Evans and Wiggins is a good time for Nibali. He can take more on a downhill

I'm really glad Nibali will ride the TdF. I'm convinced he will be aggresive... on the downhill mostly probably, but that's good enough.

 

[Trofinios]

EBH's time, 6.46, wasn't that bad after all, considering Wiggo's time was 6.40.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Wiggins is same as Andy Murray in tennis. Winning some not so important races/tournaments , considered favorite but never wins the major ones.

 

[cineteq]

2. Wiggins Bradley +01
101. SCHLECK Andy +29

So that's 28 seconds.
That's 4,9 seconds per km

Tour has 101km TT
That's 8 minutes 20 seconds.
Good luck taking that back in the mounatins

Glad to see that. My bet on T. Martin finishing ahead of A. Schleck on GC for the Tour is on track

 

[Delicato]

2. Wiggins Bradley +01
101. SCHLECK Andy +29

So that's 28 seconds.
That's 4,9 seconds per km

Tour has 101km TT
That's 8 minutes 20 seconds.
Good luck taking that back in the mounatins

Plain extrapolation never works in cycling. And don't forget that Wiggins surely won't be that good in the last ITT at the Tour, he is certainly a beast when it comes to TTs on one-week races, but at the penultimate day of the three-week Tour he will certainly fade a little. Andy, on the other hand, will surely be better, than at the prologue or first ITT. Still, I reckon he will lose 5-6 minutes.

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

Well done, Grivko.

Barredo

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I concurred with the poster below. YAWN.

And I yawn back. This is a normal Nibali time, not good, not super, not bad either.
You call it something it's not. Good was his ITT in Tirreno. Super was his ITT in San Luis. This is none of both.

 

[goggalor]

I kinda feel bad for Andy. Even his DS doesn't believe in him. Maybe Bruyneel is trying to get him to HTFU, but he could also just be behaving like an a*se as usual.

 

[Moviefan1203]

What was the top ten?

 

[wirral]

Unbelievable, the whole podium ceremony on Eurosport Asia and there's only one bloke getting 'em all!

 

[goggalor]

The new Maillot Jaune looks pretty good.

 

[UlleGigo]

Great win for Durbridge.

 

[jens_attacks]

very nice prologue
i liked voeckler a lot and wiggins
congrats to turbo durbo

 

[karlboss]

So durbridge is on form, any guesses for the long TT?

 

[roundabout]

And I yawn back. This is a normal Nibali time, not good, not super, not bad either.
You call it something it's not. Good was his ITT in Tirreno. Super was his ITT in San Luis. This is none of both.

I am going to say meh. Whether he can stay within 2 minutes of Wiggins on Thrusday will be much more important.

 

[Delicato]

Great win for Durbridge. Bobridge's *** brother.

Aren't they twins?Surely these -bridge guys are the same for me.

 

[cineteq]

In the interview, A. Schleck saying he doesn't know why Bruyneel is putting pressure that way [saying that Cancellara is the only sure rider in the Tour]. This is not going to be pretty.

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

Wiggins is same as Andy Murray in tennis. Winning some not so important races/tournaments , considered favorite but never wins the major ones.

harsh, he has only really been a favourite in the big races or won lesser races in the last year.

 

[Wilba60]

I am sure GE will work pretty hard to protect Turbo tomorrow but they will be keeping their eyes on the main aims here which is Howard for Stage 3 and Durbridge for the longer time trial. Longest he has ever done in fact.

Great effort by the youngest rider in the race and another nice result for GE was the excellent ride by Simon Gerrans.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I am going to say meh. Whether he can stay within 2 minutes of Wiggins on Thrusday will be much more important.

Indeed. That's what I think too. Much more interesting indeed.

I was just annoyed by people calling his time something it's not.

 

[Bavarianrider]

Andy can realy be thankful there's no TTT in the Tour. If so, Bruynell would most defenetly leave him at home