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

[Ryo Hazuki]

You bet heavily on cycling? The overround (ironically also known as the "juice") is horrendous - bad, bad sport to pick.

cycling is best way to make a living. odds are way bigger and I know the most about it

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Its called the Wind

actually no, barredo and martin started in the same time period. So for that is no excuse

 

[maltiv]

actually no, barredo and martin started in the same time period. So for that is no excuse

Actually no, Tony Martin rode in the rain whereas it was dry when Barredo started. Also, there were 45 minutes between them, so the wind could have changed a little by then too.

 

[Froome19]

Actually no, Tony Martin rode in the rain whereas it was dry when Barredo started. Also, there were 45 minutes between them, so the wind could have changed a little by then too.

The wind did change in between their rides.
But Martin was rumoured to have ridden in the rain but in the highlights there was certainly no rain in sight when Martin was riding, so I doubt it.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Actually no, Tony Martin rode in the rain whereas it was dry when Barredo started. Also, there were 45 minutes between them, so the wind could have changed a little by then too.

There was no rain. Tony Martin rode in the dry, he even said so himself. *yawn*
Stop defending him, he was simply worse. Tony Martin is no prologue specialist. He can only win one of it's suited to him (long straights etc), but that's not the case here.

 

[DominicDecoco]

There was no rain. Tony Martin rode in the dry, he even said so himself. *yawn*
Stop defending him, he was simply worse. Tony Martin is no prologue specialist. He can only win one of it's suited to him (long straights etc), but that's not the case here.

It's that "yawn" something new you are beginning to say to everyone that says anything differently than you?

 

[greenedge]

Congrats too Durbridge, it's an outstanding result.

Wiggins also went well and Grivko, Gerrans and Maertens did too.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It's that "yawn" something new you are beginning to say to everyone that says anything differently than you?

I've only used it once after 5 other people used it against me?? I didn't even start it so bugg.er off

 

[Mellow Velo]

cycling is best way to make a living. odds are way bigger and I know the most about it

Yeah, you must be living on champagne and caviar, after the Giro.

 

[DominicDecoco]

I've only used it once after 5 other people used it against me?? I didn't even start it so bugg.er off

It's just incredibly childish. That's all.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It's just incredibly childish. That's all.

Pff take a look at yourself please before you make comments like that.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

It's just incredibly childish. That's all.

who's to talk about that

 

[Libertine Seguros]

His half Russian side made him do a good time trial

Amador is really one of those few interesting South-American cyclists in my opinion together with Betancourt.

Amador isn't South American.

Quintana won the Tour of Murcia against Tiernan-Locke in form and was 2nd in Volta a Madrid just a month ago. He's been hugely impressive to me
It's too bad Movistar cancelled him out of the Giro for Intxausti

To be fair, it wasn't exactly a bad call. Intxausti was in the top 10 until three days to go. He had a fever mid-race, but kept going because of his good GC position, thought he was over it but just didn't have any power in the legs on the Manghen.

It would have been Quintana's first GT, so lord knows if he would have had the recovery to have done any better than Intxausti did.

 

[DominicDecoco]

who's to talk about that

Yeah, who is to talk about that, Ryo?

 

[DominicDecoco]

who's to talk about that

Haha, that coming from the brother and sister. I'll take it as a compliment. Don't you have some 'lol', 'facepalm' or whatever your arsenal of genious expressions to patronize other members consits of to make, Ryo?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Amador isn't South American.

To be fair, it wasn't exactly a bad call. Intxausti was in the top 10 until three days to go. He had a fever mid-race, but kept going because of his good GC position, thought he was over it but just didn't have any power in the legs on the Manghen.

It would have been Quintana's first GT, so lord knows if he would have had the recovery to have done any better than Intxausti did.

what does intxausti have to do with it? he didn't replace quintana and movistar sucked in gc.

amador is latin-american

 

[webvan]

Froome pretty decent at +16, back in form at last?

 

[hrotha]

It would be good if they take Quintana to the Vuelta, with all those MTFs, but only if Valverde fails.

 

[rzombie1988]

I would have liked to have seen this today but yeah, steephll failed me.

I know Andy only lost about 30 seconds on 5km, but if you multiply that by 20you get the number of TT KM's in the tour and he'd lose over 10 minutes. Sure, he didn't go full stength on this and I'm sure he's going to be better come July, but all the attacks in the mountains aren't going to make that time up. I think he may be in trouble. I think even making up half that time at 5 minutes is going to be rough. That's also assuming he only loses time on TT's and not on other stages or due to any crashes.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Andy Schleck is 26 or 27, has won LBL in 2009 and the Tour in 2010, as was confirmed this week by giving him the yellow jersey officially. He might have earned good money from 2005.

He has reached everything he wanted to reach, and the maximum he can reach, a Giro/Vuelta/Amstel/Worlds/... win wouldn´t change that too much.

Now everything is just for fun for him, as he showed again in this prologue. What did Riis say about Ullrich in April 2006? "Ullrich seems to be unhappy to still be a pro rider", or s.th. like that. It´s the same for Andy now.

He is so gifted by nature, so he doesn´t have to adapt to the cold, the wet, the descents, the attacks, the time trials.

I guess he´ll do a few more years for pleasure and retire then.

Probably he hasn´t improved his time trial a lot in 2012, again... Van den Broeck, for example, has, and so did others, and Andy could have managed that, with Bruyneel and all these guys behind him. Just see how Rasmussen improved his time trial from 2005 to 2007. I guess Andy just didn´t have the motivation, the will to improve this.

 

[taiwan]

Its called the Wind

Not just surprised that someone beat Tony, but that Barredo was in the top 5. I really really hadn't thought he was a prologue specialist.

 

[hrotha]

Not just surprised that someone beat Tony, but that Barredo was in the top 5. I really really hadn't thought he was a prologue specialist.

He's always been a decent time-trialist, but usually on longer ITTs. However he has some solid prologue results:
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=7764
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=11938
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=2657

 

[Ragerod]

Andy Schleck is 26 or 27, has won LBL in 2009 and the Tour in 2010, as was confirmed this week by giving him the yellow jersey officially. He might have earned good money from 2005.

He has reached everything he wanted to reach, and the maximum he can reach, a Giro/Vuelta/Amstel/Worlds/... win wouldn´t change that too much.

Now everything is just for fun for him, as he showed again in this prologue. What did Riis say about Ullrich in April 2006? "Ullrich seems to be unhappy to still be a pro rider", or s.th. like that. It´s the same for Andy now.

He is so gifted by nature, so he doesn´t have to adapt to the cold, the wet, the descents, the attacks, the time trials.

I guess he´ll do a few more years for pleasure and retire then.

Probably he hasn´t improved his time trial a lot in 2012, again... Van den Broeck, for example, has, and so did others, and Andy could have managed that, with Bruyneel and all these guys behind him. Just see how Rasmussen improved his time trial from 2005 to 2007. I guess Andy just didn´t have the motivation, the will to improve this.

The record books say Andy has won a tour but he hasn't experienced winning the tour. He hasn't cycled onto the Champs-Elysees in yellow, sipped the champagne and stood on the top step of the podium. Until he does his career won't be complete.

 

[norwegian]

The record books say Andy has won a tour but he hasn't experienced winning the tour. He hasn't cycled onto the Champs-Elysees in yellow, sipped the champagne and stood on the top step of the podium. Until he does his career won't be complete.

This is probably the most problematic theme regarding doping in cycle racing, and there is no solution to it. It`s about timing and feelings. Being a winner only in the aftermath is a harsh thing, But he is the winner.

 

[El Pistolero]

The opinion of a rider matters in this case. Andy said he wants to win it on the road and not in court. Most problematic theme regarding doping in cycle racing solved.