Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 187km Stage 1 Seyssins → Saint-Vallier

[manafana]

this stage really could be anything.

 

[FabulousCandelabra]

omg where can i get a Vino 4 Ever jersey???

 

[killswitch]

If Duque's in form he may be a dangerous outsider.

 

[Wilba60]

After picking Turbo for the win yesterday I am going to stick with the OGE boys for another win today and they have a few options. Gerrans and Howard both had a great prologue yesterday and Simon Clarke is in very good form after Norway.

Howard wasn't too far behind Sagan in California and considering that he is just coming back off his track program he will be a big contender here if he can keep up over the hills.

Clarke...if EBH is being touted as a contender then surely Clarke must as well. He went head to head with EBH in Norway, losing narrowly to him in their head to head sprint.
and
Gerrans. Great prologue and I am sure he will form a 1/2 combo with Howard today, like he did with Goss at MSR.

Much of this depends on what they plan to do with Durbridge and the yellow jersey but I am going for a Howard or Gerrans win.

 

[Marcus135]

Bling will sit on the UK postal train then jump past at the end and take the win!

 

[maltiv]

Clarke...if EBH is being touted as a contender then surely Clarke must as well. He went head to head with EBH in Norway, losing narrowly to him in their head to head sprint.

I guess "narrowly" is relative, but EBH won that sprint by 8 bike lengths or so and Clarke kept losing ground even in Edvald's slipstream (you can see the sprint here, helicopter shots of the sprint start at 7:03).

 

[webvan]

Nice profile, that last hill is going to be climbed real quick!

 

[jens_attacks]

velochrono also says that just before the last km there is a 200 m ramp@8%.
definitely a stage for the puncheurs.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

If Duque's in form he may be a dangerous outsider.

his sprint sucks harder every year. he should get out of cofidis. he has become a typical money rider now.

 

[dlwssonic]

PHILIPPE GILBERT ‏@Phil_Gilbert1
2 stage of Dauphine, 187 km + 9km fictif!! Seyssins to St Vallier with lovely climbs! hop to see some action in the final

looks like he may go on the attack today. I really hope he can find back his legs soon.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

does it rain today?

 

[Delicato]

Wiggins outsprinting everyone and getting the maillot jaune.

 

[taiwan]

Called Gilbert earlier on but Martens for the podium too seeing as he did well in the prologue.

 

[TeoSheva]

Julien Simon FTW

 

[Tragic]

Gerrans, from a late selection.

 

[kanari]

BOTD: Bernaudeau (EUC), Irizar (RNT), Edet (COF), Tjallingii (RAB), Vanmarcke (GRM) and Doi (ARG).

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Not too shabby as first day breaks go. Teams of Matthews, Degenkolb represented. Somebody might have to break sweat to bring it back (it's nice just to have the illusion of a race)

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Greenedge drilling it, peloton managed to stay within 10 minutes for the first 35kms

 

[dlwssonic]

oh crap the gap is 10.15

 

[markjohnconley]

I guess "narrowly" is relative, but EBH won that sprint by 8 bike lengths or so and Clarke kept losing ground even in Edvald's slipstream (you can see the sprint here, helicopter shots of the sprint start at ...

EBH certainly deserved the win, better tactical, sat/slipstreamed on Clarke and jumped him beautifully, not sure about the "losing ground even in (EBH's) slipstream"as by the time Clarke got upspeed EBH was 5-7 lengths ahead, is that a 'slipstream'?

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Not too shabby as first day breaks go. Teams of Matthews, Degenkolb represented. Somebody might have to break sweat to bring it back (it's nice just to have the illusion of a race)

Hardly a great breakaway, I have only heard of Vanmarcke.

 

[Tony Martin brute hero]

A bit strange to give a group of fresh strong riders 12 minutes for free

 

[jens_attacks]

A bit strange to give a group of fresh strong riders 12 minutes for free

the sherwen's law tell us that there's no danger yet

 

[williamp78]

Is this stage on the TV today? I actually have a day off work so have a chance to watch the cycling and its not on eurosport

 

[Ferminal]

Greenedge drilling it, peloton managed to stay within 10 minutes for the first 35kms

There was a climb.