Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 stage 2, 160km, Lamastre→Saint-Félicien

[LaFleur]

Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 stage 2, 160km, Lamastre→Saint-Félicien

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Hopefully atleast as interesting as today and it seems that you can't look past Evans, who should be the main favorite for tomorrow aswell.

 

[Froome19]

Evans only won today because of a well timed attack.
I dont think his perfomance today really gave an indication of his form in comparison to other favorites for such a stage, we know his form is good but today's stage is not conclusive to say he is doing so very well.

Gilbert for me.

 

[taiwan]

Tough stage to control for Sky, with everyone still so close on time.

Say Gilbert or Gerrans ftw.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Iglinsky

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Tough stage to control for Sky, with everyone still so close on time.

Say Gilbert or Gerrans ftw.

Let break go.

Pull break back.

Don't let Wiggins lose more than 10 seconds on the last hill to anyone.

Done.

 

[roundabout]

An extremely imaginative parcours from the ASO

http://www.ardechoise.com/site/_imgs/profiles/volcanique.png

 

[Mellow Velo]

Meh, it's only 4%. Degenkolb or Matthews should have the gas.

An extremely imaginative parcours from the ASO

http://www.ardechoise.com/site/_imgs/profiles/volcanique.png

Who'da thunk it? The Alps in the Ardeche.

 

[theyoungest]

Tough stage to control for Sky, with everyone still so close on time.

Say Gilbert or Gerrans ftw.

Gilbert? For the win? Nah.

Looks like a Degenkolb stage to me.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Do we have a profile of the final climb?

The last few kms profile is in 1km resolution and contains contradictory information as a result.

 

[jens_attacks]

Meh, it's only 4%. Degenkolb or Matthews should have the gas.

i really doubt that.
there are teams who will push the pace high to drop all the sprinters especially omega.

i think sylvain will get yellow and stage win
of course europcar will fire again tomorrow

 

[Ruudz0r]

Im going for Ratto and Simon again!

 

[Froome19]

Im going for Ratto and Simon for top10 again!

Fixed it for you.

 

[hfer07]

either Rolland or TVoecker will be doing something for sure- then I'm going to go with my compatriot Nairo Quintana to give it a go, along with LuLu Sanchez, D Moncoutie, Carrara & Iglinsky

 

[The Hitch]

Profile:

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Andy to attack on the Claviere and bring it home.

 

[Lexman]

Wiggins to lose the jersey at all cost (he wants to ride ITT in British champion jersey) some guys from Europcar, Cofidis, to attack and Coppel to take the jersey...

 

[Mellow Velo]

Do we have a profile of the final climb?

The last few kms profile is in 1km resolution and contains contradictory information as a result.

When in doubt, take the figures:
Km 160.0 - SAINT-FÉLICIEN - 2.5 km de montée à 4.4 % - Catégorie 4

So, a bit harder than the picture profile, but not exactly a ramp.
Maybe a toss up between a Degenkolb type and a Voeckler type, but not really a Gilbert finish. (if such a thing exists, this season)

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

When in doubt, take the figures:
Km 160.0 - SAINT-FÉLICIEN - 2.5 km de montée à 4.4 % - Catégorie 4

So, a bit harder than the picture profile, but not exactly a ramp.
Maybe a toss up between a Degenkolb type and a Voeckler type, but not really a Gilbert finish. (if such a thing exists, this season)

Ta.

A Gilbert finish is presumably when one climbs off after 75km and speeds away to the dentists in a waiting taxi?


Ho ho ho

 

[jobiwan]

EBH for the win

 

[maltiv]

EBH for the win

No, he was working on the front today on a stage that was perfect for him. He said afterwards that "I was only looking to help Wiggins today and did some pulls at the front, but I was allowed to try for the sprint in the final. Tomorrow I will be a pure domestique."

So yeah, his form is good enough to get over the final climb today even after working on the front but he's still scheduled to pull on the flat and fetch water bottles tomorrow (even if he has the white jersey). Sky's plan is clearly to save their mountain domestiques as long as possible. Only EBH and Pate are sacrificed...

 

[DominicDecoco]

I don't get the profile of that stage. It makes no sense. It's not easy, it's not tough. Limited possibilities of gaining anything. I guess we'll see a loser from today as winner tommorrow.

 

[Froome19]

Wiggins to lose the jersey at all cost (he wants to ride ITT in British champion jersey)...

Uhhhh.... Wiggins isnt the British National TT champ, Dowsett is, so it would be kinda hard for him to ride the TT in the "British champion jersey".

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Sky's plan is clearly to save their mountain domestiques as long as possible. Only EBH and Pate are sacrificed...

It would be less galling if Porte and Rodgers would have the decency to rest up in the TT, but you know they won't.

 

[Gloin22]

Uhhhh.... Wiggins isnt the British National TT champ, Dowsett is, so it would be kinda hard for him to ride the TT in the "British champion jersey".

He said he wanted to ride in some kind of a British Jersey. Doesnt have to be National Jersey but resembling UK. Not a normal Sky jersey

 

[Froome19]

He said he wanted to ride in some kind of a British Jersey. Doesnt have to be National Jersey but resembling UK. Not a normal Sky jersey

He said he wanted to ride in the Sky jersey...

 

[taiwan]

It looks like a good stage for the break, with no flat. But then noone can be given much freedom because they're all within 30s of each other. The reason I suggested that Sky would have their work cut out.

OK maybe it'snot that hard a finish. Neither Matthews nor Degenkolb were in the first group today though, so I doubt they're that good. EBH, Simon - yes. Martens to be thereabouts as well, like I said yesterday.