Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 stage 4, 53.5km, Villié-Morgon-Bourg-en-Bresse, ITT

[roundabout]

That's the 2nd speed I've varied with you on - are we looking at different distances?

I am assuming that it's 53.5 km

 

[Yingge]

Andy Schleck is 2:10 down on Durbridge after the first 18km check.

 

[theyoungest]

Schleck is on a ripper. Only 2 minutes down at the first timecheck

 

[roundabout]

Andy did better than I expected

Really? He will be 7+ minutes behind at the finish.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I am assuiming that it's 53.5 km

And the 2nd check?

 

[roundabout]

And the 2nd check?

40.5 based on the profile.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

40.5 based on the profile.

OK - Le tour are publishing 2 different distance figures - shoddy.

 

[theyoungest]

It turns out Andy actually crashed. He was going pretty well, apparently.

 

[cineteq]

Schleck is on a ripper. Only 2 minutes down at the first timecheck

Badly injured Sanchez better than him by 40 sec.

 

[spalco]

3 minutes for Durbridge, wow.

 

[wirral]

Rabo are having a brilliant day so far. Watch out for Luis Leon and Carlos "9" Barredo later on.

 

[Frosty]

What is the time cut off today? Some guys have finished over 10 minutes behind Durbridge. If the wind changes then some of the later guys will beat Durbridge's time by quite a lot.

 

[Tony Martin brute hero]

Bombenzeit from Durbridge 1.04.50 the time to beat

 

[roundabout]

What is the time cut off today? Some guys are going to be finishing about 10 minutes behind Durbridge. If the wind changes then some of the later guys will beat Durbridge's time by quite a lot.

I assume it's 25% as usual.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

What is the time cut off today? Some guys are going to be finishing about 10 minutes behind Durbridge. If the wind changes then some of the later guys will beat Durbridge's time by quite a lot.

25% I could make the time limit.

 

[theyoungest]

Rabo are having a brilliant day so far. Watch out for Luis Leon and Carlos "9" Barredo later on.

Yeah, brilliant. They're currently 4th and 6th at the first timecheck. Amazing result.

 

[Frosty]

25% I could make the time limit.

So thats just over 15 minutes if someone finishes in just over an hour. Slowest guy so far is 12 minutes behind Durbridge, edit: now almost 14 minutes. The wind is starting to change direction slightly, going round to the south-west a bit more and becoming more of a tail/crosswind. Its really windy out there - Lyon/Bron currently has an average wind speed of 30mph (50kph), with gusts up to 50mph (80kph).

Bert Grabsch is a minute behind at the second check, goes into 2nd so far.

 

[roundabout]

So thats just over 15 minutes if someone finishes in just over an hour. Slowest guy so far is 12 minutes behind Durbridge. The wind is starting to change direction slightly, going round to the south-west a bit more and becoming more of a tail/crosswind. Its really windy out there - Lyon/Bron currently has an average wind speed of 30mph (50kph), with gusts up to 50mph (80kph).

Well, Sep is either hurt/sick or really pushing his luck to lose nearly 14 minutes

Edit: if the best time improves by a bit more than 2 minutes (which IMO is not really likely) then he is eliminated

 

[wirral]

Accepted, too strong a word. Above expectation, perhaps. Don't forget Van Emden too.

 

[phanatic]

Schleck is on a ripper. Only 2 minutes down at the first timecheck

Didn't he say by next weekend he would be better? Perhaps he should have gone to the TdS. This will give Bruyneel something to think about.

 

[spalco]

1:21:18 would be the cutoff if Durbridge's is the winning time according to my calculations.

 

[Frosty]

Bit quiet at the first check. Popovych could be the next person to break into it. EBH has just set off.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Andy

*INSERT HILARIOUS SMILE / CRY COMBINATION*

Just no words

 

[Morbius]

It turns out Andy actually crashed. He was going pretty well, apparently.

Seriously? No mention on the letour site

 

[iZnoGouD]

could i make it with my super strong 250w FTP?