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

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theyoungest

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maltiv said:
In that case he'd be an absolutely horrible domestique for Gesink. Unless you assume that Gesink already has crashed out at that point? :p
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Kruijswijk is quite the Gesink fan, so he'll gladly sacrifice himself if need be. He often trains with Robert, and has said multiple times that Gesink is simply a level above him. Personally I don't know if that's the case in the third week of a GT, because that's where Kruijswijk's strength lies.

Interesting discussion though, in a thread about a race where none of the three Rabo boys race ;)
 
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they start with one minute interval?

Only the 20 last riders have a 2 min interval?

wow on 53 km's of ITT ...
 
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In 1 min.

10chars..

E: Ah, no, in 4 mins actually (why would you start 12.04?)
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I thought it was maybe because there's been three DNFs so far, i.e. the riders that would start 12.01, .02 and .03, but they don't want to bump everyone up and disrupt the TV timings? Albeit only by a few minutes but I think we'd all rather see more of the race (ie finishing later).
 
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Durbridge is the first interesting guy to start, at 12:24. He could once again benefit from changing weather conditions as the wind is blowing quite a lot today. His inevitable lead should hold for quite some time.
 
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Lexman said:
they start with one minute interval?

Only the 20 last riders have a 2 min interval?

wow on 53 km's of ITT ...
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I'm really disappointed that Schleck doesn't have a specialist off behind him. :(
 
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Sammy Sanchez is 6th off. Be interesting to see if he is recovered enough to get a decent time or whether he just rolls around.
 
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maltiv said:
Durbridge is the first interesting guy to start, at 12:24. He could once again benefit from changing weather conditions as the wind is blowing quite a lot today. His inevitable lead should hold for quite some time.
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I don't think Durbridge can win a long ITT like this one against this competition unless the weather has a freak-like turnaround.

Look at AtoC he was only 6th in the longer ITT there
 
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theyoungest

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Dekker_Tifosi said:
I don't think Durbridge can win a long ITT like this one against this competition unless the weather has a freak-like turnaround.

Look at AtoC he was only 6th in the longer ITT there
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But in Cali he didn't save energy. Here he's arrived in the bus, the last few stages.
 
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Waterloo Sunrise

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Dekker_Tifosi said:
I don't think Durbridge can win a long ITT like this one against this competition unless the weather has a freak-like turnaround.

Look at AtoC he was only 6th in the longer ITT there
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Yup, spent most of this year trying and failing to get in the world's 2nd best 4km TTT lineup, so I doubt he's well conditioned for this length of effort at the moment.
 
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theyoungest said:
But in Cali he didn't save energy. Here he's arrived in the bus, the last few stages.
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and it was something like ~40°C in California which has influenced the results a bit, most cyclist aren't used to race at this temperatures

But with Grabsch and Rosseler starting approximately at the same time I don't think it's a certainty that Durbridge will lead for a long time as well
 
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theyoungest

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Tony Martin brute hero said:
Does someone know if Tony Martin was ever caught in a TT by a rider who started behind him?
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If a guy called "Tony Martin brute hero" doesn't even know, how should we?
 
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theyoungest said:
But in Cali he didn't save energy. Here he's arrived in the bus, the last few stages.
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You would think over 50km is still much too long for a 21 year old though. Think he will struggle to top5.
 
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Big tailwind for the first 5km so the first intermediate timings are likely to have a higher average speed than the 2nd and finish.
 
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Ferminal said:
Dan Martin went 2nd off, how many will finish ahead?
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You've got to appreciate his sense of humor though. From his twitter...

"I do have the oppportunity to win a TT today though. 1st across the finish line wins right?"
 
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