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

[hatcher]

Wiggins looks to have exactly the same form all year long nowadays.

I don't think so. He's been good enough, but he hasn't exactly dominated TTs up until this point.

 

[webvan]

This is going to be priceless

 

[Arnout]

It makes me sad though. This is looking to become a Tour between Wiggins and Evans. I appreciate what they do but it can't excite me in any way.

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Doubt it. That would be bad season planning from Sky. And Sky usually has to get basics like this right.

Yea, they have all those GT overalls to prove it...

 

[will10]

Has to be. Has he ever been caught by his minute man (let alone his two minute man)?

I suspect he was caught by a few on this day: http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=17899

In terms of when he's actually trying, I don't know.

 

[Publicus]

Doubt it. That would be bad season planning from Sky. And Sky usually has to get basics like this right.

Wiggins looks to have exactly the same form all year long nowadays.

Interesting. Ok well he's officially the Tour favorite. I don't think Andy can put enough time into him in the mountains to offset the losses in the ITTs.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Yeah, cos no-one ever screws up and peaks too soon.

Your Sky love is getting a little dull.

He is allowed to say it is less likely than likely.

Broadly speaking, the facts today and this season are in favour of saying they know what they're doing.

He may have peaked too soon, we'll find out later, but its tenable to say he hasn't.

 

[Lanark]

So here's the question: is Wiggles peaking too early?

It's possible. He is not just good here, he is absolutely brilliant, maybe better than he's ever been. The guys who are fantastic in the Dauphiné rarely reach the same level in the Tour.

But it's hard to make any strong predictions now. Wiggins has looked like a new man all season long (kinda like Evans last year), it could be that he's just better physical and psychological than he was before.

 

[happytramp]

Your Sky love is getting a little dull.

It's also probably pretty realistic. He's managed to hold his form all season while every other GC contender has been struggling to find it in the first place.

 

[Trunnions]

It makes me sad though. This is looking to become a Tour between Wiggins and Evans. I appreciate what they do but it can't excite me in any way.

Join Her Majesty's Commonwealth ol'Boy, then you'll have something to cheer.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So the result will be

1 Wiggins
2 T Martin
3 Rogers
4 Kelderman
5 Chavanel
6 Froome
--

Spot the unexpected name

 

[goggalor]

Wiggins fading a tad now. Maybe not in top, top form yet then.

 

[Tony Martin brute hero]

Martin not good, not good... A bit sad to be honest, Evans even more sad

 

[Arnout]

I think I'll have to resort to cheering for Gesink, unless Samu doesn't have any negative effects from his crash. There's nothing that scares me more

 

[will10]

So the result will be

1 Wiggins
2 T Martin
3 Rogers
4 Kelderman
5 Chavanel
6 Froome
--

Spot the unexpected name

Epic performance for a neo.

 

[Arnout]

Join Her Majesty's Commonwealth ol'Boy, then you'll have something to cheer.

Lol poor Britain that still lives like they are an empire

 

[spalco]

lol, Evans refuses to give up those last couple seconds. Odds he makes it to the line before Wiggins?

 

[Caruut]

Losing sight of Evans now.

 

[webvan]

Well...15 down on Evans ?

 

[doperhopper]

Cadel should make a pact with Andy - they both have to launch attacks from the first Tour mountain till the last one to gain time on better TT-ist

 

[boomcie]

So the result will be

1 Wiggins
2 T Martin
3 Rogers
4 Kelderman
5 Chavanel
6 Froome
--

Spot the unexpected name

That would be --.
Didn't expect him at all.

 

[Arnout]

Join Her Majesty's Commonwealth ol'Boy, then you'll have something to cheer.

By the way I don't cheer for nationality, I cheer for excitement. Not to be found with either Wiggins or Evans.

 

[webvan]

There we go, 10...

 

[Trunnions]

Lol poor Britain that still lives like they are an empire

You still have the Antilles and erm... Belgium don't you?

 

[hatcher]

By the way I don't cheer for nationality, I cheer for excitement. Not to be found with either Wiggins or Evans.

Yeah this is dull as hell.