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

[El Pistolero]

By the way the reason Sep van Marcke sucked is because he's sick. Has been sick all week already.

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Yep, Andy Schleck is really coming back to form. Only 10 mins and 47 secs behind wiggins.

He did great to limit his losses to under 12 mins.

RSNT will be hunting stage wins at the Tour...BRILLIANT!!! I will watch just for the joy of seeing that.

 

[TechnicalDescent]

I did think Evans' tactics of going for stage wins and then blowing up in the GC would backfire on him psychologically. It's one thing to lose, but to lose to your main tour rival just a few weeks before the big show down, by that much in a long TT like that of the tour, will be a big blow for him.

Vaughters now says Wiggins is tour favorite:

Wiggins is just physiologically better than the rest of the guys out there. If he holds up the phsychological part of equation: Tour winner

 

[simo1733]

No professional athlete is going to give up the opportunity to gain such a mental and physical victory over their main competitor in a race such as this. He got to within 10 or so seconds at one point he did not "back off". Cadel would have heard he was closing in and stepped it up in the last few K. Granted Wiggo was much stronger today but i find it highly in-probable that he would just slow down when he gets so close to him.

In-probable is the opposite of improbable right?

 

[dlwssonic]

I got the impression that Cadel really buried himself not to be caught. He may suffer tomorrow as a result

hmm... yeah really I think wiggins was having a free ride today. And he was totally relaxing when he won the TT, must have been really fresh at the finish when he grimaced.

Yeah Im very worried cadel will lose time on the flats!!!

 

[Climbing]

that was the 22'nd day of Giro. The 4'th week.

Ah! Good one.

 

[El Pistolero]

Lol even on a good time trial VDB2 still lost more than 2 minutes on Wiggins.

 

[Panda Claws]

Yep, Andy Schleck is really coming back to form. Only 10 mins and 47 secs behind wiggins.

He did great to limit his losses to under 12 mins.

Appearantly he fell and had a flat tire.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It's brace yourselves

No that's a slightly different picture where he has the sword drawn

 

[Ruby United]

By the way, what's the time of Samuel Sanchez?

SANCHEZ Samuel 101 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 01:10:39

07:26 behind wiggins

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Appearantly he fell and had a flat tire.

And someone did an arm sling in front of him, and his shoulder hurt, and he forgot to wear his magic unicorn PJ's to bed last night...

 

[dlwssonic]

lol there is no way wiggins will gain so much time on a peaked evans at the tdf.
Especially when the TT are in the 2nd and 3rd week.

 

[Trunnions]

And his ridiculously ugly sideburns apparently.

With matching socks.

The only Belgian who understood style was Magrite, and he was probably French!

Cue image of a Bowler in the SKY

 

[TourOfSardinia]

The only thing that can save the others now is:

 

[Panda Claws]

And someone did an arm sling in front of him, and his shoulder hurt, and he forgot to wear his magic unicorn PJ's to bed last night...

I was expecting this response.

 

[dlwssonic]

The only thing that can save the others now is:

 

[Gloin22]

Care to remember Wiggins did still better at Tour 2010 than Evans

 

[roundabout]

The only thing that can save the others now is:
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No, no, no. It's a balanced Tour and the climbers will attack every stage and crack Wiggins and his weak team.

 

[Captain Sensible]

Don't pounce on me brit fans.
But is there a chance wiggins peaked too early?

Yes only time will let us know if he has.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol even on a good time trial VDB2 still lost more than 2 minutes on Wiggins.

Like I said a few days ago when I was discussing Nibali's prologue, and some people said losing 1'30 would be good and top 20. I said you need top 5 to lose only 1'30 in a 50km time trial like this.
Top 20 is more like between 2/3 minutes.

Vandenbroeck did very good. 11th place in a 50km time trial losing 2 minutes is normal.
It's just hard to win back. Definately in the upcoming TDF where there are so few good opportunities.
In this Dauphine it's even downright impossible. Wiggins has won already

 

[Ferminal]

The only thing that can save the others now is:
http://cyclismas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/wiggins-crash-stage-7.jpg

Maybe the return of Cunego circa 2004.

 

[Arnout]

The only thing that can save the others now is:

Nope, this:

http://www.steephill.tv/players/pro...r-de-france/resources/profiles/profile-11.jpg

http://www.steephill.tv/players/pro...r-de-france/resources/profiles/profile-16.jpg

http://www.steephill.tv/players/pro...r-de-france/resources/profiles/profile-17.jpg

If the climbers attack early and not wait till the last 3km that is.

 

[Delicato]

lol there is no way wiggins will gain so much time on a peaked evans at the tdf.
Especially when the TT are in the 2nd and 3rd week.

What's that, an autosuggestion session?

 

[TechnicalDescent]

lol there is no way wiggins will gain so much time on a peaked evans at the tdf.
Especially when the TT are in the 2nd and 3rd week.

The other thing is Evans' team looked lacking today in power. Sky have all the power houses to back up Wiggins and control everything, and the best guy.

The tour could have been effectively decided today.

 

[Forunculo]

We need a saviour and a hero to avoid Wiggo/Sky regime


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