Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 stage 5. Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans - Rumilly (186 km)

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It's nice to see that the riders are making the best of todays hopeless course

 

[will10]

Sarmiento is virtual KoM leader

 

[will10]

Nibali coming across to Kash

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So i missed today's stage, just saw Wiggins & VDB bridge a small gap... How & where did Evans & Nibali attack?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Rogers sitting pretty if Kash keeps going mental

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Meh don't overdo it.
JvdBroeck etc bridged pretty easily also. The gap wasn't that big and the others were merely suprised.

I think you ought to get used to Wiggins smashing the field this year. Denying it will only maske your TDF painful. ha ha ha ha ha

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Ego-wiggins trying to bridge again - could nerves be his weakness ?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So i missed today's stage, just saw Wiggins & VDB bridge a small gap... How & where did Evans & Nibali attack?

Downhill Grand Colombier. They were 1'05 ahead when Sky called back Hagen to close most of the gap. Just before the top of the final climb Wiggins closed the gap himself, but it was only 10/15s at most by then. JvdBroeck did the same and the peloton closed again.

Now Nibali attacked again in the downhill

 

[Bumeington]

About 75 yards of shallow climb.

Thanks, I thought so but wasn't really paying attention (didn't expect anything exciting to happen).

Wiggins to win the sprint

 

[will10]

Wiggins the crap descender glued to Nibali's wheel....

 

[Fetisoff]

So i missed today's stage, just saw Wiggins & VDB bridge a small gap... How & where did Evans & Nibali attack?

On the descent of Colombier. Actually got about a minute on UK-postal until EBH got called back (he was with Evans and co), and brought the peloton back to them

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Wiggins the crap descender glued to Nibali's wheel....

Exactly...

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Wiggins easily keeping pace with Nibali on the descent


And what were people saying about him being a **** descender ???

 

[Captain Sensible]

looks like Wiggins can go downhill ok so far.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

thanks & thanks

 

[goggalor]

I think Nibali and Wiggins both want to win the Dauphiné. At least we have a duel!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wiggins the crap descender glued to Nibali's wheel....

Yeah way to compare an easy descend like this one to the Grand Colombier one

This is a power downhill. Even Kelderman and Van den Broeck are there. Both are not really good descenders

 

[Winterfold]

Just letting Evans know he's there when Evans is not expecting it.

This is much more interesting than the stage has a right to be - well done to the riders esp Cuddles

 

[Marcus135]

Wiggins easily keeping pace with Nibali on the descent


And what were people saying about him being a **** descender ???

He loses a minute on the first decent and then stays on someones wheel on the next. Clearly he is a god at descending.

 

[goggalor]

Wobbles for Kern.

 

[cineteq]

Ego-wiggins trying to bridge again - could nerves be his weakness ?

It will be. Clearly sending a message, with his behavior, to his team that they are worthless. Not very smart.

 

[maltiv]

Wiggins lost 1 minute on the last descend, just because he wasn't dropped here that doesn't make him a good descender

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Yeah way to compare an easy descend like this one to the Grand Colombier one

This is a power downhill. Even Kelderman and Van den Broeck are there. Both are not really good descenders

It's going to be so much fun watching you eat your words

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It's going to be so much fun watching you eat your words

Wow we found an even worse troll than BavarianRider. This one goes straight to the ignore list.

 

[hrotha]

Jesus Christ, if Wiggins wins the Tour this forum is going to be unbearable.

Wiggins is a mediocre descender. Not terrible, but not good by any stretch of the imagination. IT'S ALRIGHT. Every rider has their weaknesses.