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

[hrotha]

So what's up with Westra, some sort of sickness or just no form?

The only real surprise in that list is Quintana. We already knew Westra isn't in form.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So what's up with Westra, some sort of sickness or just no form?

He says he is fine and in build up to the Tour. But this doesn't look good

 

[CasperVg]

He says he is fine and in build up to the Tour. But this doesn't look good

Is he Vacansoleil's man for the overall? Or Poels?

 

[hrotha]

He says he is fine and in build up to the Tour. But this doesn't look good

If he's indeed just building up for the Tour, that's silly. It's not like he has the kind of palmares to be skipping races like this.

 

[dlwssonic]

Damn I missed the stage was busy.
Sounds exciting!
So what happened?
Liquigas and BMC owning wiggins on the descent
So today confirms that wiggins is a crap descender. At Andy's level maybe?
If tomorrows final descent is technical. Nibali and evans can really go for it there, should be interesting.

 

[Gloin22]

Damn I missed the stage was busy.
Sounds exciting!
So what happened?
Liquigas and BMC owning wiggins on the descent
So today confirms that wiggins is a crap descender. At Andy's level maybe?
If tomorrows final descent is technical. Nibali and evans can really go for it there, should be interesting.

No, Wiggo isnt great, but he isn't bad imo. Evans and Nibali are better, but Wiggo isn't crap.

 

[dlwssonic]

1 minute is a pretty big gap.

 

[jens_attacks]

verry good full-gas stage.really entertaining.nice try by cadel and nibali.

now let me prepare you a little bit for joux-plane:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oiCIJ2JewPE#t=9s

bradley wiggins in the role of the guy in yellow
murdering mentally all the others contenders for le tour.it's not been said but back in tenerife wiggo improved his accelerations uphill and overall the numbers are that of a beast.

tomorrow,it will get ugly.

 

[dlwssonic]

Wiggins closed a 10 second gap by himself??
WOW
He is going to win the tour by 10 minutes alone, just by accelerating away from everyone in each MTF of the tour.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Anyone who likes a rider you don't like is unbearable when that rider wins - this forum never changes.

Oh, come off it.

There's been an influx of bizarre Wiggins cheerleaders here. That doesn't mean that every Wiggins fan is annoying. Or even that having the occasional one-eyed fan is annoying. Bavarianrider, for instance, is (often accidentally) entertaining. Ten Bavarianriders would be hell.

 

[Ferminal]

verry good full-gas stage.really entertaining.nice try by cadel and nibali.

now let me prepare you a little bit for joux-plane:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oiCIJ2JewPE#t=9s

bradley wiggins in the role of the guy in yellow
murdering mentally all the others contenders for le tour.it's not been said but back in tenerife wiggo improved his accelerations uphill and overall the numbers are that of a beast.

tomorrow,it will get ugly.

Agreed, I think Wiggins will send another message tomorrow. It will not be Allevard that's for sure - he will be at the front, in control.

 

[goggalor]

1 minute is a pretty big gap.

Don't think it ever got up to a minute. ~30" was the biggest when I was watching at least. Still not very good to lose that on a descent, but could've just been a moment of inattention.

 

[theyoungest]

If he's indeed just building up for the Tour, that's silly. It's not like he has the kind of palmares to be skipping races like this.

Of course, but neither does he have the base level to be good here and stay that way for 6 weeks.

Damn I missed the stage was busy.
Sounds exciting!
So what happened?
Liquigas and BMC owning wiggins on the descent
So today confirms that wiggins is a crap descender. At Andy's level maybe?
If tomorrows final descent is technical. Nibali and evans can really go for it there, should be interesting.

After Evans was caught, actually Wiggins himself got away on the descent. Not to burst your bubble, but it did seem like Evans was just casually let go and then reeled back in.

 

[classicomano]

Anyone know whats up with Quintana?

QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 158 MOVISTAR TEAM 4h 51' 20" + 09' 03"

 

[dlwssonic]

Of course, but neither does he have the base level to be good here and stay that way for 6 weeks.


After Evans was caught, actually Wiggins himself got away on the descent. Not to burst your bubble, but it did seem like Evans was just casually let go and then reeled back in.

Didn't D_T mention it was a power descent and was not technical.
If wiggins got away on that one I'm not surprised, doesn't mean anything about his descending skills.
Evans probably just let him go.

 

[dlwssonic]

BMC owned the **** out of sky on the descents except for EBH of course.

 

[webbie146]

How did Andy do today?

 

[Ruudz0r]

Good news . Maybe he's feeling good enough to do some attacking this weekend...

As DT already said he was in some trouble yesterday, but this surely is a good sign I dont expect him to attack this Dauphine, but this looks good that he will be 100% healthy at the start of the tour.

 

[El Pistolero]

Let's not make conclusions about descending based on this stage shall we. We'll speak after tomorrow.

 

[theyoungest]

Anyone know whats up with Quintana?

QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 158 MOVISTAR TEAM 4h 51' 20" + 09' 03"

He misses Ryo's moral support.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He misses Ryo's moral support.

I'm heavily disappointed by Quintana in this race. But maybe he is past his peak as he was already good early march and early may. And this race is too hard coming off a small break.

 

[hrotha]

Of course, but neither does he have the base level to be good here and stay that way for 6 weeks.

What I mean is he should have peaked for this, the nationals and the first week of the Tour.

 

[Publicus]

How did Andy do today?

Finished 102nd at 13'59"

 

[El Pistolero]

What I mean is he should have peaked for this, the nationals and the first week of the Tour.

Nah, he got the trust of his team to build up for the Tour. You're not going to peak for the Dauphiné then. It's really not that big of a deal as some people seem to think. The Dauphiné I mean. If his team needed the WT points I would agree with you, but they're doing good in that department.

That said, he shouldn't be THIS bad that close the the Tour.

 

[theyoungest]

What I mean is he should have peaked for this, the nationals and the first week of the Tour.

He also targets the Olympics.