Critérium du Dauphiné 2012; Stage 6: Saint-Alban-Leysse → Morzine (167km)

[jflemaire]

Tomorrow it will be the same I guess with the men's finals.

Yes, same times for tomorrow's stage.

 

[dlwssonic]

Yes, same times for tomorrow's stage.

We all know nadal is gonna win anyway

 

[taiwan]

Moncoutie, Rolland or Barredo from the break.

 

[DenisMenchov]

We all know nadal is gonna win anyway

Like he won in Wimbledon final, US Open final and Australian Open final.

 

[dlwssonic]

Like he won in Wimbledon final, US Open final and Australian Open final.

zzzz.......
You know nadal is the king of clay right.
He has been nearly invincible the whole of roland garros.

 

[DenisMenchov]

zzzz.......
You know nadal is the king of clay right.
He has been nearly invincible the whole of roland garros.

We'll see, but today is women's final.

 

[Cancellator]

TV Guide for Eurosport is so funny... we have 90 minutes of semi-finals highlights, 180 minutes for the women's final, 15 minutes of tennis talk show, then a rerun of the final! I like to watch Sharapova but this seems a bit excessive!

 

[taiwan]

Jeansson, Delaplace and Denifl DNS.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Live coverage starts around 13-00CET.
Weather in Morzine is pretty good, so the descent should be dry.
Unlikely that any Tour contender will risk too much, especially given
time gaps that run into minutes, rather than seconds.

 

[theyoungest]

Wiggins to seal the deal today. I don't think anyone will outclimb him, in this form. And he might even drop 'em all.

I expect Tony Martin to crack. On images from yesterday's stage he looks absolutely knackered, I don't think he has great form atm. Hoping Kelderman can hang on for a top-10, top-15 spot.

 

[GazelleFormula]

They basically start on a slope today. Very interesting stage, will be hard for some to stay within the time-limit.

 

[jens_attacks]

wiggins ftw
and i hope they won't let a breakaway take this,joux-plane is where the legends are made.
i will also cheer for a kash-rolland exhibition

 

[GazelleFormula]

Order of the day: 10 man break including Andy Schleck

Andy Schleck (RNT), Alexandre Vinokourov (AST) and Jean-Chrisophe Péraud (ALM) are dropped off in the first climb of the day!

He's in the break alright, just the different end of the peleton.

 

[theyoungest]

Wow, Bruyneel's new approach to get Andy into great form for the first week of the Tour is going swimmingly.

We might as well get dropped... or what was it again?

 

[el chava]

Anyone knows what's up with Péraud, he has been off the pace the whole race?

Also Jeannesson quits, not a good sign for the french...

 

[the asian]

Wont expect anything special from today's stage. Breakaway to win.

 

[GazelleFormula]

Anyone knows what's up with Péraud, he has been off the pace the whole race?

Also Jeannesson quits, not a good sign for the french...

Three non-starters today: Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ) who had fever this morning, Anthony Delaplace (SAU) and Stefan Denifl (VCD).

from letour.fr

 

[maltiv]

Wow, poor Andy. There's no way he'll find form for the TDF. He's never been this bad so close to the TDF. I mean last year at Tour de Suisse he wasn't spectacular, but he wasn't the first guy in the peloton to get dropped either...

 

[theyoungest]

Wow, poor Andy. There's no way he'll find form for the TDF. He's never been this bad so close to the TDF. I mean last year at Tour de Suisse he wasn't spectacular, but he wasn't the first guy in the peloton to get dropped either...

He made it over the Colombier with the front group yesterday, so it's not that bad.

 

[GazelleFormula]

Rolland and Ruigh (among others) try to make it to the first group.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

He made it over the Colombier with the front group yesterday, so it's not that bad.

He decided to drop on climb 1 today

 

[jens_attacks]

rolland should have waited in the peloton i guess

 

[greenedge]

Rolland to be 1st over the climb.

Evans and Nibali to chase and gain at least a minute on the Wiggins group.

I want Evans to win the stage but i think Nibali would. Evans would also have to do work to gain the GC lead.

 

[Frosty]

Ignatenko, Losada, Trofimov (KAT)
Kadri and Riblon (ALM)
Machado (RNT)
Sarmiento and Paterski (LIQ)
Di Gregorio and Moncoutie (COF)
Marzano (LAM)
Hernandez (SAX)
Chavanel (OPQ)
Feillu (SAU)
Geniez (ARG)
Carrara (VCD)
Martinez (EUS)
Voeckler and Rolland (EUC)

Have 45 seconds

I think Machado is best overall at 5.33

 

[spalco]

That's a ****ing strong break.