Critérium du Dauphiné 2013

[Cimber]

The GC Tour contenders shouldnt be quite 100% in this race. So its really not a big issue if Froome/Contador etc dont win. Iirc in the last 10 years only twice it has happened the winner of Dauphiné also won the Tour (Lance in 2003 and Wiggo in 2012).

Theyr should perform well of course, but we shouldnt read to much into it if Contador drops Froome, or the other way around. As long as the differences between the contenders arent worrying huge

 

[gooner]

I think they would have been better moving him to Suisse instead. That final TT suits him hugely and he would have a great chance for the overall.

So no hope of him doing anything this month and in the Tour he is riding more in help of Valverde. What a waste.

 

[ILovecycling]

Which of the european channels are going to broadcast Dauphine?
I mean Eurosport coverage su.cks this year so there has to be alternative...

 

[williamp78]

Caught the Lincoln Grand Prix, Kennaugh loooks like he has great potential & already an Olympic Gold medallist xD

His climbing in particular was very very easy on the eye. Engine on the flat however, well doesn't look like the best person to draft behind , probably best to pick Eisel/Stannard for flat drafting/TTT work in the Tour. Dauphine/Vuelta looks like it would be good for him, Sky have plenty of mountain goats for the Tour already and its not particularly mountainous even. In hindsight Sky would have been better blooding Kennaugh in the Giro over Wiggo

A few years ago (probably after Beijing Olympics and before team sky was formed) wiggo talked about Kennaugh as the next GT GC rider from Britain. In fact it might have been in relation to team sky's aim of a british rider winning the TdF within 5 years and wiggo said kennaugh was that man.

I'm interested to see what he does now his track career is probably finished

 

[lemoogle]

Hey guys forgive my ignorance but what does the (R) stand for in the start list.

Edit:Nvm, I'm just surprised wiggo is a reserve, I thought he was doing the Criterium

 

[RownhamHill]

Caught the Lincoln Grand Prix, Kennaugh loooks like he has great potential & already an Olympic Gold medallist xD

His climbing in particular was very very easy on the eye. Engine on the flat however, well doesn't look like the best person to draft behind , probably best to pick Eisel/Stannard for flat drafting/TTT work in the Tour. Dauphine/Vuelta looks like it would be good for him, Sky have plenty of mountain goats for the Tour already and its not particularly mountainous even. In hindsight Sky would have been better blooding Kennaugh in the Giro over Wiggo

Didn't he ride the Giro in 2011 and 2012 already?

 

[search]

Which of the european channels are going to broadcast Dauphine?
I mean Eurosport coverage su.cks this year so there has to be alternative...

it's on France 3 and Rai Sport 2

 

[Cimber]

I hate tennis. Yet again Tennis pushes back cycling TV coverage till the evening on Eurosport.

 

[jens_attacks]

but only for the first part of dauphine. the mountain stages are all live
and it was the same last year.
this time the whining is not founded. eurosport broadcasted so much cycling this year that i almost couldn't watch. let rolland garros have some glory too

plus there will be some france 2 streams i guess

 

[Cimber]

but only for the first part of dauphine. the mountain stages are all live
and it was the same last year.
this time the whining is not founded. eurosport broadcasted so much cycling this year that i almost couldn't watch. let rolland garros have some glory too

plus there will be some france 2 streams i guess

They have two! channels that both show tennis for like 8 hours a day. Less could definately do

 

[search]

they do not show Tour de Suisse at all this year, so we will have even more whinging by then

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Just out of sheer morbid curiousity, on what planet are some of those stages "medium mountain" stages? (such as those on the back end of the Dauphine)

 

[Cimber]

they do not show Tour de Suisse at all this year, so we will have even more whinging by then

They show that on one of our national channels so I dont mind what Eurosport do with that

 

[The Hitch]

As far as Nairito goes maybe he can ride the tour half arsed like valverde last year and be tip top for la vuelta

 

[hfer07]

As far as Nairito goes maybe he can ride the tour half arsed like valverde last year and be tip top for la vuelta

There must be a master plan behind Quintana skipping The Dauphine.... which makes me inpatient to see him competing properly... Just 30 more days it seems

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Quintana skips the Dauphine because of a 2 month (!) training camp in Colombia.

 

[ILovecycling]

As far as Nairito goes maybe he can ride the tour half arsed like valverde last year and be tip top for la vuelta

I would rather see him battling with Contador and Froome than riding at Vuelta,if he is capable of attacking big guns it should be FUN.He can win Vuelta in the coming years

 

[Netserk]

Quintana skips the Dauphine because of a 2 month (!) training camp in Colombia.

 

[Afrank]

As far as Nairito goes maybe he can ride the tour half arsed like valverde last year and be tip top for la vuelta

This is what I'm hoping. An in form Quintana would do great at the Vuelta I think, and it would be great training for worlds.

Not too mention we would get to see a Betancur-Quintana battle. That would be just awesome!

 

[Gloin22]

This is what I'm hoping. An in form Quintana would do great at the Vuelta I think, and it would be great training for worlds.

Not too mention we would get to see a Betancur-Quintana battle. That would be just awesome!

Forget Henao?

Henao at top form kicked *** i.e. see Pais Vasco this year especially!

 

[Duartista]

He already said he won't be doing the Vuelta. 2 GTs in a row is too much for a 23 year-old.

 

[Gloin22]

He already said he won't be doing the Vuelta. 2 GTs in a row is too much for a 23 year-old.

Hitch posted a link somewhere that Betancur was going lead at Vuelta and then to prepare for Worlds..

Hmmm... I agree though, 2 GT's is quite heavy for such young rider. However he'd be amazing at Vuleta. This Vuelta suits him soo much! Tbf every Vuelta in past years would suit him very well.

 

[Duartista]

Hitch posted a link somewhere that Betancur was going lead at Vuelta and then to prepare for Worlds..

Hmmm... I agree though, 2 GT's is quite heavy for such young rider. However he'd be amazing at Vuleta. This Vuelta suits him soo much! Tbf every Vuelta in past years would suit him very well.

Sorry, I meant Quintana, not Betancur, as people were talking about Quintana maybe doing the Vuelta.

 

[Afrank]

Forget Henao?

Henao at top form kicked *** i.e. see Pais Vasco this year especially!

Henao Vs. Quintana Vs. Betancur (and maybe even Uran) at the Vuelta. Now that would really be awesome! A 3-way battle for the entire podium.

@Duartista, do you have a link to where Quintana says he won't ride. I expected he probably wouldn't but have been hoping he would end up riding anyways.

 

[Jelantik]

Quintana will be there for 3 more weeks and only travel to Europe at the 20th of june.
https://twitter.com/BiciGogaESPN/status/339884891279859713

Quintana is following wiggin's training regime . Less racing legs, more altitude lung