Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 4

[Mellow Velo]

An entire peloton in "training" mode.

 

[Zoncolan]

Well, Brajkovic looks really strong.
I expect him to pop on one of the following days though.
WTF is wrong with Sammy Sanchez?! Nowhere in the TT and today again?!

 

[Anonymous]

The attacking was awesome. Jani controlling AC was impressive.

 

[Jamsque]

Tejay lost 40 seconds.

David Millar's Dauphine is over. I honestly don't know why he was talking so much about targeting the GC here, even if he had managed to stay with the top riders today he would have lost minutes on the Alpe.

 

[Thee_chisa]

Vogondy

Why are they going on about Millar? Did anyone expect him to be up there?!

god knows, he is constantly useless when the gradient goes up.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So that puts the last doubts of Brajkovic climbing ability away I hope

 

[Kazistuta]

No disrespect to Vogondy, but his win says it all - not aggressive enough riding from the favorites, and Risoul not hard enough... Great effort by Sicard!

 

[Thee_chisa]

Well, Brajkovic looks really strong.
I expect him to pop on one of the following days though.
WTF is wrong with Sammy Sanchez?! Nowhere in the TT and today again?!

sanchez is useless, as i have said before. only rated by the basque fanboys

 

[sublimit]

Brajkovic looks too good for the Radioshack squad. I very much doubt he will be allowed to upstage Texstrong if he rides the Tour.

 

[Thee_chisa]

and as for contador, if he isn't competing why was he chasing brajkovic to the line when he put a dig in?

 

[theyoungest]

No disrespect to Vogondy, but his win says it all - not aggressive enough riding from the favorites, and Risoul not hard enough... Great effort by Sicard!

Ever heard of the elusive phenomenon called wind? They tried, but were blown right back into the front group.

 

[Jamsque]

and as for contador, if he isn't competing why was he chasing brajkovic to the line when he put a dig in?

I no longer have the slightest clue what Contador is doing at this race, and I'm not sure he does either. He says he sat up in the TT after the first time check, because he knew he was off the pace, but then today he was chasing down Menchov and attacking Brajkovic and what have you.

 

[Kazistuta]

and as for contador, if he isn't competing why was he chasing brajkovic to the line when he put a dig in?

Training his finish line push, I assume?

 

[Zoncolan]

So that puts the last doubts of Brajkovic climbing ability away I hope

Not when it comes to consistency

 

[Kazistuta]

Ever heard of the elusive phenomenon called wind? They tried, but were blown right back into the front group.

So why wasn't Vogondy and Sicard "blown back"? The logic is flawed....

 

[Thee_chisa]

I no longer have the slightest clue what Contador is doing at this race, and I'm not sure he does either. He says he sat up in the TT after the first time check, because he knew he was off the pace, but then today he was chasing down Menchov and attacking Brajkovic and what have you.

he had a shi t TT and made excuses, course he wants to do well, but he is making excuses incase he doens't win, i don't think he is as strong as last year and he is trying to disguise that while riding back into shape

 

[theyoungest]

sanchez is useless, as i have said before. only rated by the basque fanboys

Haha, you sir, know jack squat about cycling. Sanchez is very strong, but what the hell is wrong with him in this Dauphiné, no idea.

 

[Thee_chisa]

Haha, you sir, know jack squat about cycling. Sanchez is very strong, but what the hell is wrong with him in this Dauphiné, no idea.

know more about it than you i bet.

 

[maltiv]

as for sky, gerraint's trying to get in the tour team so he is probably gonna go all out and try to impress

can't say I was particularly impressed by anyone on Team Sky today, except from Boasson Hagen who did a good job in the beginning of the climb for...well, no one on the team at least!

 

[Thee_chisa]

can't say I was particularly impressed by anyone on Team Sky today, except from Boasson Hagen who did a good job in the beginning of the climb for...well, no one on the team at least!

i think kennagh was the highest finisher

 

[Libertine Seguros]

know more about it than you i bet.

But not enough to know that coming 2nd in a Grand Tour and a monument within a few weeks of each other doesn't happen by accident, it seems.

I remember your Tour predictions had Menchov not making the top 20 and the entire top 5 of the Giro, bar Arroyo, beating Sánchez in despite some of them not riding and others not being team leaders.

 

[saganftw]

im impressed with romain Sicard,didnt expect him to be so strong,nice 2nd place

btw i ve never seen nonspanish rider in euskaltel before

 

[Thee_chisa]

But not enough to know that coming 2nd in a Grand Tour and a monument within a few weeks of each other doesn't happen by accident, it seems.

I remember your Tour predictions had Menchov not making the top 20 and the entire top 5 of the Giro, bar Arroyo, beating Sánchez in despite some of them not riding and others not being team leaders.

wait and see. if i am wrong you can pillory me after the tour.

 

[Kazistuta]

know more about it than you i bet.

Well, based on your Sammy Sanchez statement it would seem like you don't have the general knowledge:

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=47

A rider ranked in top20 of the world four of the last five years worth nothing??

Feel free to reconsider your original statement

 

[Jamsque]

Kennaugh did a very good climb for someone with so little road experience. He was third overall in the Baby Giro last year, I think he is one of Sky's best young prospects.