Dauphine Libere - Prologue - 6th June

[Frosty]

http://www.letour.fr/2010/CDD/RIDERS/us/partants.html

 

[issoisso]

oh ok..thanks for that....
so that means he is a definite non-starter tonight??

Yes. The Tour de Suisse and Critérium du Dauphiné are the two major races of June. They overlap, so you do one of them, not both.

 

[peloton]

http://www.letour.fr/2010/CDD/RIDERS/us/partants.html

Thanks Frosty.

Good to see Gusev back from his limbo.

 

[python]

i’m gonna give my bets to berto but ultimately would love to see boom to win the prologue (i know, i know he’s not here ). ..very curious about gusev’s 1st big show - he must be very motivated to prove himself. ultimately, I think samu will win the whole thing but not today. watch out for millar he had a long rest.

 

[issoisso]

wildcard Sicard

In a prologue?

So he can avoid training of any substance whatsoever for 2 months, and then just find form really quickly. If so his training patterns are horribly arranged and he doesn't peak in any meaningful sense whatsoever.


N.b (L)Eddy(L), but seriously, going and dominating the Vuelta, before winning the first of his 6 world championships would be far better for him.

This.

There is absolutely no way a rider trains himself into form that quickly. He would be much better served building for the Vuelta. He hasn't reached top form once all season, so he would be extremely well rested for the Worlds.

Arriving at the Worlds so much more rested than anyone else on any other team = huge chance of winning, which he normally wouldn't have.

 

[Jamsque]

Contador has been doing a lot of 'expectation management' in the lead-up, so I expect him to smoke the field by 5+ seconds.

 

[reyan12]

Contador will difinitely take this prologue and the overall!

 

[issoisso]

Caisse's leader is....Ruben Plaza.

Ay caramba.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Caisse's leader is....Ruben Plaza.

Ay caramba.

As a Caisse d'Epargne fan, I sit in terror as I've never seen anybody who is so clearly a walking positive since Thomas Dekker was finally banned.

 

[hfer07]

Does anybody have a live feed? I can't find any at all

 

[Publicus]

Does anybody have a live feed? I can't find any at all

No video for another 38 minutes according to Steephill.

And JB is leading so far.

 

[ttrider]

may seem a silly question but what is so convincing about ruben plaza being a doper?! im afraid i dont really know anything about him

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Soler did a surprisingly tidy ride. Maybe a contender for the overall

 

[Publicus]

Spanish feed is up.

http://bvls2.yolasite.com/ch-27.php


Waiting on Eurosport in English (was discussing tennis last time I checked)

http://bvls2.yolasite.com/ch-26.php

 

[Francois the Postman]

Eurosport 2 UK is up.

 

[Publicus]

Eurosport 2 UK is up.

Do you have a link?

 

[Anonymous]

Does anybody have a live feed? I can't find any at all

feeds are on the first post in the thread.. duh..

i really couldnt have made the first post any more helpful

spanish feed running, english ones in about five minutes

 

[superconfex]

Eurosport 2 UK is up.

....With Carlton "no nuffin" Kirby

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

....With Carlton "no nuffin" Kirby

Yup, telling us about the "sad news" that Valverde has been banned. Numpty.

 

[Anonymous]

coverage is kinda dull

 

[Anonymous]

english, spanish and dutch feeds all now up and running

 

[issoisso]

Van Garderen, new best time. Well done "kid" (like I'm any older )

 

[Jamsque]

Tejay just took the lead.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Tejay Hey........

 

[Anonymous]

remaining riders: cet/us
154. COPPEL Jérôme 18:19:00
155. DURAN AROCA Arkaitz 18:20:00
156. FEDRIGO Piérrick 18:21:00
157. SANCHEZ Samuel 18:22:00
158. MALORI Adriano 18:23:00
159. KNEES Christian 18:24:00
160. AUGE Stéphane 18:25:00
161. THOMAS Geraint 18:26:00
162. SAMOILAU Branislau 18:27:00
163. HORNER Christopher 18:28:00
164. LE MEVEL Christophe 18:29:00
165. DESSEL Cyril 18:30:00
166. MILLAR David 18:31:00 12:31pm U.S.
167. BENNATI Daniele 18:32:00 12:32pm U.S.
168. ROLLIN Dominique 18:33:00 12:33pm U.S.
169. MARYCZ Jaroslaw 18:34:00 12:34pm U.S.
170. SIVTSOV Kanstantsin 18:35:00 12:35pm U.S.
171. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 18:36:00 12:36pm U.S.
172. GUSEV Vladimir 18:37:00 12:37pm U.S.
173. MENCHOV Denis 18:38:00 12:38pm U.S.
174. CONTADOR Alberto 18:39:00 12:39pm U.S.
175. PLAZA MOLINA Ruben 18:40:00 12:40pm U.S.