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Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 | 3rd - 10th June
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 01-06-2012 16:55
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2011 Results
| 1 | | | WIGGINS Bradley | | SKY | | 26h40'51" | | | | | | | | 2. | | | EVANS Cadel | | BMC | | 01'26" | | | | | 3. | | | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | | AST | | 01'49" | | | | | 4. | | | BROECK Jurgen | | OLO | | 02'10" | | | | | 5. | | | RODRIGUEZ Joaquin | | KAT | | 02'51" | | | | | 6. | | | KERN Christophe | | EUC | | 03'05" | | | | | 7. | | | PERAUD Christophe | | ALM | | 03'30" | | | | 8. | | | SIUTSOU Kanstantsin | | THR | | 04'14" | | | | | 9. | | | BRAJKOVIC Janez | | RSH | | 04'22" | | | | | 10. | | | VOECKLER Thomas | | EUC | | 04'31" |
Prologue
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7
Official Website
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Favoruites
*** Wiggins, Evans, Menchov
** Brajkovic, Nibali, Van der Broeck, S.Sanchez, Martin
* Schleck, Voeckler, Westra, Porte/Rogers/Froome, LL Sanchez, Taaramae
Edited by Alakagom on 06-06-2012 13:04
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| Wilier |
Posted on 01-06-2012 16:58
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I'm curious to see how Westra and Kelderman'll do.
And please don't let boring Wiggins win.
Edited by Wilier on 01-06-2012 16:59
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| jph27 |
Posted on 01-06-2012 17:00
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Wiggins to win, again. |
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| iNSUPERABLE |
Posted on 01-06-2012 17:02
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I think that the stage to Morzine will be epic |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 01-06-2012 17:02
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Only way Wiggins doesn't win this is 1) Falls 2) One of the teammates capable of winning ( Froome/Porte/Rogers) is a leader and Wiggins is only acting as doemstique ( i.e Algarve 2012 )
Other than that Wiggins is 2nd best time-trialer with Tony Martin. And I can't really see him drop on any stages except the Col de Joux Plane but with 50km TT the gaps will be too big to reduce much of deficit imo.
Edited by Alakagom on 01-06-2012 17:03
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| CountArach |
Posted on 01-06-2012 17:12
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Wiggins to win it and peak too early so that he falls short in the Tour. I hope.
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Posted on 01-06-2012 17:12
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Wiggins will win all stages. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:04
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With the form he has shown this season, there is no other winner than Bradley Wiggins  |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:07
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CountArach wrote:
Wiggins to win it and peak too early so that he falls short in the Tour. I hope.
Exactly. His true fans shouldn't be cheering for Wiggins here 
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| kumazan |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:09
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Wiggins won't need to peak here to win.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:10
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Wiggins or Rogers. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:11
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alexkr00 wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Wiggins to win it and peak too early so that he falls short in the Tour. I hope.
Exactly. His true fans shouldn't be cheering for Wiggins here
GO Wiggins!  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:14
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alexkr00 wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Wiggins to win it and peak too early so that he falls short in the Tour. I hope.
Exactly. His true fans shouldn't be cheering for Wiggins here
Pretty much, yeah. Winning the Dauphiné = Not doing very well at the Tour.
The only guys who have won both in the same season are the best stage racers ever: Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault, Induráin and Armstrong. Guys who are so good they can scrape a Dauphiné win while saving top form and energy for the Tour.
Last year the discussion during the Dauphiné was "Wiggins is doing well. Should he dig deep to win the Dauphiné or save it for the Tour?"
He wisely went for the Dauphiné, which was the biggest win of his career. But this year he has a chance to do better in the Tour than he likely ever will, given the course and the unusually beneficial (to him) situation of the other possible contenders: A. Schleck is all over the place, Menchov is done, Contador is suspended and Evans' preparation has been screwed by injuries.
Plus, he already won the Dauphiné, he has no reason to not save himself for the Tour.
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:19
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I would put my money on Brajkovic or Martin, maybe even on Westra. They aren't real Tour contestors but they surely would like to win a PT race this year.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:19
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Evans was 2nd last year and won the Tour. Yes, being 2nd =/= win, but still he did well and won the Tour. Considering the craptastic route of the Dauphiné I can see Wiggins winning it without putting his Tour prep at risk unless the stronger climbers make the Joux Plane really hard.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:30
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The riders don't need to make the Joux-Plane hard. It always is.
Every time it's used in the Tour, the riders always mention how it's so freaking hard despite not being particularly long or steep.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 01-06-2012 18:58
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I know Joux Plane has always been hard, but Plateau de Beille was also always hard. Until last year. Given that the stage to Morzine is the only one where the climbers can gain time back on Wiggins, if they don't go berserk there I can see Wiggins winning the Dauphiné without breaking a sweat.
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| fickman |
Posted on 01-06-2012 20:21
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Great Post Alakagom,
I think the only question is if Wiggins will go for it or not. Maybe even saving some energy he will be able to win this plus do great at Tour. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 01-06-2012 20:23
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The route lacks a mountain top finish. I usually like this race because of the hard routes, but this edition is a small disappointment.
Only one I can see beating Wiggins is Martin. Think he'll get dropped on Joux Plane though, because his climbing isn't good enough.
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 01-06-2012 20:26
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Wilier wrote:
I'm curious to see how Westra and Kelderman'll do.
And please don't let boring Wiggins win.
Its not boring, its called using your strengths to beat the others, where they are weak. This year, bradley wiggins has been the best time triallist, and if he can stay with them in the mountains like in romandy and paris-nice, he is clearly the strongest rider and therefore deserves to win |
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