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Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 | 3rd - 10th June
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-06-2012 18:46
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A Great TT for Wiggins today but that was as expected 
I was more happy with the fact Froome and Rogers finally showed their faces
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 07-06-2012 20:19
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at fear of being ganged up on again
i still belive wiggins has got his training right for the tour.
Whats the difference between winning and coming second?
www.cyclingnews.c...or-wiggins
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| Crommy |
Posted on 07-06-2012 20:27
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He's got a new training strategy: http://www.cyclin...philosophy
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 07-06-2012 20:34
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thats the one i meant |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 07-06-2012 20:34
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BMC's Lelangue says something that indirectly supports Wiggins not peaking too early. He says Evans didn't drink enough and suffered cramps midway through the TT, then the cramps went away after he drank a bit more.
People say crap. But in this case, the splits support that: Evans lost almost a minute and a half in the middle split.
"Hopefully in 2 years time I might win the Time Trial and be a credible Time Trial winner because I haven't beaten someone by 2 minutes."
- Bradley Wiggins a few years ago
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| CLURPR |
Posted on 07-06-2012 20:35
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Interesting quote from Wiggins there: “I’ve kept spouting on about this since Paris-Nice and it becomes old hat after a while, but we’re training for July,”. Shows he's not peaking at the Dauphine and will be fully ready for the TdF |
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 07-06-2012 20:42
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CLURPR wrote:
Interesting quote from Wiggins there: “I’ve kept spouting on about this since Paris-Nice and it becomes old hat after a while, but we’re training for July,”. Shows he's not peaking at the Dauphine and will be fully ready for the TdF
Of course he says he´ll peak for the Tour, even if he peaked too early. In a few weeks we´ll know more.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:15
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jph27 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
Squire wrote:
Wiggins still hasn't ridden over one single mountain so far this season. I wouldn't proclaim him as the Tour favourite yet.
hes actually done over 32000m of climbing during training
http://www.cyclin...or-wiggins
Yeah, that's why he went to Tenerife... 
Tenerife, what a nice place for cyclists.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:18
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CLURPR wrote:
Interesting quote from Wiggins there: “I’ve kept spouting on about this since Paris-Nice and it becomes old hat after a while, but we’re training for July,”. Shows he's not peaking at the Dauphine and will be fully ready for the TdF
It IS July  He never said what part of it 
No, seriously, he's almost certainly trying to peak at the right time in the tour, but peaking isn't math, you can't count on it. People make mistakes and you've got some parameters that influence you. Let's hope he knows what he's doing, though.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:23
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Ian Butler wrote:
CLURPR wrote:
Interesting quote from Wiggins there: “I’ve kept spouting on about this since Paris-Nice and it becomes old hat after a while, but we’re training for July,”. Shows he's not peaking at the Dauphine and will be fully ready for the TdF
It IS July He never said what part of it
No, seriously, he's almost certainly trying to peak at the right time in the tour, but peaking isn't math, you can't count on it. People make mistakes and you've got some parameters that influence you. Let's hope he knows what he's doing, though.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:25
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Aquarius wrote:
jph27 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
Squire wrote:
Wiggins still hasn't ridden over one single mountain so far this season. I wouldn't proclaim him as the Tour favourite yet.
hes actually done over 32000m of climbing during training
http://www.cyclin...or-wiggins
Yeah, that's why he went to Tenerife...
Tenerife, what a nice place for cyclists.
It really is, specially if you can afford a Ferrari. Otherwise the whole area of Valencia is good as well.
And good fridges in Girona too.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:26
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
CLURPR wrote:
Interesting quote from Wiggins there: “I’ve kept spouting on about this since Paris-Nice and it becomes old hat after a while, but we’re training for July,”. Shows he's not peaking at the Dauphine and will be fully ready for the TdF
It IS July He never said what part of it
No, seriously, he's almost certainly trying to peak at the right time in the tour, but peaking isn't math, you can't count on it. People make mistakes and you've got some parameters that influence you. Let's hope he knows what he's doing, though.
It's June
Oh man, what a mistake that is!
The exams are really taking it out on me
I'd better get some more sleep tonight
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| ruben |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:32
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I never believed in the peaking too early stuff. Well for some riders maybe (who punch above their weight in june and then suck, like Landaluze, mayo etc). But not with riders like Wiggins.
When they are good in june they are good in july
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:40
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Well, I think Wiggins can win both Dauphiné and Tour. Saturday's stage (I think) will show how Wiggins is in the mountains, at the moment...
Rest in Peace Wouter Weylandt and Xavi Tondo 
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| ruben |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:44
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Well, I think Wiggins can win both Dauphiné and Tour. Saturday's stage (I think) will show how Wiggins is in the mountains, at the moment...
Hmm I'm on/off about the Tour. Wiggins never convinced me in any GT or stage race which involved serious climbing and not just 1 stage. (like the 1 week tours he wins).
We'll see. He's my favorite for the Tour but only very slightly vs Evans. And then there's 6/7 others who might suprise....
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| kumazan |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:45
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ruben wrote:
I never believed in the peaking too early stuff. Well for some riders maybe (who punch above their weight in june and then suck, like Landaluze, mayo etc). But not with riders like Wiggins.
When they are good in june they are good in july
lol Landaluze. Is being used as a Guinea pig called puching above their weight now?
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:59
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I think Wiggins won't be capable of following the other guys in the Tour mountains, not by his own form but because the other guys like Evans will attack hard in those stages, and Wiggo isn't such a good climber as the other guys.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-06-2012 21:59
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issoisso wrote:
BMC's Lelangue says something that indirectly supports Wiggins not peaking too early. He says Evans didn't drink enough and suffered cramps midway through the TT, then the cramps went away after he drank a bit more.
People say crap. But in this case, the splits support that: Evans lost almost a minute and a half in the middle split.
It definetley happened. On TV they visually showed the replay of his bottle flipping out of his bik at a bump maybe 15 km in. So he was much better after the feed zone.
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 07-06-2012 23:27
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Schleck96 wrote:
I think Wiggins won't be capable of following the other guys in the Tour mountains, not by his own form but because the other guys like Evans will attack hard in those stages, and Wiggo isn't such a good climber as the other guys.
I think they'll all try and drop him, like Scarponi, Rodriguez etc. tried to drop Hesjedal at the Giro. Hopefully they'll succeed
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 07-06-2012 23:48
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I don't post much in cycling threads but let's look at a bit of history. Wiogins the new Lance?
| 2000 | United States | Tyler Hamilton (USA) | US Postal | | 2001 | France | Christophe Moreau (FRA) | Festina | | 2002 | United States | Lance Armstrong (USA) | US Postal | | 2003 | United States | Lance Armstrong (USA) | US Postal | | 2004 | Spain | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | | 2005 | Spain | Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | | 2006 | United States | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | | 2007 | France | Christophe Moreau (FRA) | AG2R Prévoyance | | 2008 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | | 2009 | Spain | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | | 2010 | Slovenia | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Team RadioShack | | 2011 | United Kingdom | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky |
Having said that the Giro was most interesting to see riders who peaked pretty well for the Ardennes hold their form all the way to the end of the Giro. |
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