STAGE 5 Critérium du Dauphiné: Live updates, blog
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It is the first of three Mountain stages in the Dauphiné. The last climb of today is 43 KM from the finish line so expect the peloton to bunch-up after the last climb. Join us for live updates and commentary.
After a thrilling and exciting Stage 4 ITT we are set to see fireworks on the mountains over the next two days. Cadel Evans (BMC) lost 1:43 to Bradley Wiggins (Sky) and dropped from 2nd place in GC to 5th place.
Evans himself admitted he will have to improve his TT to win the up-coming Tour de France. Please stay tuned to The Roar, some exciting coverage of the TdF will be coming. Australian Michael Rogers came 3rd in the TT, the former two times World Champion showed he still has the power.
Tonight’s Stage 5 we will see the peloton climbing a Hors Category climb “Le Grand Colombier” which is 17.4 km long and a whopping 7.2 % average gradient. The groupetta will be getting organised very quickly at the bottom of this climb.
It will be interesting to see, up this 1250 metre in vertical ascent whether BMC will make a punishing pace up the Colombier to see if they can shake Wiggins off the back or at least hurt him a bit in order to get some time in the next couple of days. Wiggins will be supported by the Australian Richie Porte and talented Kenyan born Chris Froome.
Please join me in live blogging this spectacular stage. Live blogging will start around 6:30 AEST please feel free to make your own comments that’s what the roar is all about!
Please keep an eye on The Roar interviews from GreenEDGEFans coming, will be Will Clarke (Champion systems) the next to be scheduled.
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2:02pm
Munchkin said | 2:02pm | Report comment
Hi guys!
Well who said a lady cyclist could not pick the winners in each of the stages and each of the general classification including all the races that have been shown, well guess what this beautiful swan has and is keep on going and doing very well in cycling athletics and gym!
I believe that the Stage 5 was a brilliant stage and I can see a few more dark horses in the peleton coming on through and some of them have already.
Stage 6 to be a beauty!
Maria Szczerba
12:38am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:38am | Report comment
Contact The Roar and give live blogging ago yourself
12:37am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:37am | Report comment
can’t wait for tomorrow. But for surely Porte and Rogers have booked their berth in the Sky team for the TdF.
12:37am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:37am | Report comment
Martin/Evans chase Wiggins and Rogers wins! Dreams
12:34am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:34am | Report comment
Wow, Sky defended the leaders jersey brilliantly and they still have a rider in the top 3 Options! Options!
12:34am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:34am | Report comment
Make sure you tomorrow you come to The Roar and see the 6th Stage of the Dauphine which will be the 2nd mountain stage. Expect a breakaway to try to get away and BMC attack for Evans and Omega-Pharma attack for Tony Martin.
12:29am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:29am | Report comment
General Classification after Stage 5
1 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 18h 54′ 23″
2 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 00′ 38″
3 ROGERS, Michael (SKY PROCYCLING) + 01′ 20″
4 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) + 01′ 44″
5 KELDERMAN, Wilco (RABOBANK) + 01′ 45″
6 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 01′ 48″
7 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK) + 02′ 02″
8 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 02′ 22″
9 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA) + 02′ 47″
10 COPPEL, Jerome (SAUR – SOJASUN) + 02′ 55″
12:27am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:27am | Report comment
Stage 5 top 5
1. Arthur Vichot (Fra/FDJ)
2. Egoi Martinez (EUS)
3. Dimitri Fofonov (AST)
4. Rémi Di Gregorio (COF)
5. José Sarmiento (LIQ
12:27am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:27am | Report comment
Cadel Evans is now 4th, Mick Rogers 3rd , Tony Martin 2nd and Bradley Wiggins holds the yellow jersey.
12:22am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:22am | Report comment
Great race the 5th stage. Breakaway wins, terrain breaks-up the bunch on the descents not the ascents
12:20am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:20am | Report comment
Well done, Artur Vichot. Will there be any change in the GC when peloton reaches the finish
12:18am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:18am | Report comment
Vichot has 24 seconds on breakaway I think he will need his masage tonight.
12:17am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:17am | Report comment
Vichot, pedalling looking good and he has increased his lead by pushing on from break away
12:18am
Darryl Kotyk said | 12:18am | Report comment
What’s your prediction for the finish?
12:19am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:19am | Report comment
Vichot has got it for sure. 1 KM to go, Great win like away breakaway to win
12:16am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:16am | Report comment
GC’s teams happy to let breakaway rider win. Go for it Vichot
12:15am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:15am | Report comment
Frenchman from FDJ Vichot putting it on the line
12:14am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:14am | Report comment
pancake flat 5 km’s with 47 second advantage. go go go!
12:17am
Darryl Kotyk said | 12:17am | Report comment
You’ve got me craving pancakes now.
12:12am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:12am | Report comment
Breakaway looking like its very tired. Done a great job.
12:11am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:11am | Report comment
6 km’s to go and breakway has 50 seconds.
12:11am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:11am | Report comment
Come on breakaway give it a go, a win is in your grasp
12:10am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:10am | Report comment
Navarro from Saxobank going off to give it a go
12:08am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:08am | Report comment
Breakaway riders may have a chance of succeeding. Kadri brought back and on the front.
12:04am
GreenEDGEFans said | 12:04am | Report comment
Tony Martin is constantly sitting behind Wiggins. I have not seen Evans for a while probably sitting in the pack with Hincapie around him.
11:58pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:58pm | Report comment
Good comment on Eurosport about tiring out the Leaders team and next day go on the attack. Australian Richie Porte doing and fantastic jon on front second Time trial for the Tasmanian.
11:48pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:48pm | Report comment
I still reckon BMC will work to make Team Sky protect Wiggins. Taking the yellow to early in a stage race cannot always be beneficial. Evans last year won the TdF in the last stage!
11:45pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:45pm | Report comment
Porte and Rogers on the front again. Big day for Team Sky. They will be up for it. Forget foxing for TdF, riders love to win!
11:41pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:41pm | Report comment
Europacar going on the attack! There are some many gaps and group. Love terrain changing the deal for a race. Sky being isolated a fraction by defending the Jersey
11:35pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:35pm | Report comment
In the downhill of col de Richemond, the chasers are closing the gaps and it’s been a great display of downhill riding to try to cross the gaps. It’s only a 35 km’s to finish and if they can come together to form a solid group they could stay away.
11:33pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:33pm | Report comment
With 9 riders only getting 30 seconds on the yellow jersey (wiggins), they will probably be caught despite heroics of the decenders.
11:30pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:30pm | Report comment
The decent experts are showing their magic down and fortitude
11:29pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:29pm | Report comment
Australians Porte and Rogers working hard to Catch Evans (BMC) for Wiggins (Sky). In an interview with Matt Wilson with http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/05/31/exclusive-interview-matthew-wilson-greenedge/ Wilson mentioned Australians watched the tour on TV can be confused by multiple Australians on different teams there is a perfect example
11:18pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 11:18pm | Report comment
OK back to cycling. Wow is that Cadel Evans in front of Wiggins? Evans and 3 teammates have 1 minute. If you look at my preview I ask whether BMC will try to break or tire Wiggins. Boy, they have done it and great job! But not on the climb on the descent
10:53pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 10:53pm | Report comment
OK switching over to cruddy lap top, to be in front of TV and fire that I lit 3 hours ago for the family, hope it works but at least, I leave this cold room!…PS have to put some little ones to bed too!
10:50pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 10:50pm | Report comment
Any chance that a race that rivals the big European tours like Giro/Tour or classics like Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege could develop outside of Europe? or are all big races going to be always in Europe? I would like to hear your thoughts!
11:42pm
vitalyg said | 11:42pm | Report comment
Well we do have this little thing here called the Tour of California. But I might be a bit biased
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10:43pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 10:43pm | Report comment
OK live coverage is coming up. Any votes on Eurosport who is the best. I like Matty Keenan. On SBS I like Dave Mackenzie’s comments. Anyone else have an opinion?
10:27pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 10:27pm | Report comment
16 riders away with only 30 seconds between the 10 in front and 6 chasing. Gosh I would love to see this climb but alas its probably going to be all over by the time coverage starts
10:17pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 10:17pm | Report comment
I made mention in my interview with Simon Clarke http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/06/08/simon-clarke-opens-greenedge/ about his electronic shifter issues in the Haut Var http://www.steephill.tv/players/youtube3/?title=Final+Kms+of+Haut+Var+Stage+2&dashboard=2012/uci-world-calendar&id=yAYVnlM-Z7U&yr=2012 goto 6 minutes and see how hard he works and the cadence! he busts his way all the way to the end respect!
10:01pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 10:01pm | Report comment
Dimitri Fofonov (AST), Alberto Losada (KAT), Kevin Reza (EUC), José Sarmiento (LIQ), Rémi Di Gregorio (COF), Egoi Martinez (EUS), Arthur Vichot (FDJ), Daniel Navarro (SAX) Maxime Médérel and Fabrice Jeandesbosz (SAU) have an advantage of six minutes. They have just started the climb. Daniel Navarro is a faithful lieutenant of Contador and an excellent climber, Egoi Martínez is an excellent climber wow they have 6 minutes!
9:55pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 9:55pm | Report comment
Amaury Sport Organisation orgnaises the Dauphiné, Tour De France and the Paris-Roubaix etc its show casing of the French countryside must be phenomenal to tourism…cycling is great..cycling is a worthwhile business! Get on-board!
9:40pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 9:40pm | Report comment
Contador signs a 3 year deal with Saxo http://www.feltet.dk/nyheder/alberto_contador_vender_tilbage_til_riis/ use google translator. For cycling info Google Translator is fantastic! My view on contador/clenbuterol is on my blogspot… if you can’t find it your not looking hard enough
Gap is out to 5 mins!
9:26pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 9:26pm | Report comment
Fofonov, Losada, Reza, Sarmiento, DiGregorio, Martinez, Vichot, Navarro, Jeandesboz, Mederel lead by 3:25 at 75 km’s. I’m leading 3 glasses to 2 against my wife!
9:24pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 9:24pm | Report comment
Frst KOM has come through on the cote de Corlier – 1 Kadri, 2 Edet, 3 Moncoutie, 4 Pauriol 5 Feillu, 6 Moinard that puts David Moncoutie is 2nd place equal with Nicolas Edet. So certainly Cofidis are out to try to take the Mountains Jersey after today.
Total KOM standings after first climb Kadri 36, Edet 37 and Moncoutié 37. Can the two Cofidies riders work together to spoil Kadri’s party
9:03pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 9:03pm | Report comment
On another note Orica-GreenEDGE will be starting the Tour de Suisse on Saturday with Allan Davis, Baden Cooke, Cameron Meyer, Jens Keukeleire, Michael Albasini, Mitchell Docker, Sebastian Langeveld and Stuart O’Grady. They raced last night with the GP Canton d’Argovie. Defending Champ Swiss rider Michael Albasini came 4th
8:51pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 8:51pm | Report comment
Wow fast first hour at 48.3 km/h. 6 man break has only 6 seconds..doomed and Sky is controlling the peloton. Its hard for non-cycling people to understand how important it is to defend the leaders jersey. Teams will generally do their chances a disservice in order to honour the jersey. This is very important in races like Grand Tours. Tommie Vockler’s defence of the Jersey at last year’s TdF made him a national hero in France. Its often not about winning either, teams will honour the jersey by fighting for it even though their chances are slim. Cycling rocks! If I was in the trenches I would want a cyclist with me.
8:13pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 8:13pm | Report comment
just to make a fool of me a 4-man breakaway has been formed at the 16 km mark, Manuel Quinziato (BMC), Jurgen van de Walle (LTB), Edouard Vorganov (KAT) and David Tanner (SAX). David Tanner is an Aussie rider with Saxobank started out professionally as a stagiaire with barlowworld before slipping into Pro-con with red Rock and fly V before Bjarne Riis took him up. Riis seems to have a healthy respect for Aussie riders.
8:49pm
Jason Cloonan said | 8:49pm | Report comment
GEF love the Aussie references already, good work. Quinziato is a massive indie music fan. Ever time I see him race I wonder what tune he is humming!
9:29pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 9:29pm | Report comment
Jeezables? featured beautifully on Danny MacAskill How does he do that?
10:59pm
Tinea Pedis said | 10:59pm | Report comment
Certainly is The Jezabels!
8:07pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 8:07pm | Report comment
over 10 K’s done and no one is interested in a breakaway…its raining! How many going to drop their bike on way day the climbs of the day.
7:48pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 7:48pm | Report comment
A few more additions to non-starters , Simon Geschke (Argos-Shimano), Seb Rosseler (Garmin) and Seb Vanmarcke (Garmin)..2 talented Garmin riders out…saving themselves for Ryder Hesjedal to do the Giro/TdF double….can anyone do that?
7:37pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 7:37pm | Report comment
Just in Luke Durbridge won’t be starting..injury. Wow great TT last night. Excellent commentary from vitalyg for The Roar. Omega-Pharma said that Tony Martin World TT champion and 2nd in the stage rode a 58 x 11 gear…mmm that ratio is high end sports car …they won’t be going close to that today
7:32pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 7:32pm | Report comment
Today’s Dauphine stage is very similar to Stage 10 in this years TdF with Le Grand Colombier being climbed for the first time in both the Dauphine and Tdf. . I ride a 8 K and 4.5% climb home from work most day’s but a 17.4 km climb to 7.2 % at race pace. It’s going to be a great …to watch.
6:57pm
GreenEDGEFans said | 6:57pm | Report comment
Race today starts in 30 mins it starts from SAINT-TRIVIER-SUR-MOIGNANS which is the HQ of Mavic, many of us know Mavic for its wheels and for TdF watches they are responsible for the bright yellow neutral service vehicles.