Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[yello]

Cancellara's going to take this isn't he?

 

[Steve H]

Cancellara's going to take this isn't he?

yep

 

[Noodley]

He's certainly looking good at the minute. As is Evans.

 

[yello]

whoosh.... comfortably

 

[Steve H]

Cancellara is amazing!

 

[Sittingduck]

Great time for ITV4 to cut out

 

[Smokin Joe]

Good result for Wiggo.

He may be disappointed at not getting yellow, but having to defend it plus get Cav up for the sprints would stretch Sky too much in the first week.

 

[Steve H]

Wiggins will be pleased with that. Good time and doesn't have to start with the pressure of the yellow jersey tomorrow

 

[yello]

As much as I'd like to have seen Wiggins win, I'm actually quietly relieved. He's got some valuable time already on other GC riders but doesn't have to defend yellow from day one. I think Sky will call that a result.

 

[YahudaMoon]

Wiggins to finish the tour in yello and Cav in green ?

Radio Five Live' preditions, not mine.

 

[montage]

Wiggins seems to have done negative splits for almost all of his time trials since he went out too hard in the Vuelta - seems to be working!

 

[raindog]

Perfect start for Brad, and great to see Fab back in front.

 

[Noodley]

Mind you, the last time Cancellara was in yellow he acted like a twonk and had the peloton sit up because the roads were a little bit slidy. I hope he doesnae do that again!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Perfect result for Wiggins, in that he beat all his main rivals comfortably but at the same time, Sky don't have to feel obliged to defend the yellow jersey, and the team looked powerful all round.

 

[tigger]

Yeah a great result for Wiggins. Agree with the OPs that yellow this early is a burden Sky are better off without. I wonder if Wiggins could have beaten Cancellara if he'd ridden the first half harder? It matters not really. 2nd on the board and not having to control the race in the next few tricky stages, plus Cav's recent slightly indifferent sprint results (for him) means his rival's teams will be keen to chase down the breakaways too. A perfect scenario for Sky to start the tour I think.

2nd, 3rd, 5th and 9th for my fantasy team today when I've mainly focused on the rest of the week, so happy all round!

Gilbert looked good, my money's on him taking the stage they made for him tomorrow.

Roll on the next few weeks! Love the Tour! I'm off to tackle my two cat 3's and a cat 5 training ride with extra vigour in the rain!