They say a week is a long time in cycling… Well i’m not sure who said it or when but i’m sure somewhere a commentator has thrown that cheap cliche into the mix.
I’ve been away on a lovely cruise through the pacific ocean around Vanuatu and New Caledonia for the past week or so without a hint of decent internet connectivity to check up on the world of pro cycling.
So upon returning yesterday I was keen to see how far ahead of the world Cadel Evans would be in the Critérium du Dauphiné and how well my outside favourite Joaquim Rodriguez was travelling in the mountains.
To my utter surprise British Douchebag Brad Wiggins is actually winning the tour! I think its the first time I have seen Wigglet not completely disappoint anyone who has paid any interest in his career. (You may be able to tell i’m not a fan of wiggins! No one ever said this site wouldnt show a biased opinion!)
So to recap after stage 6 here are the current results
General Classification
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 23:16:11 | |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:26 | |
| 3 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:01:52 | |
| 4 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:02:13 | |
| 5 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:52 | |
| 6 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:03:01 | |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:30 | |
| 8 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 0:04:14 | |
| 9 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 0:04:22 | |
| 10 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:04:27 | |
| 11 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | 0:04:46 | |
| 12 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:05:01 | |
| 13 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:05:16 | |
| 14 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:05:46 | |
| 15 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack | 0:06:07 | |
| 16 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:06:31 | |
| 17 | Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek | 0:07:27 | |
| 18 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:07:30 | |
| 19 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek | 0:07:32 | |
| 20 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 0:08:28 |
Prologue – Lars Boom (Rabobank)
Stage 1 winner - 144km – Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega pharma lotto)
Stage 2 winner - 179km - John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) (Vinokurov leading tour)
Stage 3 winner – 42.5km – Tony Martin (HTC Highroad) (Brad Wiggins leading tour)
Stage 4 Winner – 173.5km - John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) (Brad Wiggins leading tour)
Stage 5 Winner – 210km - Christophe Kern (Europcar) (Brad Wiggins leading tour)
Stage 6 winner – 192.5km – Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) (Brad Wiggins leading tour)
Stage 7 – Final stage – 117.5km
A couple of surprises in the top 5, perhaps a good showing and a sign of surprises to come pre TDF? I still cant see Brad Wiggins finishing top 10 at this years tour but you never know hey? Aussie hero Cadel Evans looks strong and controlled in the key lead up race before his tour campaign kicks off and hopefully we can see him giving Cuntador a run for his money next month.
Now over to the Tour De Suisse. Stage 1 was the Prologue over 7.3km and for the 5th time the king of TT Fabian Spartacus Cancellara took line honours ahead of Tejay Van Garderen and Peter Sagan. With 8 stages still to come the racing will only heat up from here but its great to see Cancellara in good form coming up to Tour De France time, should be a great battle between Spartacus and Tony Martin for TT honours in July.
The current leader board at the tour de suisse after the first stage
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | 0:09:41 | |
| 2 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:09 | |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:17 | |
| 4 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack | 0:00:18 | |
| 6 | Tom Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:20 | |
| 7 | Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad | 0:00:21 | |
| 8 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:22 | |
| 9 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | ||
| 10 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek | ||
| 11 | Chris Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:24 | |
| 12 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 13 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek | 0:00:26 | |
| 14 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:00:27 | |
| 15 | Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 16 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:28 | |
| 17 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – ISD | ||
| 18 | Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Movistar Team | ||
| 19 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:29 | |
| 20 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek |
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