Charlie Schuessler
New member
58th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - France June 4-11 2006
www.VeloNews.com is reporting that on a 4.1km out-and-back course Sunday in Annecy, the American Dave Zabriskie (CSC) beat George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) in the opening prologue of the Dauphiné Libéré by two seconds.
Prologue Results - Top 10 Overall
1. David Zabriskie (USA), Team CSC, 4:35.84
2. George Hincapie (USA), Discovery Channel, 4:37.72
3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus), Team CSC, 4:41.91
4. Sebastian Lang (G), Gerolsteiner, 4:42.75
5. Joost Posthuma (Ned), Rabobank, 4:43.19
6. Stijn Devolder (B), Discovery Channel, 4:43.24
7. Alejandro Valverde (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 4:43.45
8. Vladimir Gusev (Rus), Discovery Channel, 4:43.54
9. Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak, 4:43.84
10. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz), Würth, 4:44.03
Monday's 207km stage 1 from Annecy to Bourgoin-Jallieu is the longest of the week's offerings and presents an ideal chance for the sprinters to stretch their legs ahead of the climbs later in the race. The course pushes east out of the Savoie into Isere, hitting three Cat. 4 climbs in the final half of the course, with the final one about 20km from a downhill finish.
It will be interesting to see how Landis (Phonak) and Hincapie (Discovery Channel) go about this event. Both of these fellows rode with Armstrong in this race a number of times to gauge his fitness as well as the competition.
www.VeloNews.com is reporting that on a 4.1km out-and-back course Sunday in Annecy, the American Dave Zabriskie (CSC) beat George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) in the opening prologue of the Dauphiné Libéré by two seconds.
Prologue Results - Top 10 Overall
1. David Zabriskie (USA), Team CSC, 4:35.84
2. George Hincapie (USA), Discovery Channel, 4:37.72
3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus), Team CSC, 4:41.91
4. Sebastian Lang (G), Gerolsteiner, 4:42.75
5. Joost Posthuma (Ned), Rabobank, 4:43.19
6. Stijn Devolder (B), Discovery Channel, 4:43.24
7. Alejandro Valverde (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, 4:43.45
8. Vladimir Gusev (Rus), Discovery Channel, 4:43.54
9. Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak, 4:43.84
10. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz), Würth, 4:44.03
Monday's 207km stage 1 from Annecy to Bourgoin-Jallieu is the longest of the week's offerings and presents an ideal chance for the sprinters to stretch their legs ahead of the climbs later in the race. The course pushes east out of the Savoie into Isere, hitting three Cat. 4 climbs in the final half of the course, with the final one about 20km from a downhill finish.
It will be interesting to see how Landis (Phonak) and Hincapie (Discovery Channel) go about this event. Both of these fellows rode with Armstrong in this race a number of times to gauge his fitness as well as the competition.