Dauphine Stage 7 *SPOILER*

FJS
FJS Posts: 4,820
edited June 2010 in Pro race
Tjalingii, De Weert and Perez ahead for some time now, but only 15 seconds on the peloton now (87 km to go).

The Cote de Domancy is a tricky one, aqnd done no less than 5 times. Normally this would be another great opportunity to attack the GC leader, but can't see really anyone going for that now.
Seriously wonder how many riders will bother to do those 5 laps with in total more than 10 km at over 9% average climbing - could be a very small peloton at the finish

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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Bit by bit the attacking group is growing, to 17 riders now, including Millar, relatively high GC placed Pauriol, and, with PTP interest, EBH. Still, they only have 40 seconds, with 80 km to go
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I guess you are right there, like in Tour of Ireland.

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    Interestingly, Hinault's solo WC win in 1980 went over this climb.....20 times!
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    The 17 had a 2 and a half minute advantage, now on the finish laps back to just over a minute, and the group starts to fall apart on the second climb of the Domancy. 3 more of those to go.

    EBH now with 4 others at the front - still 37 km to go. I wonder whether that was a smart move - more teams might be willing to chase if the group falls apart
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah! Edvald put the hammer down and the others had to claw their way back.

    Maarten Tajallingii (Rabobank), Kevin De Weert (Quick Step), Alan Perez (Euskaltel), Francisco Perget (Caisse d’Epargne), Egor Silin (Katusha), Ivan Santaromita (Liquigas), Christophe Le Mével (Française des Jeux), Sébastien Minard (Cofidis), Laurent Lefèvre (BBox Bouygues Telecom), Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Footon Servetto), Dario Cataldo (Quick Step), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky), Remi Pauriol (Cofidis), Mario Aerts (Omega Pharma Lotto), Christian Knees (Milram), Inaki Isasi (Euskaltel Euskadi) and David Millar (Garmin Transitions).
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    And here comes the rain.

    Come on visuals.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    http://www.justin.tv/comandante_fatal17
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Excellent thanks.

    Millar got caught then dropped by the peloton.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Looks like AG2R are really drilling it
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Looks like Pauriol came down on the descent.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    7.5km and the five have 30secs - going to be a tight one. I hope Edvald picks up the pace.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    And he goes.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    He'a a bloc, 50m now. The guys behind don't have the same allure
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sicard I think attacks the peloton and catches a few earlier attacks with ease.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    frenchfighter wrote:
    He'a a bloc, 50m now. The guys behind don't have the same allure

    :shock:

    I don't think allure means what you think it means.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    100m or more for EBH
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    afx237vi wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    He'a a bloc, 50m now. The guys behind don't have the same allure

    :shock:

    I don't think allure means what you think it means.

    I think it does...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haha AFX you are right for the English word - The French word fits the bill.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I'm confused. EBH is ahead of Contador on a hill. Does that mean he's doping?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    iainf72 wrote:
    I'm confused. EBH is ahead of Contador on a hill. Does that mean he's doping?

    It means he's the new Eddy Merckx :D
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    RichN95 wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    I'm confused. EBH is ahead of Contador on a hill. Does that mean he's doping?

    It means he's the new Eddy Merckx :D

    Or the old Peter Sagan.

    *head explodes*
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yes, EBH finds his legs and takes the win. Not surprised he is fresh being 45mins back on GC......

    Sig line getting a workout this weekend.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Good ride. Well timed attack for a fat bloke
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I guess congratulations are in order for Janez. He acquitted himself very well on the climbs even if it surprised me a lot and I cannot be excited by him.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Eddy Biggles Hardon secures his Tour spot, in a stage befitting of this............er.........race.
    Miserable weather in cuckoo clock land, too.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    FJS you were right - a ton of DNF:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/62nd-c ... -7/results
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Need to add notch for Contador after he won the Points competition.
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  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    i would like to see a stage designed like that in the tour de france. obviously not instead of a summit finish, but instead of one of the "waste the mountains with a 50k run in" stages they have favoured recently.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I cannot be excited by him.

    Thank the Lord. You're excitable enough as it is.
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  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    Really enjoyed that stage - good win for EBH but best of all, Contador beaten for the overall. BRILLIANT!

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