Dauphine Stage 8 SPOILER

yourpaceormine
yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
edited June 2013 in Pro race
None starters: Michel Kreder (GRS), Natnael Berhane (EUC) and Tony Martin (OPQ).
Abandoned: Kenny Elissonde (FDJ)

Weather: rain expected, raining at the finish

Group of 24 have 3 mins on the peleton led by Sky and Saxo-Tinkoff: Tim Wellens (LTB), Francesco Gavazzi and Andriy Grivko (AST), Yannick Eijssen and Manuel Quinziato (BMC), Juan Manuel Garate and Marc Goos (BLA), Markel Irizar (RLT), Travis Meyer (OGE), Alberto Losada (KAT), Rudy Molard (COF), Mikel Astarloza and Egoi Martinez (EUS), Anthony Geslin (FDJ), Perrig Quéméneur (EUC), Gianni Meersman (OPQ), Alessandro De Marchi and José Sarmiento (CAN), Jonathan Castroviejo and Imanol Erviti (MOV), Juan Antonio Flecha (VCD), William Clarke and Thomas Damuseau (ARG), Sébastien Duret (BSE).

Sorry can't do those put pics in so you'll have to wait for someone more cleverer than me to put the stage profile in
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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Eurosport not showing this until gone 5, can't find a working stream yet :cry:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Looks like this one was a few seconds before my post!

    Just copied my text over. Mods please delete my thread.

    Stage will finish sometime after 1.30 and coverage starts at 12.

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    Alberto Contador ‏@albertocontador 3h Dans deux petites heures une autre fois en action, merci beaucoup a tout le public de ce Dauphine pour son support, a très bientôt.

    Tony Martin DNS. Rolland DNF.

    10-14 degrees out and overcast. Hopefully it pours in the 2nd half.

    About 50km raced and the following have 3mins:
    Wellens (Lotto), Gavazzi, Grivko (Astana) Eijssen, Quinziato (BMC), Garate, Goos (White), Irizar (RadioShack), Meyer (Orica), Losada (Katusha), Mollard (Cofidis), Astarloza, Egoi Martinez ( Euskaltel-Euskadi), Geslin (FDJ), Quemeneur (Europcar), Meersman (Omega), De Marchi, Sarmiento (Cannondale) Castroviejo, Ervin (Movistar), Arrow (Vacansoleil), Clarke, Damuseau (Argos) and Duret (Bretagne)

    First hour average was 40 km/h.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Meersman in the break for the intermediate sprint points I assume. By my reckoning, if he picks up the 5 on offer for first at the intermediate he'll take the green jersey unless Froome takes the stage victory. I hope he does it.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Live here http://www.hahabar.com/20130602/v-cycling-590164-51ab222706d806.46682526.html

    It's raining.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Meersman takes the intermediate sprint. Green is his unless Froome wins the stage.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Jack Bauer has lost his mind.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Damuseau guaranteed KOM as long as he finishes inside the time limit.

    Quite a few abandons including Sylvain Chavanel and Peter Serry (OPQ), Thor Hushovd and Ivan Santaromita (BMC), David Lopez (SKY), Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ), Thomas De Gendt (VCD), Nikolas Maes (OPQ), Ted King (RLT).
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Those conditions look grim.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Meyer no ar%ed with cold weather gear, is he
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Allez Warren!
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Saxo not letting Barguil and Valverde get too far ahead.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Valverde stuck out on his own once again. My heart bleeds for him :D
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Barguil drops Valverde. Way to go Warren!
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    God loves a trier and Wellens has put in some great stints this week
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Contador down!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Contador up and going again, but has a chase to get back on.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Aussies are climbing very well this week.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Blimey the visibility is terrible!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Contador back on.
  • cristoff
    cristoff Posts: 229
    I wouldn't fancy that descent in those conditions!
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    edited June 2013
    Stan and EBH loving this descent in these conditions. Totally having to hold back, both of 'em
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Outrageous to take out Contador who never crashes.

    Lovely weather for Contador and Nibali.

    Allez Barguil. Neo pro climb with no big buck team support. Look at him attack (not the first time this year).
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Voeckler abandon.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Barguil with 45secs on the yellow jersey group. 2mins off the leaders.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Valverde tried it from 40ks out. Again. This is a rider who never attacks :roll:
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Unfortunately SKY still has five domestiques for Froome up this climb...
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wellens rejoins then goes straight past them.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,242
    Ha Ha. Wellens!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This guy is now on the front. Tempo tapping.

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    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Samu lurking. Will definitely go for it later.

    The other contenders really should not ride this train all the way up otherwise they have no class.
    Tough one for Contador. If Rogers wasnt 3rd he would 100% attack.
    Contador is the Greatest

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