4 Jours de Dunkerque - Spoiler

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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Valgren was absolutely flying. Chava was having to dig deep just to get on the wheel after he came through.
    Great stage.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Just caught up, cracking day's racing - nice to see two riders working together right to the finish then fighting it out fair and square. Excellent ride by Morkov too.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    41k to the finish, lead group of nine at 4.20 ahead of peleton. Chavanel and Demare in peleton - IAM working to bring lead group back.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    http://www.sportlemon.tv/20140506/vv536 ... 14505.html
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Pressure by IAM on the ascent of the Vigneau de Licques has reduced the peleton down to c40. Gap now 2.40 with 33k to go.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Chavanel attacks off the front of the peleton
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Geslin and Fedrigo working hard to bring Demare back up to Chavanel
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Chavanel, what a rider.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    20k to the finish. Chavanel and Tronet (BIG) have c20s on peleton but are still about 2min behind the lead group with a Big Mat rider Rosetto. another minute ahead of that group.

    This could be the day Chavanel wins the 4 days.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Unfortunately Tronet is not too keen to help Chavanel as his teammate Rosetto is still leading two minutes ahead. Rosetto could well take this stage
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Demare pretty strong. Him and a handful of riders have caught Chavanel who never looked super smooth. Chavanel is going to have to attack again if he wants the GC.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Chavanel now caught by Demare group which also contains Michael Valgren Andersen.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,710
    Eurosport actually manage to change their live scheduling, in order to turn up early
    and screw up their proposed recorded coverage.
    Way too late to figure out how the race broke up.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Eurosport actually manage to change their live scheduling, in order to turn up early
    and screw up their proposed recorded coverage.
    Way too late to figure out how the race broke up.

    It was on for a long time on French tv.

    Just broke up because the peloton is not particularly strong and there are no teams that can hold it together.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This BigMat guy seems to have his gear stuck in 53x15
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Arndt and Hupont, both GShim managed to attack the pack and get a good gap! No one reacted.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    6k to finish. Pichot, Veukelen and Kowalski from the original group close in on Rosetto. This group now c1min on chasing favourites
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Excellent by these GShim + Minard to bridge the gap to the four leaders.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Hupond and Arndt about to join 4 leaders - then pass them!
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    edited May 2014
    Hupond attacks - 1k to finish
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Hupont soloing to a win
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Great move by Hupond. His first professional victory!!! Joy.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Superb by Demare. Rode excellently all race. Chavanel just didnt have it today...
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Arndt takes second. Arnaud takes the sprint from the following group and keeps the GC.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    CQ already updated with the results. GShim now have 19 wins, 2nd only to OPQS with 27.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    edited May 2014
    Arnaud Demare now leads (2) Chavanel and (3) Andersen by 6 seconds. With a sprinter's stage tomorrow he is odds on favourite for the final GC.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Eh, stage tomorrow?! Why is it called 4 days....
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Eh, stage tomorrow?! Why is it called 4 days....

    No idea...its always been like that.

    Nice little highlights show on this French stream at the end showing how the race unfolded. Essentially just a shedload of different attacks from various riders, turning it into a race of attrition.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    Was originally a four day race. For some reason it was thought appropriate to have a 5 day (6 for a while too when there was a prologue) race to be called four days when it changed in the early 60s...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,163
    Always seems to lead to good racing. Partly due to a couple of stages that are lumpier than you'd expect in that part of the world, partly due to crosswinds, partly due to weakened WT teams and probably partly due to lack of radios.

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