Critérium du Dauphiné ***spoilers***

The_Boy

Was that out first saxoff-tinko?

frenchfighter

These two up front are doing a superb job - a properly worthy win if they make it. Sky have being riding as hard as they can behind for a long. long time and still doing nothing to the gap.

RichN95.

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624475#p19624475]PuttyKnees[/url] wrote:

But why is it in Sky's interest to push on? This seems so common - Sky on the front regardless of whether they are protecting the leader or not.

To reduce the teammates that the other leaders have to help them. And to tire out the other leaders.

frenchfighter

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624475#p19624475]PuttyKnees[/url] wrote:

But why is it in Sky's interest to push on? This seems so common - Sky on the front regardless of whether they are protecting the leader or not.

Because Froome wants to attack to try and move into the leader's jersey.

alihisgreat

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624475#p19624475]PuttyKnees[/url] wrote:

But why is it in Sky's interest to push on? This seems so common - Sky on the front regardless of whether they are protecting the leader or not.

Stage win for Froome

frenchfighter

NIBALI HAS SAT UP

The_Boy

Nibbles gone already

adr82

Nibali dropped from the peloton!

frenchfighter

Reminder of the gaps:
General Classification after Stage 6
ITA 1 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) 22:34:17
POR 2 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (LAMPRE - MERIDA) + 29
ESP 3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 30
GBR 4 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 35
USA 5 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) + 42
ESP 6 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 57
GBR 7 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 1:21
FRA 8 GALLOPIN, Tony (LOTTO SOUDAL) + 1:29
FRA 9 BARDET, Romain (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:30
IRL 10 MARTIN, Daniel (CANNONDALE - GARMIN)

frenchfighter

Proper climb this is.

frenchfighter

At the top of this first cat 1 Zoidl and Navarro have 2'17'' over Nibali
Castrevjo and Huraski are about 100m behind

Handful of other riders in between.

Froome, Costa, TJ, Valverde and others led by Kennaugh and Poels.

frenchfighter

2 groups of 2 now join

Poljanski, Vuillermoz, Meintjes are chasing behind

1'40'' to Froome's group

2'17'' to Nibali

adr82

Kennaugh swings off, that was a long turn he did!

The_Boy

Yates and Costa look to be cooked

frenchfighter

Castrejevo attacks and only Zoidl can't follow.

Rolland has joined the three chasing

Simon Yates finally drops as does Talansky and Costa

Poels doing the damage and there is 1 min only

frenchfighter

Poels showing his worth. Going to be very useful in the Tour.

Gap is crumbling.

The_Boy

Valverde pulling his hair out

adr82

Valverde dropped now too

frenchfighter

INTXAUSTI and TJ are two of the riders with Poels and Froome.

Bardet is there as is a Katusha

frenchfighter

30 secs to Froome and 1'23'' to Nibali

The_Boy

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624505#p19624505]frenchfighter[/url] wrote:

INTXAUSTI and TJ are two of the riders with Poels and Froome.

Bardet is there as is a Katusha

Jrod

adr82

Poels is really motoring here

frenchfighter

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624461#p19624461]frenchfighter[/url] wrote:

Lets hope Froome has some balls and attacks right from the bottom.

Guess not then.

frenchfighter

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19624509#p19624509]adr82[/url] wrote:

Poels is really motoring here

Yeah Sky are lucky to have him. Proper talent. So much better than any talent they have tried to cultivate in house.

The_Boy

Froome a tgv away on their own

frenchfighter

3.5km all together

Froome and TJ are looking the strongest and really trying to up the pace

adr82

Froome attacks, TJ on the wheel

Riding away from everyone now

frenchfighter

Froome really needs to drop TJ.

frenchfighter

COME ON MEINTJES

The_Boy

Froome goes