Criterium du Dauphine stage 3 **Spoiler*

kleinstroker
kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
edited June 2016 in Pro race
Boen sur Lignon – Tournon sur Rhone 187.5km

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That final cat 2 climb has 1km at 13.9%, so will be another chance for the likes of Gallopin and Alaphilippe
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Tough day yesterday!
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Does anyone know what the final km looks like? It seems to rise slightly in the main profile picture but the final km tab on the official site doesn't work.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    After the opening road stage which was a chance for the really fast guys, the sprinters need to climb a lot better to get a chance in stage 3 which is a typical Dauphiné stage. It will bring the riders over 187.5km from Boën-sur-Lignon to Tournon-sur-Rhone and consists of a southerly run through the lumpy Massif Central before the riders will turn to the east to tackle a hiller second half. After a completely flat start, the riders will face a long gradual uphill section that leads to the top of the category 4 climb of Cote de Mointfaucon-en-Velay (3.5km, 3.7%) at the 100.5km. However, that’s not the end of the climbing as the road continues to rise all the way to the top of the category 4 Col du Rouvey (2.8km 5.6%) 1250m above sea level twenty km later.

    From there, the rides face a long descent of 40km before they get to the real challenge of the stage. The category 2 Cote de Secheras averages 8.2% over 2.9km but the numbers are deceptive. A relatively easy first kilometre is followed by a steep penultimate kilometre of 13.9% before the climb level off for the final 900m. The top comes with 21km to go and is followed by a few kilometres of light climbing and a long descent that ends just 5km from the finish. From there the road is lumpy but without any major technical challenges as there’s just two roundabouts to tackle. The riders will go straight through the first one after the 2km to go banner while they will turn right onto the 300m finishing straight on a 6m wide road in the final obstacle of the day. The final kilometre is slightly descending at 1.3%.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Cheers, Joelsim
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    As a brief aside: the AG2R badged motorbikes, what do they do? No cameras, water bottles or wheels visible, just aerials. Something to do with race radio perhaps?



    Terpstra, De Gendt and Claeys have 2:55on the peloton, Katusha and Cofidis leading the group. So they've kissed and made up.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    The most popular PTP picks today are Alaphilippe (13) and Van Avermaet (12), Gallopin (4), Gerrans (4) and EBH (3).
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    RichN95 wrote:
    The most popular PTP picks today are Alaphilippe (13) and Van Avermaet (12), Gallopin (4), Gerrans (4) and EBH (3).

    Thanks. Having missed the cut for today, at least I know who I don't want to win.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    Tony Martin launches an attack
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    Bouhanni is in the peloton. Group of 7 or so have 10s with 15km to go.
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Late attack or bunch(ish) sprint...
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    I think it will be a bunch sprint with Bouhanni winning..... he would have been my pick at the start of the day, but easy to say that now
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    Aru still has a few seconds in front of the peloton.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    Aru has 11s with 3.3km to go, but it is flat now. Lots of near misses on the descent.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Did someone just get a slingshot?
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    11s with 2km... starting to believe time
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    coriordan wrote:
    Did someone just get a slingshot?

    Contador going to be in trouble for that.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    14s 1km
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    Aru wins! Kristoff 2nd
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Chapeau Aru..
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    Aruuuu!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Aru gets his mojo back..........
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Aru looked strong on that sprint!
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    how did they let that happen?
  • dyrlac
    dyrlac Posts: 751
    That bridge was seriously dodgy. Was convinced someone was going into the gorge. Well done Aru.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Porte should be in the leader's jersey.
    Race incident number 9, article 12.1.040 of the UCI regulations states that the punishment for performing an illegal flying relay in a road race (amongst team-mates) is a fine of 200 Swiss Francs and a penalty of 10 seconds.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • professeur
    professeur Posts: 232
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Aru wins! Kristoff 2nd

    Don't suppose we'll see that combo too often!
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,029
    Stage

    1 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4:19:54
    2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha 0:00:02
    3 Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
    4 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step
    5 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
    6 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18
    7 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge
    8 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
    9 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert
    10 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ

    GC

    1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team 13:13:10
    2 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:06
    3 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:13
    4 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:21
    5 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:00:24
    6 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:27
    7 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge 0:00:31
    8 Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:37
    9 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:00:43
    10 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:48
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    "I know he has a smile that breaks mirrors, but that's what we wanted to see"
    (c) Kirby 2016
  • effillo
    effillo Posts: 257
    Kirkby gets a lot of stick but it's phrases like this that will keep me chuckling at him.

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