Criterium du Dauphine stage 6 **Spoiler*

kleinstroker
kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
edited June 2016 in Pro race
La Rochette – Meribel 141km


The queen stage of this years Dauphine..


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The Finish

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Froome looking particularly dangerous

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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    At the risk of becoming UK Cycling Expert... queen stage, HM Queen 90th, surely it is the patriotic duty of Sir Froome or Sir Porte to win today?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,815
    ITV 4 should just about squeeze the penultimate climb into their coverage, where things might start (or have started) to kick off. Can't be helped. French tv doesn't kick off until 10 past the hour.
    Very unlikely that Eurosport, arriving 20 minutes later, will catch anything other than the final climb.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    ITV 4 should just about squeeze the penultimate climb into their coverage, where things might start (or have started) to kick off. Can't be helped. French tv doesn't kick off until 10 past the hour.
    Very unlikely that Eurosport, arriving 20 minutes later, will catch anything other than the final climb.

    I think Eurosport has more coverage via the website it will prob be the raw feed from aso so minus commentary . Some may say that's an improvement :)
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    At the risk of becoming UK Cycling Expert... queen stage, HM Queen 90th, surely it is the patriotic duty of Sir Froome or Sir Porte to win today?

    Chris and Richie - beautiful names form the Commonwealth
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Live video starts at 4:10pm CET according to cyclingfans.com, same as all week, which is a late for a relatively high profile race. That doesn't explain why Eurosport are starting 1/2 an hour later than previous stages.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Dominik Nerz (Bora-Argon 18) is a non-starter
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    And they're off. Five have attacked from the gun.

    What's the betting Daniel T goes for some early points today? Sky's tactics today, set the pace to neutralise attacks, then Froome to attack 3/4 of the way up the final climb?
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Sky's tactics today, set the pace to neutralise attacks, then Froome to attack 3/4 of the way up the final climb?

    It might be more complicated than that with attacks for the stage win and attacks from Porte/Contador.

    It'll be a test of the new and improved 2016 SkyBot Artificial Intelligence Module.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,815
    25 riders in the lead at km 12

    Ben Hermans (BMC), Robert Kiserlovski and Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff), Thibaut Pinot and Jérémy Roy (FDJ), Laurens De Plus and Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step), Mikaël Chérel and Ben Gastauer (AG2R-La Mondiale), Daryl Impey (Orica), Jurgen Van den Broeck (Katusha), Tony Gallopin and Louis Vervaecke (Lotto-Soudal), Serge Pauwels and Daniel Teklehaimanot (Dimension Data), Marc Soler (Movistar), Thomas Voeckler, Bryan Nauleau, Perrig Quémeneur and Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo), Marco Minnaard (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Cesare Benedetti and Patrick Konrad (Bora-Argon 18), Tsgabu Grmay (Lampre-Merida).

    Andriy Grivko (Astana) is chasing by himself. Peloton at 2.25.
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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    edited June 2016
    25 out in front, 2:20 to the peloton
    Ben Hermans (BMC), Robert Kiserlovski and Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff), Thibaut Pinot and Jérémy Roy (FDJ), Laurens De Plus and Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step), Mikaël Chérel and Ben Gastauer (AG2R-La Mondiale), Daryl Impey (Orica), Jurgen Van den Broeck (Katusha), Tony Gallopin and Louis Vervaecke (Lotto-Soudal), Serge Pauwels and Daniel Teklehaimanot (Dimension Data), Marc Soler (Movistar), Thomas Voeckler, Bryan Nauleau, Perrig Quémeneur and Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo), Marco Minnaard (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Cesare Benedetti and Patrick Konrad (Bora-Argon 18), Tsgabu Grmay (Lampre-Merida).


    Edit: and Grivko. Gap now 2:30
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Bertie had better get motoring on the Col du Madeleine if he wants to make up for yesterday, or else Froomey will just rinse and repeat yesterday's action
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Two Tinkoff in the break. They'll soon stop working with the break, in anticipation of Bertie's attack.

    Any Direct Energie riders left in the peloton, or are they all in the break?
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Igor Anton abandons
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Daniel T takes full points for the first climb.
    Time gap now 3:15

    Any live streams up yet?
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    LL Sanchez and Bakelants have bridged the gap. Daniel T takes the 5points on the 2nd cat. Gap now 2:50
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,815
    At the bottom of La Madeleine, Alberto Contador and Fabio Aru have attacked. Six riders on the offensive at km 52: Contador and Jesper Hansen (Tinkoff), Aru (Astana), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Dayer Quintana (Movistar) and Bjorn Thurau (Wanty)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,815
    Six riders from Team Sky lead the peloton 30 seconds behind Contador and Aru.

    Kamikaze attack or a Landis-like special?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Brave attack from Contador
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    edited June 2016
    True champion etc.

    edit: sounds like they've been caught.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,815
    Didn't last long. Back on the Sky short leash.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    ARu and Contador caught by the Sky led peloton. Still up the road is a group of 15 who have 1:45 on peloton. In between is a group of 8, incl Daniel T.
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    No coverage is hard to take...
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    No idea if this really was taken on the Madeleine, but pretend it was and that Contador was brought back by Stannard.

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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    17 in front
    Ben Hermans (BMC), Robert Kiserlovski and Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff), Thibaut Pinot and Jérémy Roy (FDJ), Laurens De Plus and Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step), Jan Bakelants, Mikaël Chérel and Ben Gastauer (AG2R-La Mondiale), Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge), Jurgen Van den Broeck (Katusha), Tony Gallopin and Louis Vervaecke (Lotto-Soudal), Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data), George Bennett (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Tsgabu Grmay (Lampre-Merida) are together in the lead with 3km to go to the summit of La Madeleine.

    Aru has attacked again and is closing in on lead group
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Bertie goes again. Bardet too
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Itv coverage starting in about 15 mins. Hopefully not too much guff before coverage airs
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Igor Anton abandons

    Is he still riding? He seems to have been around for ever.


    And my telly says the wielrennen starts at 15h UK time.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    edited June 2016
    Froome with Bertie over Madeleine. Bardet 7s in front of the pair.

    Edit 1:22 behind leaders


    Why is this not on the telly box? You'd think there was a major European sporting competition on.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,157
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Itv coverage starting in about 15 mins. Hopefully not too much guff before coverage airs
    I fear there may be. Mot broadcasters aren't live until 3.30 which suggests ASO aren't supplying pictures until then. Let's hope I'm wrong.
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  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    ASO ticker can't keep up. There appears to be the lead group of 17 then a group of 9, then 2 Astana (Aru), then peloton

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