Criterium Du Dauphine 2017 *** SPOILERS***

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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    What a brute of a climb and a great descent as well. Fuglsang pretty impressive.

    If that's anything to go by we should have some good racing over the next few days. You've got to admire the way Froome races. He's just full on all the time.
  • keezx
    keezx Posts: 1,323
    TheBigBean wrote:
    How did Contador end up on a different time to Valverde?

    Had been dropped on the Mont Chat pretty early.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Missed my PTP due to being asleep and waking up at 12.15...

    Sounds an exciting stage! Will definitely watch back. Glad to see Froomes TT wasn't a harbinger of things to come. Shame about Contador.
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,109
    Keezx wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    How did Contador end up on a different time to Valverde?

    Had been dropped on the Mont Chat pretty early.

    Went over the top with Valverde so the gap opened on the descent or just after - possible he made a mistake on a hairpin ?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,731
    35kms to go.
    Not quite live, yet.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,229
    Talansky goes off the front of the peleton.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,731
    Ben Swift currently climbing much faster than BMC.
    So, not a lot happening yet.
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    Col de Porte at midday, Chris Froome is it looking at his power meter?
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    Scorchio today, good to have team mates to pass you a drink

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Bardet has a little shuffle off the front.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    A lot of riders for Bardet to bridge to
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    Titchie Porte today in the Chartreuse
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    Romain Bidet is flying.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    MY MAN Lil' Pete may get a stage win here.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    bardet 1.41 ahead of titchie
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ooo Porte puts in a dig and Froome can't follow.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    Peter Kenaugh 750m from the finish with Ben Swift on his heels.

    Titchie attacks, Froome can't follow
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    edited June 2017
    Kenaugh
    Swift at 11 secs
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    Bardet 1.14
    ...
    Porte 1.56

    Froome at 1.02 on GC
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    MY MAN!!!!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Lil' Pete wins from Swifty.

    Porte puts time into Froome.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,731
    GB 1 and 2.
    The payoff being Froome getting smashed by all and GC sundry.
    Hangs onto 2nd on the GC though, which sums up how late they left it do do anything.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    So just sat down for a nice bit of viewing - and Pete crosses the line.

    Was it a good stage?
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    that were proper good
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    So just sat down for a nice bit of viewing - and Pete crosses the line.

    Was it a good stage?


    only watched the final 25km, but yeah
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    is it me, or is Porte getting a bit of a harder edge to him now?
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    is it me, or is Porte getting a bit of a harder edge to him now?

    MY (other) MAN has sharpened his Toblerone edges.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,453
    Great win for Pete Kennaugh - he looks so classy on a bike - and good to see Swifty up there too. Porte looked strong, as did Bardet. Froome less so
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    is it me, or is Porte getting a bit of a harder edge to him now?


    Seems to have stepped up a gear, aye
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,229
    He's out Froomeing Froome. Looking strong.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,731
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    He's out Froomeing Froome. Looking strong.

    Pretty much everyone was out Froomeing Froome today.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,229
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    He's out Froomeing Froome. Looking strong.

    Pretty much everyone was out Froomeing Froome today.

    True, but Porte judged his effort just right and outdid everyone who tried to attack on the last climb. Going to be an interesting Tour. Must take some mental strength to let them go and reel them back in.

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