Critérium du Dauphiné 2019, June 9th to 16th *Spoilers*

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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    If Sagan wins green again this Tour he’ll be the all time best for that jersey. He’s still only 29.
    Next year (and I’m sure they’ve already thought of this), WvA vs MvDP vs Sagan is an open goal for the Tour, non?
    Especially if they up the points available for TT placings...
    That, plus a Froome comeback... already rubbing hands and still got this year to get through.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    MvDP won't ride the Tour next year.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Oh, Wout you beaut!
    Might Sagan finally have some proper Green Jersey competition?

    doubt it. he's quick but not that quick in a gallop. untested over 3 weeks?

    Yes, mate. You’re down to 50% accuracy: happy to revisit this after he’s done his 3 weeks...

    ooops. busted. some gallop. I take it all back. he's the best thing to happen to cycling since *** insert name here but must not be Merckx***
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    philbar72 wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Oh, Wout you beaut!
    Might Sagan finally have some proper Green Jersey competition?

    doubt it. he's quick but not that quick in a gallop. untested over 3 weeks?

    Yes, mate. You’re down to 50% accuracy: happy to revisit this after he’s done his 3 weeks...

    ooops. busted. some gallop. I take it all back. he's the best thing to happen to cycling since *** insert name here but must not be Merckx***

    since MvdP, surely.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    GC and wind have conspired to make the racing a tad negative. Fair play to the breakaway for battering through it.
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    mididoctors wrote:
    GC and wind have conspired to make the racing a tad negative. Fair play to the breakaway for battering through it.

    They are struggling to make 30kph.
    Rai talking a lot about Ineos and Capitano Geraint Thomas atm.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    WVA still in the main bunch? They've not shown him dropped yet.
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    TimothyW wrote:
    WVA still in the main bunch? They've not shown him dropped yet.
    Yep, there he is. Interesting to see how he rides today.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Ineos riding on the front. Has nobody told them?
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Ineos still want to practice for Bernal/Thomas I guess.

    WVA has sat up having taken a pull for Kruiswick, Tom Dumoulin also having an easy one.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    I felt that attack
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Push on the bars wins it
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Closer than expected, but the expected result.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Looks like he'd forgotten there was a headwind when choosing his gear for the sprint.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Left it late like he should of..still found if hard. Overgeared? Maybe.
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Good finish between the first two. That final descent was a tricky one so glad everyone got down safely.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Too cocky by half
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Pross wrote:
    Good finish between the first two. That final descent was a tricky one so glad everyone got down safely.
    looked they were racing through a building site
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    Doesn't seem to be live coverage on the telly today because of Le Mans

    Does anyone know if there will be a stream, and what the stage timings are?
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Eurosport Player app is full of cycling today
    Belgium,Hungary,France and UK
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Doesn't seem to be live coverage on the telly today because of Le Mans

    Does anyone know if there will be a stream, and what the stage timings are?


    It's live over the weekend on Sporza, Rai Sport, RTBF La Une, France 3 and almost all European variations of Eurosport, including International, from around 2-35pmBST.
    In other words, folks here in the UK are the only ones getting shafted, unless they have the Eurosport Player.

    Best I can offer is to try the multitude of links here, they can't all be geo-restricted:

    http://www.cyclingfans.com/criterium-du-dauphine/live
    JGSI wrote:
    Eurosport Player app is full of cycling today
    Belgium,Hungary,France and UK

    No Switzerland?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Oh yes, Shwiss as well.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Dumoulin not starting today, which can't be a good sign.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    You’re all safe
    CK is at LeMans
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Are we there yet?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    JGSI wrote:
    You’re all safe
    CK is at LeMans
    Unfortunately Eurosport are showing Le Mans and not the Dauphine at all live.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    RichN95 wrote:
    Dumoulin not starting today, which can't be a good sign.
    Really?

    He's having a bad season then...
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,576
    RichN95 wrote:
    Dumoulin not starting today, which can't be a good sign.

    He posted on Twitter that his knee was slightly sore so they decided to quit and give it a couple of days rest. He's going up to altitude on Monday, so clearly has some goals at the Tour.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    RichN95 wrote:
    Dumoulin not starting today, which can't be a good sign.

    That means that he's b*ggered for Le Tour, according to his mate, last weekend.
    Reckons he's way under raced.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    Huge storm on the final climb to Pipay at the moment, thunder, gale force winds, rain, hail, tempest, the lot.
    The riders are on the treacherous wet descent down to la Terrace. Hairpins with 500 meter sheer drops on the other side.
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