Tour de l’Ain and Critérium du Dauphiné 2020 *Spoilers*

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  • Nasty crash with Dumolin and others.

    Isreal guy staying down and an Astana guy.

    Nah it's Higuita.
    Colombian kit.
    Dan Martin as per usual
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  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    DeadCalm said:

    Schar again? Good effort.

    And one of the last two standing. I'm Impressed.
    It's almost like he's riding to put himself in the shop window
  • DeadCalm said:

    Schar again? Good effort.

    And one of the last two standing. I'm Impressed.
    It's almost like he's riding to put himself in the shop window
    I thought that except he's signed for Ag2r
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660

    DeadCalm said:

    Schar again? Good effort.

    And one of the last two standing. I'm Impressed.
    It's almost like he's riding to put himself in the shop window
    No need he's off to AG2R already.
  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    Ah I must've missed that... I assumed he was one of the CCC still looking for work
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    He's GvA's best mate - they go everywhere together.
  • The realisation that there are 5 consecutive uphill finishes dawns among the peloton......
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Anacona already out the back.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,066
    edited August 2020

    The realisation that there are 5 consecutive uphill finishes dawns among the peloton......

    So they've all just pulled over to swap to the team e-bikes, yeah? :D

    Except Froome, because he's on a training ride.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    edited August 2020
    Van Baarle's 'tache is very, very dodgy.

    As is Carlton's use of the phrase - "a descending incline".
  • I think Dumoulin is AWOL.
    Only Kuss, Kruijswijk and Roglic present.
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Was that Froome struggling to hold the wheel?
  • Dumoulin hiding towards the back....
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Ineos on the front - normal service resumed :smiley:
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Ineos certainly have numbers at the moment.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited August 2020
    Alaphilippe has switched seamlessly from Poggio to Porte in less than a week. Only 5 times longer!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Alaphilippe has switched seamlessly from Poggio to Porte in less than a week. Only 5 times longer!

    Aaaaand it's the KOD. :D
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Froome's dropped from the line
  • Froome blows up
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  • Little Flower power finally pulls over.
    Sepp Kuss looks bored.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Froome grinning as he pulls the plug - that's today's interval done?
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Thomas pain face on the front now
  • Ineos Farked it up.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Ineos. Doing what Movistar used to.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162

    Ineos on the front - normal service resumed :smiley:

    erm..
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    josame said:

    Ineos on the front - normal service resumed :smiley:

    erm..
    That's what the smiley was for...

    Roglic. Phwoar.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    I assume The Clinic is going mental about Jumbo? They’re making it look very very easy.

    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • Bernal dead last and hanging in the finishing bunch
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249

    Ineos on the front - normal service resumed :smiley:

    Well that turned out well for them.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162

    josame said:

    Ineos on the front - normal service resumed :smiley:

    erm..
    That's what the smiley was for...

    Roglic. Phwoar.
    25 minutes ago - yup
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'