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

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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Quite sad seeing Greipel back in 15th.
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  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    inseine wrote:
    Quite sad seeing Greipel back in 15th.

    Changing of the guard.....
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Poptart242 wrote:
    Absolute domination of the sprint from Sam Bennett there, surely he's at least on Bora's long list for the tour.

    Er ist kein Deutcher
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    Poptart242 wrote:
    Absolute domination of the sprint from Sam Bennett there, surely he's at least on Bora's long list for the tour.

    Second for WvA too - anyone think he could put in a decent challenge for the green jersey? Probably not this year with Groenewegen in the squad but he's pretty versatile.
    That leadout from Archbold was immense
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
    Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,652
    RichN95 wrote:
    Looking at the Tour de France profiles, stage 8 has the potential to be a very similar stage to yesterday's stage.

    I think this is the future. MTFs don't make the gaps, this stage was super exciting
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,762
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Looking at the Tour de France profiles, stage 8 has the potential to be a very similar stage to yesterday's stage.

    I think this is the future. MTFs don't make the gaps, this stage was super exciting

    Fairly sure stage 13 of the Giro had the biggest time gaps of any stage and it was a monster MTF.

    Weather is as big a factor....
    _
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    Cruff wrote:
    Poptart242 wrote:
    Absolute domination of the sprint from Sam Bennett there, surely he's at least on Bora's long list for the tour.

    Second for WvA too - anyone think he could put in a decent challenge for the green jersey? Probably not this year with Groenewegen in the squad but he's pretty versatile.
    That leadout from Archbold was immense

    this... literally tearing himself apart to get Sam Bennett in the right position. he absolutely obliterated everyone else in the final kick.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,235
    philbar72 wrote:
    Cruff wrote:
    Poptart242 wrote:
    Absolute domination of the sprint from Sam Bennett there, surely he's at least on Bora's long list for the tour.

    Second for WvA too - anyone think he could put in a decent challenge for the green jersey? Probably not this year with Groenewegen in the squad but he's pretty versatile.
    That leadout from Archbold was immense

    this... literally tearing himself apart to get Sam Bennett in the right position. he absolutely obliterated everyone else in the final kick.
    And such a non-aero hairdo, too.
    It’s a nice story that such a recent addition to the team can perform like that. Surely an Archbold, Bennett and Sagan trio would as near guarantee Bora success at the Tour, leaving them 5 riders to play for the GC?
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    Cruff wrote:
    Poptart242 wrote:
    Absolute domination of the sprint from Sam Bennett there, surely he's at least on Bora's long list for the tour.

    Second for WvA too - anyone think he could put in a decent challenge for the green jersey? Probably not this year with Groenewegen in the squad but he's pretty versatile.
    That leadout from Archbold was immense

    this... literally tearing himself apart to get Sam Bennett in the right position. he absolutely obliterated everyone else in the final kick.
    And such a non-aero hairdo, too.
    It’s a nice story that such a recent addition to the team can perform like that. Surely an Archbold, Bennett and Sagan trio would as near guarantee Bora success at the Tour, leaving them 5 riders to play for the GC?
    They're all in for Ackermann. German on a German team, innit :?
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
    Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    edited June 2019
    Froome has crashed on his TT recon and abandoned. Why does he keep doing this? Bloody amateur.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Chris Froome (Team INEOS) will not appear at the start today
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Rumours say he’s broken a leg....
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    iainf72 wrote:
    Rumours say he’s broken a leg....
    A proper broken leg or a Contador broken leg?

    Someone has suggested he got hit by a whirlwind.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    RichN95 wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    Rumours say he’s broken a leg....
    A proper broken leg or a Contador broken leg?

    I thought the same. Telegraaf reckon it was caused by a whirlwind.

    Big pity as he looked in fiercesome shape.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    iainf72 wrote:
    Rumours say he’s broken a leg....

    or pelvis
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,824
    iainf72 wrote:
    Rumours say he’s broken a leg....

    Sporza showing the Tour of Belgium today.
    That's what they've just confirmed.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Nibs and Tom D will be cursing ever having started the Giro
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    iainf72 wrote:
    Nibs and Tom D will be cursing ever having started the Giro

    I have a feeling Nibali will be reassessing his King ot the Mountains goal.
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,566
    Saying fractured pelvis.
    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.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,762
    Gweeds wrote:
    Saying fractured pelvis.

    Obviously depends on the fracture but you can (and I did) ride on a fractures pelvis.
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Gweeds wrote:
    Saying fractured pelvis.

    Obviously depends on the fracture but you can (and I did) ride on a fractures pelvis.
    Thomas did a whole Tour with one
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    Allegedly Brailsford has said Froome is out of the Tour
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,944
    Daniel Friebe
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    Brailsford says it’s ‘pretty clear’ Froome won’t ride the Tour. Has a suspected broken femur. Crash happened when he took hand off handlebars to clear nose on a fast section.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    That would suggest the end of 2019 for him.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,762
    Oh man. TBH, he's been good value the last year as he's not been so far ahead of everyone else and he's got the engine and the palmares to sh!t or bust.

    Shame.
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,824
    Broken femur now confirmed.
    Apparently he hit a wall.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    No 5th Tour this year then...

    Big shame as he was looking very strong.
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    No 5th Tour this year then...

    Big shame as he was looking very strong.
    No 5th tour at all, he’ll struggle from now on
  • amrushton
    amrushton Posts: 1,253
    So geraint looking forward to the Tour then and Bernal as #2. Froome to ride the Vuelta?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    amrushton wrote:
    So geraint looking forward to the Tour then and Bernal as #2. Froome to ride the Vuelta?

    I doubt he’ll be riding anything this year
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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