2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7: Le Pont-de-Claix Superdévoluy 187.5 km

[Dazed and Confused]

pretty cool huh

placement racing. Bah.

 

[Miburo]

wtf is up with gerrain thomas? another skyborg

He was riding on the front for a little while and it took at least 5-7 minutes before contador could drop him.

Seriously wtf is this sh!t?

 

[martinvickers]

He's still not as good as Stef Clement though.

that was thomas audition for a place on the tour. kennaugh's was two days ago. monster turns both. pretty sure they both passed. Stannard, ebh, kiri, froome and porte are already nailed on. who gets the last two places....

 

[LaFlorecita]

placement racing. Bah.

Lol. For Saxo 3rd place is important. Sky would've never let Alberto get away for the stage win anyway.

 

[Ruudz0r]

wtf is up with gerrain thomas? another skyborg

He was riding on the front for a little while and it took at least 5-7 minutes before contador could drop him.

Seriously wtf is this sh!t?

G always had massive potential in any terrain. He is now skinnyer then ever so this really is NOT a surprise.

 

[webvan]

He's certainly better than Froome at pacing a higher-placed team-mate.

Haha, true but that's not saying much since Froome has to be the worst pacer known to man!
1. Drops to back of group to recover and let his leader pull
2. Drops leader for no good reason

Rinse and repeat (Toussuire and Peyresourde/Peyragudes)...

 

[martinvickers]

wtf is up with gerrain thomas? another skyborg

He was riding on the front for a little while and it took at least 5-7 minutes before contador could drop him.

Seriously wtf is this sh!t?

take it to the clinic, friend...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Lol. For Saxo 3rd place is important. Sky would've never let Alberto get away for the stage win anyway.

yep, know the rules, but I don't have to like any of it.

 

[Glocknerkoenig]

I thought it was a great win by Sanchez. He really did have some epic pain faces going on there to hold fuglsangs wheel.

Was surprising to see navarro and rodriguez both attack and get swept up, I thought purito would stay away.

Contador looked good on the front. I think Porte's legs felt like they had that little bit left so he attacked to solidify his position, but often when youre riding hard tempo you dont know just how much is left, just that something is. Looks like he jumped and then his legs said he didnt have much left.

The alien is so ugly on a bike. Like he's molesting it at 450 watts.

Great stage.

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

that was thomas audition for a place on the tour. kennaugh's was two days ago. monster turns both. pretty sure they both passed. Stannard, ebh, kiri, froome and porte are already nailed on. who gets the last two places....

Funny you mention Kennaugh. Did you see him 'park' and almost getting back to the group? That was really strange.

 

[LaFlorecita]

yep, know the rules, but I don't have to like any of it.

You don't. I thought it was nice to see.

 

[Telmisartan new]

Oh you beat me to my self promotion

Thanks though

Ha ha! Seem to remember someone saying Sammy was completely done as if you were talking utter nonsense.

P.S.I'll allow you to self-promote in future,couldn't let such a stunning prediction pass without a well done,he was big big odds.

 

[thehog]

I thought it was a great win by Sanchez. He really did have some epic pain faces going on there to hold fuglsangs wheel.

Was surprising to see navarro and rodriguez both attack and get swept up, I thought purito would stay away.

Contador looked good on the front. I think Porte's legs felt like they had that little bit left so he attacked to solidify his position, but often when youre riding hard tempo you dont know just how much is left, just that something is. Looks like he jumped and then his legs said he didnt have much left.

The alien is so ugly on a bike. Like he's molesting it at 450 watts.

Great stage.

Molesting is one word to describe.

 

[Pharazon]

Funny you mention Kennaugh. Did you see him 'park' and almost getting back to the group? That was really strange.

looks to me like he got in the wrong gear... suddenly his pedal movement almost stopped

 

[DominicDecoco]

wtf is up with gerrain thomas? another skyborg

He was riding on the front for a little while and it took at least 5-7 minutes before contador could drop him.

Seriously wtf is this sh!t?

Contador was riding Mick Rogers-tempo, not Contador-tempo.

 

[jens_attacks]

fuglsang lives to the hype it seems. also great win for sammy
overall nice stage, alberto really worked nicely for rogers.bring on tomorrow!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

The alien is so ugly on a bike. Like he's molesting it at 450 watts.

Quote of the day - surely the way CF rides can't be energy saving, can't it?

 

[cineteq]

last year: wiggo Froome 1-2

This year: Froome porte 1-2
Next year: Porte g 1-2

You got it!

 

[wwabbit]

He's certainly better than Froome at pacing a higher-placed team-mate.

TdF 2012 never happened huh...

 

[Fearless Greg Lemond]

looks to me like he got in the wrong gear... suddenly his pedal movement almost stopped

That often is the case when riders park.

Will watch the re-run.

You could be right though.

 

[wwabbit]

Quote of the day - surely the way CF rides can't be energy saving, can't it?

Do we really want CF to ride more efficiently? This whole place would go crazy....

 

[TANK91]

Yes and im not even a Sammy fan but i really shouted at the screen i was shocked when Fugl put him in difficulty, Hitch i bet your'e happy dude after how bad you felt early in the Giro, you probably thought he was done for a big win.

I dont no why but i cant stand Fuglsang guys, maybe its cuz he thinks he is a greater cyclist than he is. What i do think though is he is as good as TJVG uphill for sure so if TJVG(way overrated) can get a good result why cant Fuglsang be a leader in the Tour he could top 10.

Hey Vino attacks everyone, who is Astana taking to the TDF as leader, Fuglsang? or Brajkovic or will they decide on the road. Fuglsang was good but if you cant beat Sammy who is great but past his best what hope does he really have, i suppose he could say Sammy had Giro form in his legs.

And i will also say Contador really impressed he played a teammate and got Rogers on the podium, i think he would of won the stage though today( he should have trye'd, Rogers was always going to get on the podium.

Maybe he was putting the hammer down to get well into the top 10?(Riis likes his WT points lmao) Contador really done damage though. I was shocked when he was on the front Froome surely would have not chased in the last few kms.

And was Clement in that group just wow if he was, surely it was Ten Dam. Clement would not have been how to survive in a selection like that surely?

Again Porte and Froome looked good, i would go out on a limb and say im starting to think Porte could beat Wiggins over 3 weeks in GT. Porte really is such a key domestique for Froome though and he likes doing it aswell which is great for harmony in the camp.

Kennaugh was great today too. A GT winner perhaps ? What is up with Kreuziger, is he not building up for the TDF just riding it as training for La Vuelta.

And seriously Rolland is pathetic he will fly in the TDF you can bet your life on it and today he was losing wheels all over the place. He should have just pushed on why even go in the break. VDB2 aswell (i want him to win a stage) for crying out loud, it's about time.

Purito at least showed himself, i think he has the form but this is the 1 chance he has and i think he is being ultra careful in his buildup, what do you lot think?

 

[wwabbit]

Btw did anyone notice Rodriguez dropped way way down?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Yes and im not even a Sammy fan but i really shouted at the screen i was shocked when Fugl put him in difficulty, Hitch i bet your'e happy dude after how bad you felt early in the Giro, you probably thought he was done for a big win.

I dont no why but i cant stand Fuglsang guys, maybe its cuz he thinks he is a greater cyclist than he is. What i do think though is he is as good as TJVG uphill for sure so if TJVG(way overrated) can get a good result why cant Fuglsang be a leader in the Tour he could top 10.

Hey Vino attacks everyone, who is Astana taking to the TDF as leader, Fuglsang? or Brajkovic or will they decide on the road. Fuglsang was good but if you cant beat Sammy who is great but past his best what hope does he really have, i suppose he could say Sammy had Giro form in his legs.

And i will also say Contador really impressed he played a teammate and got Rogers on the podium, i think he would of won the stage though today( he should have trye'd, Rogers was always going to get on the podium.

Maybe he was putting the hammer down to get well into the top 10?(Riis likes his WT points lmao) Contador really done damage though. I was shocked when he was on the front Froome surely would have not chased in the last few kms.

And was Clement in that group just wow if he was, surely it was Ten Dam. Clement would not have been how to survive in a selection like that surely?

Again Porte and Froome looked good, i would go out on a limb and say im starting to think Porte could beat Wiggins over 3 weeks in GT. Porte really is such a key domestique for Froome though and he likes doing it aswell which is great for harmony in the camp.

Kennaugh was great today too. A GT winner perhaps ? What is up with Kreuziger, is he not building up for the TDF just riding it as training for La Vuelta.

And seriously Rolland is pathetic he will fly in the TDF you can bet your life on it and today he was losing wheels all over the place. He should have just pushed on why even go in the break. VDB2 aswell (i want him to win a stage) for crying out loud, it's about time.

Purito at least showed himself, i think he has the form but this is the 1 chance he has and i think he is being ultra careful in his buildup, what do you lot think?

Vino said yesterday that Brajko and Fuglsang will share the leadership (think it was yesterday)

 

[LaFlorecita]

And i will also say Contador really impressed he played a teammate and got Rogers on the podium, i think he would of won the stage though today( he should have trye'd, Rogers was always going to get on the podium.

Maybe he was putting the hammer down to get well into the top 10?(Riis likes his WT points lmao) Contador really done damage though. I was shocked when he was on the front Froome surely would have not chased in the last few kms.

Froome chased on stage 5, why not today. Sky will do everything to stop Alberto from winning. By the way Alberto can't earn any WT points so his position doesn't matter.

What is up with Kreuziger, is he not building up for the TDF just riding it as training for La Vuelta.

Kreuziger is riding Tour de Suisse