2013 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 8: Sisteron-Risoul 155,5 km

[petiagos]

Nieve from a late break

 

[SeriousSam]

Froome. He will cross the finish line whilst looking down at his power meter.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Hopefully Contador won't try to steal the stage again. Anyway he won't succeed and Froome will win.

Moreno ftw

When you take a dump do you look at the things that crawls out from your body and think "how can i troll those bad boys?"

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

The next time airstream says something intelligent will be the first time.

Anyway, dawg for the win. Sky get together and sing Froombaya around the campfire and roast marshmallows. Team spirit.

 

[manafana]

prime chance for valverde to do something, needs stop doing stuff so early in the climb when hes at his bet sprinting for a finish

 

[xrayvision]

Can we have a separate polls sub-forum because this is getting completely tedious.

He needs the attention, that´s all.

 

[Pippo_San]

Not to mention this poll is downright stupid. Where's ****ing Jakob Fuglsang???

 

[Unkown]

Who knows whats up with Kenny Elissonde, came in last along with Bouhanni.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I'm sure everyone here is at least as excited as I am about seeing the Sky train pace Froome up the last climb fast enough to deter any attacks, except a desperate late attempt, which either gains meaningless seconds or is neutralized with stunning celerity.

 

[Oltean_RO]

Who knows whats up with Kenny Elissonde, came in last along with Bouhanni.

I understood that he is ill.

 

[Jelantik]

The next time airstream says something intelligent will be the first time.

Anyway, dawg for the win. Sky get together and sing Froombaya around the campfire and roast marshmallows. Team spirit.

don't forget the 'rain dance' too. oh wait. i guess giro is done, wiggins DNS and Froomdogie got the leadership

 

[airstream]

Hm, really? I didn't know that I communicate with intelligents here. Apparently the main intellectual feature here is to say 'LOOOOOL. Go to the clinic!" or 'hahaha it's a joke' as soon as Froome attacks.

 

[movingtarget]

Hm, really? I didn't know that I communicate with intelligents here. Apparently the main intellectual feature here is to say 'LOOOOOL. Go to the clinic!" or 'hahaha it's a joke' as soon as Froome attacks.

Yes the creativity is stunning ! If Valverde waits for the sprint maybe he can win but if Contador and Froome get busy, Valverde won't be there.

 

[TANK91]

lol seriouly i see you bashing Airstream all the time man give it a rest, all it is is when someone speaks what you dont want to hear. I got accused of being a troll yday for saying i respect Froome because it's unique that Alberto has a rival that is stronger, and i was expressing an opinion that is more Fact than if i said Alberto was stronger.

 

[TANK91]

How do you know Navarro cheated Maltiv, could you actually see it on tv. I know when you get caught your not meant too but a lot try and come into slipstream, or did Navaro really make it obvious?.

 

[SafeBet]

How do you know Navarro cheated Maltiv, could you actually see it on tv. I know when you get caught your not meant too but a lot try and come into slipstream, or did Navaro really make it obvious?.

Oh come on look at those split times.

 

[Ruby United]

It's going to be the textbook Sky diesel right to the finish line, though they will let someone not too dangerous on classification get away towards the end like Valverde Rodriguez or (and this is for you, Maaaaaaarten) Rolland.

 

[LaFlorecita]

lol seriouly i see you bashing Airstream all the time man give it a rest, all it is is when someone speaks what you dont want to hear. I got accused of being a troll yday for saying i respect Froome because it's unique that Alberto has a rival that is stronger, and i was expressing an opinion that is more Fact than if i said Alberto was stronger.

Tank91, it isn't about the opinion, but the way that opinion is expressed. You make a valid point but yesterday you expressed the same opinion way different.

I mean a post about how you think Alberto should aim for giro and vuelta, which isn't ridiculous because that's what a lot of people think, and then "Im sorry LOL Froome is a BOSS he is dominating Alberto, how can you not like this guy LOL"

it's just not... necessary?

Airstream... I'm not going to bother with him anymore. The truth is, everything he says and does is meant to enrage Contador fans. A lot of people know this already. I mean, for example, why would Alberto winning the stage be "stealing"

 

[niidirull]

I wonder if Katusha or Cofidis will try to up the tempo on the Col de Vars in an attempt to get rid of Rogers.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I wonder if Katusha or Cofidis will try to up the tempo on the Col de Vars in an attempt to get rid of Rogers.

Rogers looks to be the third strongest climber in this race, on the same line as Valverde and JRod, behind Froomey and AC, so doubt that the will do much harm on anyone but themselves + Rogers is a diesel, they would probably be better off by attacking instead of tting up the mountains

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Rogers looks to be the third strongest climber in this race, on the same line as Valverde and JRod, behind Froomey and AC, so doubt that the will do much harm on anyone but themselves + Rogers is a diesel, they would probably be better off by attacking instead of tting up the mountains

yep, there are some interesting constellations looking at the GC:

1 Christopher FROOME SKY PROCYCLING 25:00:13
2 Richie PORTE SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:51
3 Michael ROGERS TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 00:01:37
4 Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ KATUSHA TEAM 00:01:47
5 Daniel NAVARRO COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:01:49
6 Jakob FUGLSANG ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:02:04
7 Stef CLEMENT BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:02:32
8 Alejandro VALVERDE MOVISTAR TEAM 00:02:47
9 Rohan DENNIS GARMIN - SHARP 00:02:48
10 Alberto CONTADOR TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF 00:02:56
11 Rein TAARAMAE COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:03:21
12 Samuel SANCHEZ EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:03:45
13 Laurens TEN DAM BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:03:49
14 Michal KWIATKOWSKI OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:03:49

The Cofidis and Blanco quartet looks very useful on paper for some serious attacking. Add contador and things might get interesting.

 

[maltiv]

How do you know Navarro cheated Maltiv, could you actually see it on tv. I know when you get caught your not meant too but a lot try and come into slipstream, or did Navaro really make it obvious?.

Well for one it was filmed two times, in both situations he was about 1 meter behind EBH. Secondly you can easily see it just by looking at his split times. At 11 km, he was 85th, 1 minute behind EBH's time (he started 1 minute ahead of him). At the 2nd check point, he was 35th, still exactly 1 minute behind EBH. At the finish, he was 15th, exactly 1 minute behind EBH.

 

[Frosty]

Well for one it was filmed two times, in both situations he was about 1 meter behind EBH. Secondly you can easily see it just by looking at his split times. At 11 km, he was 85th, 1 minute behind EBH's time (he started 1 minute ahead of him). At the 2nd check point, he was 35th, still exactly 1 minute behind EBH. At the finish, he was 15th, exactly 1 minute behind EBH.

At 11km the difference was a few seconds less than a minute but it makes no difference really as he must have been caught just after

http://www.letour.fr/2013/CDD/LIVE/us/400/allChronos.html

 

[webvan]

Two climbs in a row at last, the only way for some real damage to happen...could be interesting!

 

[nesocip]

Pretty good break, but a bit too big i think. Too many passengers.

Tim Wellens (LTB), Francesco Gavazzi, Andriy Grivko (AST), Yannick Eijssen, Manuel Quinziato (BMC), Juan Manuel Garate, Marc Goos (BLA), Markel Irizar (RLT), Travis Meyer (OGE), Alberto Losada (KAT), Rudy Molard (COF), Mikel Astarloza, Egoi Martinez (EUS), Anthony Geslin (FDJ), Perrig Quemeneur (EUC), Gianni Meersman (OPQ), Alessandro De Marchi, Jose Sarmiento (CAN), Jonathan Castroviejo, Imanol Erviti (MOV), Juan Antonio Flecha (VCD), William Clarke, Thomas Damuseau (ARG) et Sebastien Duret (BSE)

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