2015 Critérium du Dauphiné, stage 4 Anneyron - Porte

[BigMac]

It's truly special when there are no real sprint trains.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Kelderman stop chasing!

 

[LosBrolin]

What a finale. Nibs flying now.

 

[Domulec]

Re:

Not necessarily related to this stage, but yesterday watching the TTT and on other times I've watched this and other races lately, I have noticed some weird short bar or object sticking out from underneath the saddle of some riders' bikes. It looks to be maybe 4-5 inches long and sticks out backward from underneath the saddle. Does anyone know what those are?

You mean these? If so, they're for protection against rain.

 

[BigMac]

Costa Vs Alaphilippe FTW.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Hagen and Bouhanni still there

 

[Flamin]

Bouhanni in the peloton.

 

[Rollthedice]

Boom?

 

[Kwibus]

Wellens is so strong. Impressive.

Will be hard to hold of the bunch though, but its decimated so not sure about organisation there.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Orica chasing for Gerrans

 

[BigMac]

Lord Nelson is starting to chase. It's over for Wee Lens.

 

[BigMac]

Tony Martin doing his thing, blergh.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Valverde near the front

 

[BigMac]

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Why is there always a sprinter from another league.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Enjoyed those final 15k's, plenty of action.

 

[Domulec]

Bouhanni again. Meh...

 

[Flamin]

Great finale except for the last 500m.

 

[GuyIncognito]

JVG 2ND
Mezgec 3RD?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

no doubt about that
Bouhanni strongest here

 

[BigMac]

Re:

JVG 2ND
Mezgec 3RD?

Yep.

 

[goggalor]

Great finale. Looking forward to seeing Bouhanni unleashed in the Tour.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re:

Great finale except for the last 500m.

Great finale including the last 500m. Bouhanni was a deserved winner

 

[Dog]

Ugh, Bouhanni...

 

[manafana]

The run in for todays stage was great had real classics feel about it, just enough done for bouhanni to win it but it never looked certain till end, could knocked 20km off the start however, only two brave enough to go in break, a break of 4or5 might well have won the day

 

[del1962]

Re:

Great finale. Looking forward to seeing Bouhanni unleashed in the Tour.

Be interesting to see him up against Cav, Kittel, Sagan and Griepel