2015 Dauphiné, stage 6: S-B-en-C > Villard-de-Lans 183km

[HelloDolly]

What happened to the flying powerful Taarame yesterday ...thought he was super charged...did his batteries fail ?
Maybe today he will show us his power

 

[Popchu]

Proper racing again in France today...

Nibali, Grivko, Kelderman, Bardet, Péraud, S.Yates, A.Yates, Gallopin, Wellens, Castroviejo, Izaguirre, Sutherland, Losada, Van Garderen, Dennis, Alaphilippe, Costa, Gautier et Cummings

35'' gap

 

[barmaher]

All back together again.

 

[Flamin]

Yes, brutal racing _O_

Everything together now after 50k. Sky was forced to chase down the group that contained Tejay. Funny how they always seem to miss moves like that.

 

[Flamin]

Purito and Alaphilippe dropped on Croix-Haute

 

[HelloDolly]

New break with Tony Martin.....Nibs, Bala & Talansky trying to join him

 

[Squirbos_19]

Rodríguez is back in he peloton

 

[Alexandre B.]

Nibali lead the race. Valverde-Gallopin just behind.

 

[Arredondo]

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Very promising stage, but the current peloton might turn this into an uphill sprint.

Yep. Guys like Bala or Faria da Costa, who lost plenty of time today, could try something on Rousset, but then again they are not the riders for that. Perhaps Nibali could have some initiative and drag those two with him. This could have Courchevel writen all over it.

ps: dream on Arredondo. Your boy está acabado.

Acabado? No no, es el principio de una grande temporada

 

[May0maniac]

Nibali on the attack!

 

[johnymax]

Wow, I'd love to watch this.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Nibali

45" behind : Talansky, Dan Martin, Froome, Kelderman, Bardet, Simon Yates, Gallopin, Valverde, Herrada, Intxausti, Van Garderen, Tony Martin, Kiserlovski, Rui Costa, Jose Serpa

 

[HelloDolly]

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Nibali

45" behind : Talansky, Dan Martin, Froome, Kelderman, Bardet, Simon Yates, Gallopin, Valverde, Herrada, Intxausti, Van Garderen, Tony Martin, Kiserlovski, Rui Costa, Jose Serpa

Have they got no doms left ??

 

[johnymax]

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Nibali

45" behind : Talansky, Dan Martin, Froome, Kelderman, Bardet, Simon Yates, Gallopin, Valverde, Herrada, Intxausti, Van Garderen, Tony Martin, Kiserlovski, Rui Costa, Jose Serpa

Have they got no doms left ??

Herrada and Serpa from that group.

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Nibali

45" behind : Talansky, Dan Martin, Froome, Kelderman, Bardet, Simon Yates, Gallopin, Valverde, Herrada, Intxausti, Van Garderen, Tony Martin, Kiserlovski, Rui Costa, Jose Serpa

Have they got no doms left ??

It's a group of 16.

Tony G, Tony M, Valverde and Rui Costa chasing.

 

[del1962]

"Composition of the yellow-blue jersey group, it's a small one: Talansky and Martin (Cannondale), Froome (Sky), Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo), Bardet (AG2R), S. Yates (Orica), Herrada and Intxausti (Movistar), Van Garderen (BMC), Kiserlovski (Trek) and Serpa (Lampre)."

TJ isolated

 

[barmaher]

This reminds me of the snippets of information we'd get on the radio on Tour races in the 80s. There'd be 100km left and groups all over the road, with MJ isolated and big name riders attacking.

Chapeau to the five dudes out front. Actually a really strong group of riders.

 

[Netserk]

Tony Martin again in a solo effort

At km 94, Tony Martin is again alone in the lead with 18 seconds over Nibali, Valverde, Rui Costa and Gallopin. The yellow-blue jersey group is at 1.25 but Talansky isn't part of it anymore as he had a mechanical.

 

[BYOP88]

I bet it all settles down by the time TV coverage starts.

 

[johnymax]

This is some great racing. When does the tv coverage begin?

 

[Netserk]

Coverage starts in ~1h10'

 

[Jalgratas95]

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Coverage starts in ~1h10'

Hopefully won't miss all the action.

 

[Netserk]

Nibali now in virtual yellow.

 

[Jagartrott]

It has something special, following all this greatness via imperfect means, but still I would've rather been able to see it live.

 

[Anderis]

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Talansky isn't part of it anymore as he had a mechanical.