2015 Dauphiné, stage 8: Mont Blanc > Modane Valfréjus 156km

[Flamin]

Km 25.5 - Côte d'Héry-sur-Ugine 2.7 kilometre-long climb at 6.1% - category 2
Km 65.5 - Côte d'Aiton 1.4 kilometre-long climb at 6.7% - category 4
Km 76.0 - Côte de Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières 4.6 kilometre-long climb at 5.4% - category 3
Km 108.0 - Lacets de Montvernier 3.4 kilometre-long climb at 8.2% - category 1
Km 142.0 - Côte de Saint-André 3 kilometre-long climb at 7% - category 3
Km 156.5 - MODANE VALFRÉJUS 8.4 kilometre-long climb at 5.7% - category 1


Will Froome try something? It will be very hard to still beat Tejay in gc, but there's some hard kms midway the final climb.

 

[BigMac]

Not mucho mucho different. But I guess we already had our dose of Courchevel this week.

 

[Arredondo]

Purito and Froome to divide the prices

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2015 Dauphiné, stage 8: Mont Blanc > Modane Valfréjus 15

The route doesn't look that great, but I didn't expect anything from fridays stage, which was awesome, so who knows what will happen

 

[Poursuivant]

Don't think there's enough for Froome to take MJ from TVG

 

[Singer01]

froome to take some time, but to lose by about the same amount of time that he won andalucia.

 

[Pricey_sky]

The final climb surely isn't hard enough for Froome to take back those seconds he needs, but I'm sure he will try something.

 

[DBotero]

Re: 2015 Dauphiné, stage 8: Mont Blanc > Modane Valfréjus 15

Froome and TVG should shine again,this time maybe TVG will have the edge.I'll be happy with either one getting the GC win.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Van Garderen FTW.
Stage + Overall.

 

[HelloDolly]

Valverde or Purito or Dan Martin

 

[Jspear]

Froome for the win (simply because he'll be trying to get yellow); TVG to win the overall by 1 second.

 

[jens_attacks]

I wish tejay can defend his jersey
It will be insanely difficult
Froome 8 w/kg is imminent

 

[BigMac]

The fight for third is still wide open. Heck, on such a stage do not put aside the possibility of riders going bonkers again. It's going to be cloudy throughout the day, with some thunderstorms between 12pm and 3pm. The profile is more similar to last year's stage ending in Courchevel than friday's, it's the last day, some riders got nothing to lose and know if they stay with the main pack for the last climb they won't have a shot at the stage win. BMC won't be able to control a stong break, and all you need is Sky on a not-so-good day, or put under pressure without a clue of what to do. It wouldn't be the first time. Nibali and Valverde, for instance, seemed to have riden their own calm tempo up today's finish, and knowing they went berserk they day after having failed miserably on Pra Loup, it's possible they will try the win tomorrow from far away.

Point is, the race is not over. And there's no reason to think it's now only between Tejay and Froome. Last year, in here, no one saw Talansky coming, and a week later people were also grieving over Tony Martin taking the overall at Suisse, until the last day.

 

[Samamba]

Let's just hope there will be live images when there on Lacets de Montvernier.

 

[Mr.White]

Purito could win this, if he can hang on Froome's wheel. I doubt Valverde can in this shape

 

[SeriousSam]

Tejay ftw. And unlike Talansky last year, he'll be at least the second strongest guy.

Hope he didn't peak for the Dauphine and can be stronger at the Tour. I'm going to be shocked if he can truly hang with the best there though.

 

[Ataraxus]

If no rain: Froome. He needs the bonus seconds for the overall.
If rain: anyone but the Sky train

 

[TMP402]

Since no-one else is really predicting it: Froome to win the overall by at least 10 seconds

 

[cellardoor]

Re: 2015 Dauphiné, stage 8: Mont Blanc > Modane Valfréjus 15

Costa to go long and win the GC

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Much better stage for Yates if he's recovered

 

[red_flanders]

Re:

Since no-one else is really predicting it: Froome to win the overall by at least 10 seconds

He's the strongest on the climbs. I don't know this climb but from what I can see there should be enough to drop Van Garderen. With bonus he should be able to win the overall.

 

[ebandit]

buckle up............catch the speeding sky train.........it's gonna be fast.................tejay tired from

yesterday will look good then pop at the end

Mark L

 

[rick james]

I think TJ will win GC

 

[The Barb]

Froome for the stage, TJVG for the overall.

 

[Anderis]

Re: 2015 Dauphiné, stage 8: Mont Blanc > Modane Valfréjus 15

It's a pity that this stage is too easy to isolate GC contenders from their domestiques early, because otherwise I would expect aggresive racing and some top10 GC riders trying to replicate last year's Talansky's move.