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

[manafana]

rain does mix it up makes it extra tense for the riders, froome will of course attack and make it interesting but TVG has looked in the zone

 

[DBotero]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

 

[Red Rick]

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

Froome to go in the single hard kilometer of the final climb. He will gap TJVG, question is wether he'll limit his losses or crawl himself back.

TJVG not to do dumb pulling for Froome like yesterday

 

[HelloDolly]

Whats significant about that final climb of Lacets de Montvernier is how narrow it is ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=160qwlWGyWU&feature=youtu.be

I think there is enough there to separate riders but some seconds

 

[Brullnux]

Forecast says thunderstorms and rain. Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Alexandre B.]

https://twitter.com/dauphine/status/610024451091091456

 

[SeriousSam]

Re: Re:

If Dawg can climb like at the Ruta del Sol, when he apparently sustained 6.86w/kg for 7 minutes (source: 53x12), he can win.

Tejay will be glued to his wheel. What would be hilarious is Froome mysteriously collapsing with a break up the road, and Teejay so obsessed with Froome that someone else ends up winning

 

[vladimir]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

And the TV broadcast will probably start 5 minutes after they have climbed this...

 

[Opalius]

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

Stream anyone?

 

[BigMac]

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

Stream anyone?

Still a looong time away.

 

[The Hitch]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

Wait, that is the tiny seemingly meaningless 750m cat 2 they have halfway in the profile?

From that pic i thought it was some sort of Alpine HC.

 

[roundabout]

The distance between hairpins is 150 meters at most, less than a 100 in places

 

[Rollthedice]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

Wait, that is the tiny seemingly meaningless 750m cat 2 they have halfway in the profile?

From that pic i thought it was some sort of Alpine HC.

This is the last climb 10k from the finish st. 18 TdF 2015.

 

[Domulec]

Break of the day: Izagirre, Kelderman, Pires, Quemeneur, Cummings, Sicard, Timmer, Tony Martin. Gautier and Smukulis chasing, peloton not too far away.

Kelderman doing the Nibali-thing: getting completely blown away one day, only to almost win the stage the next day.

 

[Miburo]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

Wait, that is the tiny seemingly meaningless 750m cat 2 they have halfway in the profile?

From that pic i thought it was some sort of Alpine HC.

Isn't it 3 km?

In the tour profile of stage 18 it says 3km.

imo the best designed stage of the tour, not saying much though.

 

[HelloDolly]

Froome down 2 doms already with sickness ...Rowe & Kennaugh

well that report was wrong...Kennaugh is there

 

[del1962]

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

Froome to go in the single hard kilometer of the final climb. He will gap TJVG, question is wether he'll limit his losses or crawl himself back.

TJVG not to do dumb pulling for Froome like yesterday

Yesterday TJ had a good reason to take turns (so not dumb), not today though

 

[roundabout]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

Wait, that is the tiny seemingly meaningless 750m cat 2 they have halfway in the profile?

From that pic i thought it was some sort of Alpine HC.

Isn't it 3 km?

In the tour profile of stage 18 it says 3km.

imo the best designed stage of the tour, not saying much though.

750m altitude. 782 actually

 

[Miburo]

I thought hitch meant length

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Kelderman said his last bad day had probably to do with his fall earlier this week. Without meaning to do so he was shifting position on the bike after fall and causing problems with his left leg which felt powerless. So once he was dropped yesterday he took it easy.

 

[BigMac]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

Wait, that is the tiny seemingly meaningless 750m cat 2 they have halfway in the profile?

From that pic i thought it was some sort of Alpine HC.

It's a bit deceiving. Short but steep. That climb actually leads to the Col du Chaussy, and while the latter has been climbed in the Tour before, they never went through this small alpine intestine, rather via Hermillon further southeast. I used it once to make a multi climb stage with Chaussy, Madelaine and Val Thorens. With the Galibier and Croix de Fer/Glandon not far away, the possibilities to use this beauty are endless.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Re:

Kelderman said his last bad day had probably to do with his fall earlier this week. Without meaning to do so he was shifting position on the bike after fall and causing problems with his left leg which felt powerless. So once he was dropped yesterday he took it easy.

sounds like typical rabo bs excuses again.

 

[Netserk]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

Wait, that is the tiny seemingly meaningless 750m cat 2 they have halfway in the profile?

From that pic i thought it was some sort of Alpine HC.

It's a bit deceiving. Short but steep. That climb actually leads to the Col du Chaussy, and while the latter has been climbed in the Tour before, they never went through this small alpine intestine, rather via Hermillon further southeast. I used it once to make a multi climb stage with Chaussy, Madelaine and Val Thorens. With the Galibier and Croix de Fer/Glandon not far away, the possibilities to use this beauty are endless.

Afaik Chaussy has never been climbed in the Tour before.

Speaking of the Tour stage, there is 6km from the bottom of the Glandon descent to the beginning of Lacets de Montvernier, so a move on Glandon is quite likely, especially since the Glandon descent is quite technical as well.

 

[movingtarget]

I think TJVG will hang on. He rode smart yesterday. Froome probably needs a tougher climb.

 

[BigMac]

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

Awesomeness of Lacets de Montvernier.

Wait, that is the tiny seemingly meaningless 750m cat 2 they have halfway in the profile?

From that pic i thought it was some sort of Alpine HC.

It's a bit deceiving. Short but steep. That climb actually leads to the Col du Chaussy, and while the latter has been climbed in the Tour before, they never went through this small alpine intestine, rather via Hermillon further southeast. I used it once to make a multi climb stage with Chaussy, Madelaine and Val Thorens. With the Galibier and Croix de Fer/Glandon not far away, the possibilities to use this beauty are endless.

Afaik Chaussy has never been climbed in the Tour before.

Speaking of the Tour stage, there is 6km from the bottom of the Glandon descent to the beginning of Lacets de Montvernier, so a move on Glandon is quite likely, especially since the Glandon descent is quite technical as well.

Woops, you're right. This year only.