2016 Critérium du Dauphiné, 2.UWT, June 5-12

[More Strides than Rides]

The Tour sprints are going to be nasty. As dangerous to the GC guys' chances as cobbles.

 

[Rollthedice]

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Ala has become a sprinter lately.

After becoming a climber lately.

 

[Red Rick]

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Not too sure if the gaps will count because of the crash.

Pretty sure they will. Only two went down and no one was caught behind.

You saw the way Contador finished, didn't look like a full sprint to me

 

[TheYouyou7]

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Not too sure if the gaps will count because of the crash.

Pretty sure they will. Only two went down and no one was caught behind.

No matter if it was 1 or 50 it broke the peloton and forced some to brake.

 

[Miburo]

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The Tour sprints are going to be nasty. As dangerous to the GC guys' chances as cobbles.

We'll have to wait until big GC riders crash out consistently at the end before they're gonna change the rules.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Not too sure if the gaps will count because of the crash.

Pretty sure they will. Only two went down and no one was caught behind.

You saw the way Contador finished, didn't look like a full sprint to me

He might regret that

 

[Jungle Cycle]

nasty crash... head first.. they probably >60km/h.. Kristoff nowhere...

 

[Alexandre B.]

Alaphilippe faster than Bouhanni, even on a false flat... My, my, this kid keeps surprising me.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Not too sure if the gaps will count because of the crash.

Pretty sure they will. Only two went down and no one was caught behind.

You saw the way Contador finished, didn't look like a full sprint to me

But then look at the way Froome finished, and the way Henao (?) eased up to leave a gap in front of him when he realised he was leading his group

 

[Red Rick]

Alaphilipe for yellow on stage 2 in the Tour?

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Domoulin 6th, ahead of Degenkolb

 

[sir fly]

Surprised there was no Kristoff and Degenkolb.
Congrats to EBH. Looks like the rolling circuit tired him the least of all rouleur/sprinters.
GC contenders with mixed approach to finale. Froome, as usually, near the front, Contador at the back end already before the crash.

 

[LaFlorecita]

9s?! Wtf

 

[PremierAndrew]

If Ala can sprint like that, he could be a serious threat in Rio

 

[Kokoso]

Sam Bennett disappointing this season so far

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Alaphilippe gets 6 bonus secs in the GC

 

[Praying Mantis]

If you didn't know Alaphilippe can sprint, you haven't been paying attention...

 

[The Blues]

First World Tour-win in three years from EBH. The last one was in Dauphiné as well (three of his last four WT-wins have been). He is really flourishing and starting to live up to his potential again at Dimension Data. His stage hunting in the TdF will be interesting to follow.

Edit: meant "in" not "at".

 

[Alexandre B.]

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First World Tour-win in three years from EBH. The last one was in Dauphiné as well (three of his last four WT-wins have been). He is really flourishing and starting to live up to his potential again at Dimension Data. His stage hunting at TdF will be interesting to follow.

He can target the Maillot Jaune in stage 2.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Kirby still hasn't spotted the gap between Ala/Froome/Martin and Contador/Porte

 

[Taxus4a]

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Not too sure if the gaps will count because of the crash.

Pretty sure they will. Only two went down and no one was caught behind.

No matter if it was 1 or 50 it broke the peloton and forced some to brake.

Lot of people were cou befoe for the speed and for the previous crash.. that is not so clear, it is not a kind of crash to give everybody the same time, just the 2 riders afected... but it is possible. Judges will say.

 

[Miburo]

One thing is for sure, that wasn't 9 sec xD.

I think any crash that happens in the last 3km, then the rule should directly apply. Then again i think the rule should always be applied, even if there's no crash.

 

[StryderHells]

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Domoulin 6th, ahead of Degenkolb

Samuel Dumoulin is pretty quick so it's not much of a surprise is it?

 

[Orbit501]

Any know who the Cofidis and AG2R riders were who went down please? And is the Cofidis rider ok as that looked nasty.

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Any know who the Cofidis and AG2R riders were who went down please? And is the Cofidis rider ok as that looked nasty.

Bozic and Gougeard, I believe.