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

[ILovecycling]

OMG I saw only last 11km but this was awesome!
Aru goes full squalo!!!

Congrats!

 

[Andy262]

Just caught up with today's action. Awesome From Aru!

 

[Laplaz]

Tomorrow round 2 in the box fight. Looking forward to see who gets K.O.
#letsgetreadytorumble

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Last climb with most of them near 400w of avg for 11min and it didn't ended there;
https://www.strava.com/segments/9144777?filter=overall
Then Aru attack.. his numbers must be good for the last 25min...

 

[Robert5091]

Aru?! What were his odds this morning? Just goes to show that if you give it a go, you might just win - bravo!

 

[peloton]

Nice one Aru!
Always great to see when not giving up pays off!

 

[pastronef]

was the main peloton chase slowed for a while when Tinkoff stopped because of Contador´s flat tire?

 

[jsem94]

Came home and watched the stage. Had seen the result, but wow what a ride from Aru.

 

[Tonton]

Another Vino clone . Great riding, nice win. I thought he'd get caught.

 

[manolo57]

Another Vino clone . Great riding, nice win. I thought he'd get caught.

Don't be hypocritical Tonton, I know you wanted Aru to be caught because he's Pinot's main rival Not good for Pinot-Aru head to head on PCS indeed !

 

[LaFlorecita]

was the main peloton chase slowed for a while when Tinkoff stopped because of Contador´s flat tire?

No.

 

[Praying Mantis]

Stage 4, Tain-l'Hermitage → Belley (176 km, Flat)

Thursday, June 9th - Stage info - Startlist - Live ticker - Weather, Start - Weather, Finish
Starts at 12:50 - Live video from 16:00 - Finish at 17:10 (CEST)

Profile:

Mountain passes & hills:
Km 27.5 - Côte d'Hauterives 2.1 kilometre-long climb at 5.2% - category 4
Km 93.5 - Côte de la Chapelle-de-la-Tour 1.8 kilometre-long climb at 5% - category 4

Last Kilometers:

Current standings:

Abandons Stage 3:
DNS: Lammertink, Steven - Team LottoNL - Jumbo
DNS: Docker, Mitchell - Orica GreenEDGE
DNS: Trofimov, Yuri - Tinkoff
172 of 176 riders remain in the race.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Another Vino clone . Great riding, nice win. I thought he'd get caught.

I see what you did there

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

was the main peloton chase slowed for a while when Tinkoff stopped because of Contador´s flat tire?

If it wasn't, it was scarcely describable as a chase. If Contador could catch up single-handed, there was clearly not a concerted effort by a chain of riders to drive the peloton at maximum speed. Poor effort by the sprinters' teams.

 

[ILovecycling]

Sprint finish today,time for Kristoff to shine

 

[Homo Helveticus]

Why so many sprinter stages? We've had three already, even though Aru stole one victory from their jaws. Before you say today is a hilly stage note that Cyclingnews even announces Degenkolb as one of the possible favorites. Thank the stars that Herrada delivered us from this borefest, the Dauphiné was becoming borderline unwatchable.

 

[Bolder]

Stage 4 is in a beautiful part of France. Can't wait to watch it.

Aru's win was odd on the face of it. But thinking about it, I think the sprint teams misjudged the final kms after the descent. I'm guessing they thought the run in was longer and straighter, and figured there was no need to reel him in on a dangerous descent. Bravo to him for not giving up, though.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Re:

Why so many sprinter stages? We've had three already, even though Aru stole one victory from their jaws. Before you say today is a hilly stage note that Cyclingnews even announces Degenkolb as one of the possible favorites. Thank the stars that Herrada delivered us from this borefest, the Dauphiné was becoming borderline unwatchable.

Chill, there's 3 mountain stages back to back after this

 

[lenric]

Re: Re:

Why so many sprinter stages? We've had three already, even though Aru stole one victory from their jaws. Before you say today is a hilly stage note that Cyclingnews even announces Degenkolb as one of the possible favorites. Thank the stars that Herrada delivered us from this borefest, the Dauphiné was becoming borderline unwatchable.

Chill, there's 3 mountain stages back to back after this

3 in a row, I wonder which one of them will be as boring as watching turtles walking

Dauphine (and other races) would be better off if they wouldn't put everything in a row.

 

[WillemS]

Re: Re:

3 in a row, I wonder which one of them will be as boring as watching turtles walking

Dauphine (and other races) would be better off if they wouldn't put everything in a row.

I disagree, as I like to see this race in perspective of the season and season build-up. Most serious contenders are here as a preparation for the Tour and that is specifically why a back-to-back mountain stage block like they are going to have to deal with in GTs, is appropriate. I think it's interesting to see how the different contenders deal with repeated efforts of mountain stages in a row. Vitals skills in cycling are recovery and energy management.

By the way, separating them is no guarantee for interesting stages either.

 

[lenric]

Re: Re:

3 in a row, I wonder which one of them will be as boring as watching turtles walking

Dauphine (and other races) would be better off if they wouldn't put everything in a row.

I disagree, as I like to see this race in perspective of the season and season build-up. Most serious contenders are here as a preparation for the Tour and that is specifically why a back-to-back mountain stage block like they are going to have to deal with in GTs, is appropriate. I think it's interesting to see how the different contenders deal with repeated efforts of mountain stages in a row. Vitals skills in cycling are recovery and energy management.

By the way, separating them is no guarantee for interesting stages either.

I can agree with you in one point, as in, with the preparation.
However, when it comes to show, I'd rather have them separated (at least, 2 in a row maximum); that way, the probability of having better attacks, or at least more attacks, is increased, since they have more energy. Or they'd better shorten the stages to something like 140 kms, excluding part of the flat.

 

[Taxus4a]

was the main peloton chase slowed for a while when Tinkoff stopped because of Contador´s flat tire?

Not sure, but it is a team who stopped and that always slow an small peloton and maybe it was just enough for Aru to win.

The fact is that in that moment the difference increase from 6 seconds to 11...

 

[Taxus4a]

Today is not so flat as it looks, at the end we have a 3rd not cathegorized climb at 25 from the line,and later 2 samml climbsand the last Km at 2,6 average.

I didnt see if that last part is an open one with possible wind, but in that case the peloton will split for sure.

 

[Lexman]

Debusschere ftw

 

[WillemS]

Re: Re:

3 in a row, I wonder which one of them will be as boring as watching turtles walking

Dauphine (and other races) would be better off if they wouldn't put everything in a row.

I disagree, as I like to see this race in perspective of the season and season build-up. Most serious contenders are here as a preparation for the Tour and that is specifically why a back-to-back mountain stage block like they are going to have to deal with in GTs, is appropriate. I think it's interesting to see how the different contenders deal with repeated efforts of mountain stages in a row. Vitals skills in cycling are recovery and energy management.

By the way, separating them is no guarantee for interesting stages either.

I can agree with you in one point, as in, with the preparation.
However, when it comes to show, I'd rather have them separated (at least, 2 in a row maximum); that way, the probability of having better attacks, or at least more attacks, is increased, since they have more energy. Or they'd better shorten the stages to something like 140 kms, excluding part of the flat.

Sure, but I like to watch how riders approach such a block of stages too. I like stage races specifically for the development spanning multiple stages. There are lots of races in the season that are focused on more-or-less isolated one-day spectacular shows, the beauty of stage racing is, in my opinion, dealing with multiple stages.

That doesn't mean I'm not rooting for beautiful things to happen, but I'm not particularly against back-to-back heavy stages.