Critérium du Dauphiné 2014: Stage 8, Megève - Courchevel Le Praz (131.5 km)

[jens_attacks]

i got 6,6 % for the last 6 kms. definitely possible for froomey to have one or two goes if he recovered well.

go katusha go go!

 

[Opalius]

What time do we have live feeds?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What time do we have live feeds?

15h30, so a bit later than other days.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

The 23 breakaway riders are: David Lopez, Mikel Nieve, Richie Porte (Sky), Tanel Kangert, Lieuwe Westra (Astana), Dani Navarro, Yoann Bagot (Cofidis), Adam Yates (Orica), Igor Anton, John Gadret (Movistar), Romain Bardet, Alexis Gougeard, Jean-Christoph Péraud (AG2R), Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), Jurgen Van den Broeck, Tony Gallopin, Pim Ligthart (Lotto), Kristjan Koren (Cannondale), Tejay van Garderen (BMC), Yuriy Trofimov (Katusha), Ryder Hesjedal, Andrew Talansky (Garmin), Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp).

 

[jens_attacks]

holy shiit sky is going full epic on this stage

trofimov again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!buwahaha

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Saxo are going to have to do a lot of pulling here.

 

[roundabout]

Westra again

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Smart move by Garmin.
Tinkoff's team is very weak here.

Talansky could win this race overall.

edit: ag2r with Bardet up there as well.

 

[Jspear]

The 23 breakaway riders are: David Lopez, Mikel Nieve, Richie Porte (Sky), Tanel Kangert, Lieuwe Westra (Astana), Dani Navarro, Yoann Bagot (Cofidis), Adam Yates (Orica), Igor Anton, John Gadret (Movistar), Romain Bardet, Alexis Gougeard, Jean-Christoph Péraud (AG2R), Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), Jurgen Van den Broeck, Tony Gallopin, Pim Ligthart (Lotto), Kristjan Koren (Cannondale), Tejay van Garderen (BMC), Yuriy Trofimov (Katusha), Ryder Hesjedal, Andrew Talansky (Garmin), Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp).

Holy smokes how did that breakaway manage to get away!!! I think it would be hilarious if they slip up and don't bring them back and Talansky wins the CD.

 

[Arkaitz]

Talansky in the breakaway. 2:10 for the breakaway.

 

[maltiv]

Would be funny if Sky and Tinkoff screws this up and Talansky wins the overall.

 

[johnymax]

Wtf is this. They have 2min already.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Would be funny if Sky and Tinkoff screws this up and Talansky wins the overall.

I think Sky would be very happy with that result.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Talansky FTW

 

[Matt92]

And they have 2mins 35 secs

 

[jaylew]

Smart move by Garmin.
Tinkoff's team is very weak here.

Talansky could win this race overall.

edit: ag2r with Bardet up there as well.

VDB2 as well.

So, 11 of the top 22 on GC are in this break? WTF??

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

2 and a half minutes now, and hard to see Saxo being able to close or hold the gap up the next climb if this lot are pushing on.

Long hard day for Ryder coming up!

 

[maltiv]

I think Sky would be very happy with that result.

Why? If this breakaway makes it with a significant gap, they won't even have a rider on the podium.

Unless, of course, it's more important for them that Contador doesn't win than to get a result themselves...

 

[Miburo]

Saxo is screwed unless some team magically comes help them.

I don't get though what sky is doing. I mean with that move they're not winning anything. Unless Froome goes full *** on the second last climb, then it would make sense. But can he drop Contador? If he can't he's also screwing himself.

 

[Arkaitz]

Three sky riders in the break and four top 10 (Talansky, Yates, Bardet & VDB).

 

[Museeuw]

Contador had this in his bag and now Saxo is letting it away. I don't understand this and never will be. And a breakaway like that. Wow.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Why? If this breakaway makes it with a significant gap, they won't even have a rider on the podium.

Unless, of course, it's more important for them that Contador doesn't win than to get a result themselves...

These threads in the last week have been full of people talking about Contador mind games and how he won't attack because it's more powerful to just shadow blah blah blah.

A demonstration today of a crap Saxo team unable to defend a jersey would be quite funny.

 

[Matt92]

3.20

TV broadcasting starts at 3.30, right?

 

[Jagartrott]

How on earth do you allow 23 riders to escape with Talansky, VDB, Bardet, etc.?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

3:20.

Gonna be well over 4 mins at the top of the climb, so as long as Ryder can get 1 or 2 others to ride with him in the break on the flat, this ship might have sailed.