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

[Vino's Mum]

Great win for Talansky. Gutsy ride by Contador to dispatch Froome. Loving Adam Yates.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Contador, 2-1-2-1-2 now. Will that mean 1 in the Tour?

 

[gooner]

Delighted for Talansky. Great scenes when he found out he won.

Contador is super strong.

That's what you call racing.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Tough day for the skybots.

 

[hoolaparara]

Bit of a lose-lose for Contador there. Put in a huge effort for a training race and still didn't win.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Thrilled for Talansky! Well done matey. Never saw that one coming.

What about Sky?? Looks like trouble in paradise to me !

 

[MatParker117]

Congrats to Nieve, Congrats to Talansky and I really hope both Contador & Froome both stay healthy and upright at the tour. Because if those two both beat the hell out of each other in July it's gonna be fun.

 

[murali]

Contador gains about 3:50 over CF.

This tour is going to rock!!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1 168 Andrew TALANSKY GARMIN - SHARP 31:08:08
2 21 Alberto CONTADOR TINKOFF-SAXO 00:00:27
3 81 Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK LOTTO-BELISOL 00:00:35
4 191 * Wilco KELDERMAN BELKIN PRO CYCLING 00:00:43
5 61 * Romain BARDET AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:01:20
6 48 * Adam YATES ORICA GREENEDGE 00:02:05
7 11 Vincenzo NIBALI ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:02:12
8 4 Mikel NIEVE ITURRALDE TEAM SKY 00:02:59
9 31 Daniel NAVARRO COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:03:04
10 12 Jakob FUGLSANG ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:03:17

 

[Hugo87]

Fantastic Talansky well deserved win, finally justifying my pick on him at CQ manager game.

Congratz Nieve for the stage win, Adam Yates showing off again his full potencial, Contador really gave it all to keep his lead today props to him too.

 

[cineteq]

Contador's only tactical error was not to follow Nibali. With no teammates, chapeau to him!

 

[Eclipse]

That was just a superb stage. It has been a fantastic Dauphine.

 

[MatParker117]

Tough day for the skybots.

Bittersweet's a better word.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Froome looks shattered.

 

[b.broadhurst]

Surely this has happened due to his crash not a lack of form.

Only AC could stay with him on stage 2.

 

[hrotha]

The Basterd of the North can't just win any stage, can he.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Very very very sad....

 

[Yamato]

1 168 Andrew TALANSKY GARMIN - SHARP 31:08:08
2 21 Alberto CONTADOR TINKOFF-SAXO 00:00:27
3 81 Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK LOTTO-BELISOL 00:00:35
4 191 * Wilco KELDERMAN BELKIN PRO CYCLING 00:00:43
5 61 * Romain BARDET AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:01:20
6 48 * Adam YATES ORICA GREENEDGE 00:02:05
7 11 Vincenzo NIBALI ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:02:12
8 4 Mikel NIEVE ITURRALDE TEAM SKY 00:02:59
9 31 Daniel NAVARRO COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:03:04
10 12 Jakob FUGLSANG ASTANA PRO TEAM 00:03:17

Damn Froome dropping out of the first 10.

Time for Wiggo as plan B?

 

[JimPanzen]

Ok, Conti is a beast. Still a bit sad that it wasn't enough. Good for Talansky, may top5 the Tour.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Bravo Talansky. But the true winner of today is Contador, despite losing the race. He dealt a psychological blow to Froome. I'm not sure but it's possible that Froome killed his form at this Dauphine.

 

[Amsterhammer]

Delighted for Talansky. Great scenes when he found out he won.

Contador is super strong.

Yup. What a wonderful race this whole Dauphine has been once again, with today's stage as the truly awesome icing on the cake. Fantastic viewing, so much more fun than the vast majority of Tour stages.

edit - and a huge pat on the back for Keldermerckx!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Bittersweet's a better word.

More bitter than sweet it seems.

 

[ILovecycling]

So that continues the streak. 2nd then 1st. Looking good for the Tour.

This!

10ch

 

[T-Nielsen]

Bittersweet's a better word.

Nieve is not an anglo. It does not count... for them...

 

[onicolsorfco]

Damn, Kelderman just a couple seconds short of podium