Critérium du Dauphiné 08/12 > 08/16/20

[Cassirer]

Well, if roglic is indeed more heavily injured than it seemed during the race (which is likely) this is the right choice no doubt.
If it is more about precaution I dont like it - this year more than ever I think you should take what you can get. I doubt thats the case though.

 

[DNP-Old]

I'd like to see Pogacar and/or Bardet try an all or nothing attack on either the Romme or Colombiere, what's there to lose? Almost the entire AG2R team finished 18 minutes or more behind Kamna, and there's good climbers in there. Paret-Peintre, Cosnefroy, Latour, Cherel, Peters. Try to throw some of them in the break and put pressure on FDJ, because Pinot is way easier to isolate than a Roglic.

 

[Savant12]

Free Landa?

 

[BlueRoads]

Landa could probably win, but he might like a lower profile and not win this race...

AG2R - I think they simply don't have the strength right now to do anything. Bardet is the best of them, but not amazing, the rest of the team seems to be in bad shape.

TJV could still very well dominate this race. One of them to win. Pinot can certainly benefit, because he just seems to be strong. Just don't crash...

I think as boring as the first stages looked they showed a rather consistent picture of who is how strong. Would be a wonder to me if that changed completely today.

 

[bob.a.feet]

This will be fun. Pinot wants to win, Landa should want to win, Martin and Martinez both want that podium. Guillaume doesn't seem afraid to attack, though that could change now he's in 2nd overall.

Quintana, Bardet and Pogacar will probably attack - after all, who's afraid of FDJ? Dumoulin has nothing to lose and maybe now we can get more than just a glimpse of his true form.

It seems this Dauphine will leave us with more questions than answers.

 

[spalco]

Roglic out:

*** 2020. We seriously should've all just stayed locked down until new year's.

 

[topcat]

*** 2020. We seriously should've all just stayed locked down until new year's.

I'm still locked down. I've done for isolation what Ali did for boxing: took it to a new level.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Could be a proper days racing with no super trains, everyone down to Porte with a legitimate shot of winning and lots of climbs to isolate Pinot.

 

[BlueRoads]

I'm still locked down. I've done for isolation what Ali did for boxing: took it to a new level.

Oh, *. Where are you?

 

[Simurgh]

A Pinot win would obviously be great, but I am not really expecting it, since the team won’t be able to resist the barrage of attacks from Quintana, Landa et al. - and Thibaut himself has expressed (after the Formolo stage win) that he had bad legs, besides suffering in the heat. Since last year’s trauma it might just be me coping with the probable freak injury, puncture or crash, refusing to believe there is a chance to actually seeing him on the top step in a yellow jersey hahaha

 

[Ranagazoo]

At least Pinot is getting to benefit from other riders bad luck for a change.

 

[F_Cance]

Todays stage should be great. My hopes are really high now.

 

[DNP-Old]

The bunch splits in the climb and there are only 11 riders remaining in the front group, including the overall leader Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ).

It's on.

 

[Bonimenier]

Pinot, Lutsenko, Sivakov, Bardet, Barta, Hirschi, Neilands, Alaphilippe, Kuss, Pogacar, Castroviejo, Dumoulin, Yates, Landa and Van Aert in the break. Almost a minute ahead of the peloton. What an incredible group that is.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I hope Pinot can find some allies of convenience

 

[Bonimenier]

I hope Pinot can find some allies of convenience

I don't really see who of that group would not want to make this break work.

 

[Poursuivant]

Carnage already - of course none of it televised.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I don't really see who of that group would not want to make this break work.

I mean more that when the other legit GC contenders start to attack him that he can find stage hunters with compatible goals to work with.

 

[DNP-Old]

40 seconds, looks like EF, Cofidis and Arkea will fix their mess.

 

[BlueRoads]

Go Wout, go! (I'm assuming he pulls?)

 

[DNP-Old]

20 seconds. Looks like the race will start all over again.

 

[Rollthedice]

Todays stage should be great. My hopes are really high now.

It already is so obviously it's not yet televised.

 

[BlueRoads]

20 seconds. Looks like the race will start all over again.

Bunch of losers.

 

[DNP-Old]

Froomed dropped already.

 

[Rollthedice]

Froomed dropped already.

Dropp has been froomed.