Critérium du Dauphiné 2017 (04/06 > 11/06/2017)

[DFA123]

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I only joined during the descent, who initiated the attack that dropped Valv and Ac?

I think Valverde initiated it, and then blew up.

 

[woodburn]

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Why did Fuglsang attack at the kite? Should have just waited for sprint.

He's pretty slow in a sprint and it was a good situation to attack.

He's slow in the sprint, but the best sprinter of the four and he had a teammate to chase any attacks. Sitting on looked like best option. But he won it anyway.

 

[RedheadDane]

Did... Birdsong just win... a sprint?

 

[Bolder]

That played out how I thought it would. (And I did say that Bardet wouldn't win) Froome looked in fine shape as did Aru, Porte.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

It has happened! Finally!

 

[Jungle Cycle]

uau.. that was fun to watch!!

 

[toolittle]

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Ag2R kinda screwed up today shutting down a break with their rider in it.

AG2R must adust their way to TDF.
RB is not ready to win TDF.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Great great ride by Buchmann!

 

[SeriousSam]

Porte might've won this without Froome boxing him in. Truly the patron of the peloton now

 

[RattaKuningas]

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I only joined during the descent, who initiated the attack that dropped Valv and Ac?

Aru dropped them all.

Aru was definitely the strongest climber today.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Very unlike Valverde, what a rookie mistake..

Very happy for Jakob and Astana. Great stuff for Birdie, he is everything but a winner, but today it came all together!

 

[Gigs_98]

That was a really exciting stage. That descent was scary

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

Froome screwed Richie there. He would have won. What was Valverde doing going that early? He totally screwed himself.

 

[mosh1992]

That wasnt Benoot but Valls on the climb guys

 

[observer]

Fair play to froome, when he realised he'd boxed in porte he lifted and gave space to keep everything safe. Don't think that would occur during the tour

 

[deValtos]

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Porte might've won this without Froome boxing him in. Truly the patron of the peloton now

For sure he'd have won that sprint. But then again Froome closed down Aru to make the stage win available. Not sure Porte's descending lines if he had to make them himself would've done that.

 

[portugal11]

A chubby froome is better than contador and bala. This is not good. Tour will be over after PDBF

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Fair play to froome, when he realised he'd boxed in porte he lifted and gave space to keep everything safe. Don't think that would occur during the tour

Porte could have taken an alternative route though. Froome didn't change his line, so he was actually in the right to stay where he was.

 

[lbennie]

very impressed with porte being able to keep froome within reach during descent

 

[Laplaz]

After his injury I think Aru don't wanted to take too much risks on the descent...

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

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Fair play to froome, when he realised he'd boxed in porte he lifted and gave space to keep everything safe. Don't think that would occur during the tour

Porte could have taken an alternative route though. Froome didn't change his line, so he was actually in the right to stay where he was.

Huh?

 

[SafeBet]

Great stage, nice to see Aru back after his injury.
Froome with a piece of great descending, I guess Bala was even better.

Very happy to see Fuglsang take a win at last

 

[observer]

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Fair play to froome, when he realised he'd boxed in porte he lifted and gave space to keep everything safe. Don't think that would occur during the tour

Porte could have taken an alternative route though. Froome didn't change his line, so he was actually in the right to stay where he was.

I agree, just saying although this is a race,it's not the race, so didn't want to run his mate into the barriers.

 

[Blanco]

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Froome screwed Richie there. He would have won. What was Valverde doing going that early? He totally screwed himself.

He was either overconfident or he's testing himself. Should've wait and follow moves from Porte and Froome, then go hard near the top and on the descent and he would've probably won the stage. Bad tactics, really.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Fair play to froome, when he realised he'd boxed in porte he lifted and gave space to keep everything safe. Don't think that would occur during the tour

Porte could have taken an alternative route though. Froome didn't change his line, so he was actually in the right to stay where he was.

I agree, just saying although this is a race,it's not the race, so didn't want to run his mate into the barriers.

I agree, it was a nice thing to do by Froome. But he didn't have to