Critérium du Dauphiné 2022, June 5 - 12

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To be fair Gaudu did come out of nowhere. Can anybody post the hilarious photo finish?

they are always on Tissot:

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I think Gaudu would've won even if van Aert didn't celebrate, but it would save van Aert from the embarrassment.

He could have notified him beforehand. Very rude by Gaudu.

 

[yaco]

The ITT will tell us about Roglic's form - If he does not put a minute into the other GC aspirants then he has more work to do before the TDF.

 

[Ricco']

they are always on Tissot:

Wout's expression is like "wait a minute, something's not right here"

 

[Savant12]

they are always on Tissot:

"Red Bull gives you wings!!!!"

 

[JosefK]

The ITT will tell us about Roglic's form - If he does not put a minute into the other GC aspirants then he has more work to do before the TDF.

I think Jumbo are going to do an altitude camp after the Dauphine, so yes, probably more prep planned for Roglic and crew.

 

[StryderHells]

That was a great bike throw by Gaudu.

 

[Carols]

Chapeau Gaudu! The race isn't over until the line! WVA pulls an Alaphilippe and makes himself look like an amateur. But gets yellow .

 

[movingtarget]

And the award for the best three quarter celebration with a twist goes to WVA. As Agent 86 used to say : "missed it by that much".............

 

[Red Rick]

Guys I think Roglstomp is gonna happen at the dinner table

 

[bob.a.feet]

Wout on the podium knowing full well he's getting a bollocking at dinner tonight.

Great win from Gaudu. Clearly on good form but we'll see how it translates in the mountains.

 

[Red Rick]

I do think he wins it if he keeps sprinting

 

[movingtarget]

A thing of beauty by Gaudu.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Pog watching on the TV thinking, is this the rubbish I am up against at the Tour? Lmao

 

[Eclipse]

Gorgeous finish ahahaha.

Well done David

 

[Sciatic]

The overhead of the sprint is fun to watch Gaudu pin-balling through riders just to finally get to Wout’s wheel, and Wout certainly wasn’t aware there would be someone coming up on his right. But we see it often enough that you would think riders would have it ingrained in them that the rider they are sprinting elbow to elbow with coming to the line may not be the one that going to beat them.

 

[noob]

I saw Jonas on the radio at least three times in one minute in those last km. I wonder what he asked for!

 

[wheresmybrakes]

I saw Jonas on the radio at least three times in one minute in those last km. I wonder what he asked for!

"Pizza for dinner?"
" ...with cheese"
"...and pineapple"

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I saw Jonas on the radio at least three times in one minute in those last km. I wonder what he asked for!

A proper sprinter?

 

[Sciatic]

Wout on the podium knowing full well he's getting a bollocking at dinner tonight.

Great win from Gaudu. Clearly on good form but we'll see how it translates in the mountains.

Yup, you can tell by his reaction just after the line that he wasn’t so much thinking “OMG I just gave away a precious win” but rather “OMG I’m never going to hear the end of this and the guys are going to be merciless with the sh$t they’ll give me”

 

[RedheadDane]

I saw Jonas on the radio at least three times in one minute in those last km. I wonder what he asked for!

I think he was just showing off! Vuillermoz was off the back, breathing like a fish-on-land, while Vingegaard was just casually talking.

 

[Rackham]

I saw Jonas on the radio at least three times in one minute in those last km. I wonder what he asked for!

It was just a total fail from JV. Probably the worst finish & tactical screw-up I've seen in a while.

This evening's dinner will be hilarious in their hotel, i.e. between blowing up their teammates, babysitting WvA, Jonas having multiple radio meltdowns whilst pulling & Roglic not even sprinting... not good.

It's no use having 3 of the best riders in the world when they don't work well together & step on each other's toes. That was the case today.

Anyway, we don't even know how Rog would have fared in that sprint because the team car backed a different horse.

 

[Sciatic]

I think he was just showing off! Vuillermoz was off the back, breathing like a fish-on-land, while Vingegaard was just casually talking.

Ha! Nice description of poor Vuillermoz —never saw anyone gulping for air quite like that—though I certainly know that feeling (too often in fact).

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Mighty Wout is such a kindhearted human being. Not only he let Gaudu win but he also celebrated his colleague's success at the finish!

 

[Big Doopie]

I saw Jonas on the radio at least three times in one minute in those last km. I wonder what he asked for!

some 2021 legs?