Critérium du Dauphiné 2022, June 5 - 12

[Potomac]

Did I miss all the Froome updates?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Did I miss all the Froome updates?

Nah, all the action was at the front of the race.

 

[movingtarget]

Taxus won't be happy.

 

[Roku]

36 years old and somehow looked the least experienced rider out there.

Doubey hardly made a pull over the last 20K. The other three cooperated well.

Thomas was by a large mile the fastest and stronger of them and Schonberger is probably faster than Bakelants as well.

He had to take the gamble and try to make Thomas nervous. Almost worked as he was 100m shy of the win.

 

[Rackham]

Post race interview. The interesting part is at 3:39. After the breakaway had already been established, Pierre Rolland apparently attacked whilst Roglic was on an early natural break, so WvA went with him (Rolland of course, not Rog) to nullify the movement.

Rolland just wanted the mountain points though. I bet Rolland was p*ssed off (pun intended eh) when that happened.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Only small details decided that Wout has 2 stage wins instead of 3 or 4. But it's not over yet, he can get another one.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Been watching road racing for 39 years. Just thought that was the most pathetic win since Bruyneel sucked Indurain's wheel for 22km in '95. Jumbo did not deserve that win. With the talent they have in their team they just sat on the wheels and let Ineos do ALL the work then sprinted the last 1/2 a K. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Loved Van Aert yesterday in the TT - what an athlete but his team's performance today was just a disgrace to cycling. Makes the sport a laughing stock.

I wish i had your e-mail so i could tell you what i really think.

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah if they pushed that little bit more I think one of the four hold off the peloton.

And the one to do the pushing will be the one who finishes fourth...

 

[Flurk1982]

Belgian Pozzato had to rely on his Belgian compatriot to stop working in the breakaway to win on a photo finish over Jordy meuss

The Belgian Pozzato!? At the age of 27 WvA already has more pro wins than Pozzato. Please urgently check pro cycling stats...

 

[Breh]

The Belgian Pozzato!? At the age of 27 WvA already has more pro wins than Pozzato. Please urgently check pro cycling stats...

both at 1 monument tho

 

[acm]

anyone else pining for pog, ala and remco right about now...?

Not really.

 

[Big Doopie]

Not really.

wow.

i guess there is an audience for boring racing after all.

 

[red_flanders]

Been watching road racing for 39 years. Just thought that was the most pathetic win since Bruyneel sucked Indurain's wheel for 22km in '95. Jumbo did not deserve that win. With the talent they have in their team they just sat on the wheels and let Ineos do ALL the work then sprinted the last 1/2 a K. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Loved Van Aert yesterday in the TT - what an athlete but his team's performance today was just a disgrace to cycling. Makes the sport a laughing stock.

Sounds pretty smart to me.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Wout van Aert for taking the stage win in a thrilling finale.

Those 60 kilo GC guys chasing down a breakaway. Priceless. Laporte great lead out. Smart thing for JV to let BE and Ineos do some chasing and dropping. Some beautiful scenery today. Nice little race we have here.

 

[Big Doopie]

Nice little race we have here.

Really?

as dull as the giro so far.

No GC riders willing/capable to risk anything.

hoping the weekend may spice things up.

 

[CyclistAbi]

At Giro Hindley didn't even pull for himself. Still Giro delivered in the end. Here we got some notable second places, celebrations, wins, GC sprinting trains, Top Ganna ... And after tomorrow i am rather sure that mountains will deliver too.

 

[Bonimenier]

You must be really drunk claiming this has been a nice race so far. Literally nothing noteworthy happened yet.

 

[movingtarget]

Okay so some of the finishes have been surprising but it's hardly an inspired course for the Dauphine. I guess you could say the same about the Giro.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Cycling is more than just two GC oriented cyclist to go mano-a-mano for a split second. You don't have to be drunk to see that. Maybe just a bit numb if you don't. A stage hasn't go by for something interesting not to happen. As for the GC. It's still on the schedule for the weekend. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Escarabajo]

This route is un-usual for Dauphine. They usually have at least 3 hard day in the mountains. Tomorrow is a trash stage.

 

[Lequack]

The races nowadays are soft, mostly for sprinters.

 

[Big Doopie]

At Giro Hindley didn't even pull for himself. Still Giro delivered in the end. Here we got some notable second places, celebrations, wins, GC sprinting trains, Top Ganna ... And after tomorrow i am rather sure that mountains will deliver too.

to each their own.

giro "delivered" for 5 minutes on the second-to-last day. no exploits. no nothing.

exploits and fantastic rides (often even in TTs), that is what the history of cycling is built upon. that is what people remember.

 

[Big Doopie]

Cycling is more than just two GC oriented cyclist to go mano-a-mano for a split second.

are you the same person?

you just posted that the giro "delivered" because hindley finally dropped carapaz on the second-to-last day...(?)

That was two GC oriented cyclists going mano-a-mano for literally a split second...

 

[Big Doopie]

Okay so some of the finishes have been surprising but it's hardly an inspired course for the Dauphine. I guess you could say the same about the Giro.

the course is not bad.

its the uninspired riders.

give me pog, ala, vdp and remco and we know there would be some attacks, racing, exploits or at least some dramatic crash-and-burn when they fail in the attempt.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

I hope we'll see a strong break today.