Critérium du Dauphiné 2023, June 4 - 11

[theyoungest]

And to imagine Vingegaard did a leadout for Laporte the other day, allowing Carapaz to take bonus seconds. Otherwise Carapaz would have been at 2.33 on GC, a true disaster!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Mas still ahead of Ciccone and Landa...
I feel like Jumbo Visma won't show their cards before the Tour and Jonas will mainly just follow wheels and sprint for the stage win.

 

[tobydawq]

Seeing today's results and considering how well Danish riders have been going lately just makes it even more weird to think that in the entire history of cycling, there has only been one Dane who has won a GT ITT - Ole Ritter, more than 50 years ago.

Edit: Sorry, that's actually not true. Jørgen Marcussen also won an ITT in 1980 Giro.

 

[theyoungest]

Seeing today's results and considering how well Danish riders have been going lately just makes it even more weird to think that in the entire history of cycling, there has only been one Dane who has won a GT ITT - Ole Ritter, more than 50 years ago.

Edit: Sorry, that's actually not true. Jørgen Marcussen also won an ITT in 1980 Giro.

If you're born in Denmark, you have two career options: become a successful cyclist, or act in a crime drama series.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Carapaz 31secs slower than Meintjes today, not great.

 

[movingtarget]

If you're born in Denmark, you have two career options: become a successful cyclist, or act in a crime drama series.

No doubt a cycling detective series is in development..............

 

[BigCoward]

What a performance by Bjorg, especially the second half was superb. Other UAE guys also flying. Vingegaard beat other GC guys comfortably but time will tell if he can stay with the best men in the mountains. He's looking rather thin so who knows, maybe...

Wtf are you talking about?

 

[movingtarget]

Not good from Gaudu. Good efforts from O'Connor and Hindley re the Tour. Bernal has a lot of work ahead of him. Great win for Berg. Nice ride by Yates. Vingegaard as expected.

 

[theyoungest]

No doubt a cycling detective series is in development..............

The pilot has basically already been written. Jens Adams, a Belgian cyclocrosser, had his three cyclocross bikes stolen from the trunk of his car in February. Later he was contacted by a Russian cyclocross fan, who had found his personalized bike on the local Ebay, and wondered if this was legal. Stick in a murder or two and you're good to go.

Opmerkelijk verhaal: veldrijder Jens Adams slachtoffer van fietsenbende

Eerder dit jaar zijn er drie fietsen van Jens Adams gestolen. Dat laat de Belgische veldrijder weten in gesprek met Het Nieuwsblad. Wat zo opvallend is aan het verhaal, is dat Adams inmiddels weet waar de fietsen nu zijn. Met dank aan een onbekende Rus op Facebook. We moeten terug naar de maand...

www.wielerflits.nl

 

[TourOfSardinia]

If you're born in Denmark, you have two career options: become a successful cyclist, or act in a crime drama series.

and if you have a fish knife in hand you'd be qualified for both

 

[Rob5091]

So maybe if Vingegaard had also thought of Bjerg's wife he might have won.

 

[Nick2413]

3 UAE in top 10.

 

[Andy schleck]

Remco should do le tour

Fausto should do le tour.

 

[Andy schleck]

Mas still ahead of Ciccone and Landa...
I feel like Jumbo Visma won't show their cards before the Tour and Jonas will mainly just follow wheels and sprint for the stage win.

I think he will go full gas on the last 6 km of croix de fer to test his legs. On friday and sunday he will just follow wheels.

 

[Scarponi]

Decent from Jai Hindley. Hope he goes ballistic in TDF mountains somehow,
Gives us a show other than the two mutants

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think he will go full gas on the last 6 km of croix de fer to test his legs. On friday and sunday he will just follow wheels.

That sounds reasonable and about right.

 

[saunaking]

Carapaz 31secs slower than Meintjes today, not great.

A shocker.
I guess he has freedom now on the last climb tomorrow if he wants to try in the final km

 

[Escarabajo]

You know when Bernal and Carapaz are going bad when Chaves beats them at the TT. Lol.

 

[JosefK]

I just saw a quick interview with Vingegaard after the TT. He thought his performance was decent. But he acknowledged he probably went out too hard on the first part, then tried to save a little on the second part for the last uphill kilometers, but didn't have great legs on the finish.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Climbers just bleeding time today.

Should feel really, really lucky about the Tour route, even though they will still get spanked even though its shorter and basically a MTT

 

[Andre]

Not bad Herregodts!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Climbers just bleeding time today.

Should feel really, really lucky about the Tour route, even though they will still get spanked even though its shorter and basically a MTT

This is the most climber friendly Tour in years with the poor man's TT (that has two climbs). They won't even get spanked on those 14 km of less favourable terrain.

 

[Valv.Piti]

This is the most climber friendly Tour in years with the poor man's TT (that has two climbs). They won't even get spanked on those 14 km of less favourable terrain.

Yeah they will since they are racing against better climbers and better time trialists (Pog and Vinge)

 

[Mayomaniac]

You know when Bernal and Carapaz are going bad when Chaves beats them at the TT. Lol.

Chaves the 2nd best EF rider today, lol. No idea what has happened to Piccolo, he used to be a really good TTer. 3rd in the Innsbruck WC junior ITT when the one year older Evenepoel crushed everyone and he usually had Tiberi's number in the TTs, Harrrogate being the outliner.

 

[Nick2413]

This is the most climber friendly Tour in years with the poor man's TT (that has two climbs). They won't even get spanked on those 14 km of less favourable terrain.

I think it’s more punchy climber friendly and even hilly, not pure climber. Roglic would’ve had a better chance in this than any of his previous Tours probably.