Critérium du Dauphiné 2023, June 4 - 11

[Krzysztof_O]

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

The best of them (i.e. Hindley or O'Connor) can finish within 30-40 seconds to the mutants, methinks.

 

[Valv.Piti]

The best of them (i.e. Hindley or O'Connor) can finish within 30-40 seconds to the mutants, methinks.

If Ben freaking O'Connor is able to that... I think its about 1.30

 

[Krzysztof_O]

If Ben freaking O'Connor is able to that... I think its about 1.30

He lost barely 29 seconds to Vinge today on a longer TT. And the guy, when in top form, can climb really well. He lost little time to Vinge/Roglic during the famous JV demolition at last years Dauphine MTF.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Ill give you 1 minute, at least, at best, and cut a deal!

 

[movingtarget]

He lost barely 29 seconds to Vinge today on a longer TT. And the guy, when in top form, can climb really well. He lost little time to Vinge/Roglic during the famous JV demolition at last years Dauphine MTF.

No reason O'Connor can't do a top five in the Tour again if the form is there. Hindley also.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

No reason O'Connor can't do a top five in the Tour again if the form is there. Hindley also.

I actually see them as serious podium contenders, maybe most likely to get there (obviously excluding the two mutants).

 

[Escarabajo]

Enough with those ugly helmets!
We have enough to say that are not helping physically nor visually.
For the occasional viewer that watches cycling they will ask, "look at those helmets, they surely must be an aerodynamic advantage" and then looking at the results! then I have to say "trash the ***g helmets"!

 

[KZD]

Good to see Bjerg finally winning an elite TT and beating a solid Vingegård which I didn't expect before today.

Very impressive rides from Wright and O'Connor as well given that they don't exactly have the best TT set-up.

 

[DNP-Old]

Enric Menos, who, aside from blowing up the hardest of everyone in the race, at some point was registered a DNF despite crossing the line on screen, has been hit with a 20 second penalty for illegal drafting.

 

[Scarponi]

I actually see them as serious podium contenders, maybe most likely to get there (obviously excluding the two mutants).

Going to awesome to see Hindley tested if he brings his top form like the last mountain in the giro 2 years ago. Might be like Cadel
Vs Contador and Chicken following for a few stages when no one else could. . Might be easily best of rest

 

[Berflamand]

I really need to see a picture of Bjerg's wife.

He said this after the TT:

On the first climb I dosed and in the last kilometers I was pushed from the team car and always thought of my wife. That way I was able to deliver an extra in the finale.

Lucky for him those last kilometers were uphill and not downhill.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I really need to see a picture of Bjerg's wife.

He said this after the TT:

On the first climb I dosed and in the last kilometers I was pushed from the team car and always thought of my wife. That way I was able to deliver an extra in the finale.

Lucky for him those last kilometers were uphill and not downhill.

He‘s married to Emma Norsgaard, you should be able to find pictures of her.

 

[RedheadDane]

I really need to see a picture of Bjerg's wife.

 

[Berflamand]

Right, completely forgot about that, thanks!

 

[theyoungest]

I really need to see a picture of Bjerg's wife.

He said this after the TT:

On the first climb I dosed and in the last kilometers I was pushed from the team car and always thought of my wife. That way I was able to deliver an extra in the finale.

Lucky for him those last kilometers were uphill and not downhill.

Mikkel Bjerg's wife is Emma Norsgaard. Not a complete unknown in the cycling world...

edit: as already pointed out.

 

[Cookster15]

Vingegaard was as expected. Ben O'Conner a strong result. Pleasantly surprised by Jay Hindley, that was a great ride. Normally you would not expect Hindley to finish ahead of Enric Mas on a course like that. Bodes well for the TdF.

 

[hfer07]

So the GC battle is going to be between Vingegaard & Yates

 

[Cookster15]

If Ben freaking O'Connor is able to that... I think its about 1.30

Why do you phrase like this? Ben O'Conner showed his ability in 2021 TdF. After a mediocre 2022, it seems he has recovered the level he had in 2021, plus at 27 we should expect him to be coming into his strongest years.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Kudos to Fred Wright for being third on GC by the way.

 

[saunaking]

the wife stalking in here is getting creepy

 

[RedheadDane]

the wife stalking in here is getting creepy

I wouldn't have posted a picture if it hadn't been just a matter of finding her photo on PCS.

 

[Samamba]

Wide road descent straight into a 120 degree turn on to a narrow steep climb. Going to be scary.

 

[Escarabajo]

I see that the mountains are a bit weak this year. Anyway, hopefully we get good racing.

 

[Wvv]

Honorable mention for Herregodts' 7th place in this quite hard TT. He paced himself well, since he was just shy of the top ten at the intermediates.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Mikkel Bjerg is sort of in the same category as Michael Mørkøv: a rider who is among the very best at what he is good at, but who also has a carreer with relatively few wins because he spends his energy on supporting others. The races have to be without the absolute top specialists if these two Danes are to make a podium.