Critérium du Dauphiné 2023, June 4 - 11

[Devil's Elbow]

I hope there's an explanation for this that doesn't involve pushing...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1666084035851059200

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I was just thinking it happens a lot on such occasions in the TDF. Hope no one got hurt too much.
Next time I have to not talk about crashes before they happen.

Zeits had to abandon

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Lucky the demonstrator weren't there!

I'll have to watch the replay of that part, I tuned in only a bit ago when it looked like I was watching a pleasant Sunday group ride.

 

[RedheadDane]

Everyone. It was me. I made them go slow, so I could get home and catch the finish.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Everyone. It was me. I made them go slow, so I could get home and catch the finish.

Another 32km of this? Curses!

 

[RedheadDane]

Another 32km of this? Curses!

I'm home now. They have permission to start speeding up.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Everyone. It was me. I made them go slow, so I could get home and catch the finish.

Yesterday you wished someone had craps in their calves and now this. You are one cruel woman.

 

[Nick2413]

They need to start giving big contracts to riders purely to attack at random times and create chaos. If there were a dozen Ben Healy’s being paid the big bucks we’d have endless entertainment.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yesterday you wished someone had craps in their calves and now this. You are one cruel woman.

It's possible I forgot the word "not"...
And I don't see how wanting to not miss a race makes me cruel!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Why was that motorbike stuck in the bunch? That was stupid.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's possible I forgot the word "not"...
And I don't see how wanting to not miss a race makes me cruel!

It's cruel to take it out on the riders. Also not having to travel to France would have meant you'd have been home sooner, so you've also been cruel to yourself.

 

[Lequack]

They are giving the sprinters the stage it seems.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's cruel to take it out on the riders. Also not having to travel to France would have meant you'd have been home sooner, so you've also been cruel to yourself.

I wasn't talking about the crashing part! Just the going-slow part.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

They are giving the sprinters the stage it seems.

Vingegaard should just gift Van Baarle the stage and the sprinters couldn’t do anything about it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I wasn't talking about the crashing part! Just the going-slow part.

I don't think the riders would have minded to get to their hotels sooner.

 

[saunaking]

Just goes to show that without Remco, Pog, Wout or MVDP, the modern races are not being raced anymore.

You're just a big complainer.
Stage 1 was great, yesterday was fine too.
Not much happening today, but hey, it's a sprint stage.

 

[RedheadDane]

Check the result for stage 1 of Tour de Maurice.
Is that a preview?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Check the result for stage 1 of Tour de Maurice.
Is that a preview?

I was beginning to think there was something wrong since you have mentioned that result yet.
I don't think it's a preview, but we'll see.

 

[titan31]

They need to start giving big contracts to riders purely to attack at random times and create chaos. If there were a dozen Ben Healy’s being paid the big bucks we’d have endless entertainment.

10 euro for every km you spend ahead of the Peleton. That would wake them up

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Apparently Lady Luck saw Alaphilippe win yesterday and decided that was enough good fortune for this race.

 

[Salvarani]

He will make it back

 

[postmanhat]

Nice to see Turner back at the front of the peleton. He hasn't had much luck this season.

 

[Salvarani]

Crash!

 

[Salvarani]

Another crash.

 

[Salvarani]

Laporte wins!