Critérium du Dauphiné 2024, June 2 - 9

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

That's a wild medical experiment you're signing up for!

Probably not even top 10 wildest things that were injected in veins in cycling history.

 

[RedheadDane]

Probably not even top 10 wildest things that were injected in veins in cycling history.

"The French" is a pretty wild thing to inject in your veins...

 

[Berniece]

Evenepoel still has nightmares about Catalunya 2023, one of the most unintentionally funny races of all time. If he wins stage 4 and goes into yellow you're about to see some absolutely majestic wheelsucking.

If Roglic is able to stomp two stages beforehand he might have a buffer he’s able to keep after the TT

 

[will-10]

Decathlon 2024 version of Felix Gall post-altitude could be fun here

 

[Valv.Piti]

Decathlon 2024 version of Felix Gall post-altitude could be fun here

Baffles me why Gall wouldnt go to Suisse. Thats a win IMO. With 35 km of ITT and this route, he should sneak into top 10 here, but not more. Then again, its about TdF, but Tour de Suisse is a big race, especially for a rider of Gall's calibre. In this day and age, you might want to win what you can while you can, because the 4 best + a bunch of other riders not lining up in a big ass stage race on a route such as this would be a no brainer for me if I was him.

I guess he rides on a French team as well, but come on, I was actually looking forward to watching Gall buyring these wannabees in Switzerland...

 

[Landeirovic]

So nobody is lef to ride the Suisse?
Will they cancel it?

Del Toro for win Suisse!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Baffles me why Gall wouldnt go to Suisse. Thats a win IMO. With 35 km of ITT and this route, he should sneak into top 10 here, but not more. Then again, its about TdF, but Tour de Suisse is a big race, especially for a rider of Gall's calibre. In this day and age, you might want to win what you can while you can, because the 4 best + a bunch of other riders not lining up in a big ass stage race on a route such as this would be a no brainer for me if I was him.

I guess he rides on a French team as well, but come on, I was actually looking forward to watching Gall buyring these wannabees in Switzerland...

I think Gall could win Suisse too but it always seemed like a race for people who aren't really serious about The Tour, it doesn't fit in as well with their training blocks/periodisation.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I wonder if anyone decent from the Giro will be riding, in the Pello Bilbao San Sebastian Role.

The streets will never forget peak Wilco Kelderman mixing things up with Froome and Contador in the 2014 rendition.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Promising route and strong line-up. The final pre-Tour test: who's the best from the rest? My prediction: Rogla (if he stays on his bike, that is). I'm curious how Ayuso fares against Rogla and Remco: he could be pretty strong and in contention for victory.

 

[red_flanders]

Evenepoel still has nightmares about Catalunya 2023, one of the most unintentionally funny races of all time. If he wins stage 4 and goes into yellow you're about to see some absolutely majestic wheelsucking.

Yeah. That’s how one would characterize Remco’s approach. Wheelsucking. Never attacks.

 

[Bolder]

Quite a decent route change as well, I think it makes the stage slightly harder. Anyways, it should be all about Samoens

I’ve done that climb a few times. It’s brutal. It does ease off slightly in the last 2 km. It’s not often done by recreational riders because it’s a dead end.

 

[solo80k]

I wonder if anyone decent from the Giro will be riding, in the Pello Bilbao San Sebastian Role.

The streets will never forget peak Wilco Kelderman mixing things up with Froome and Contador in the 2014 rendition.

Yeah, the only year Contador was ready to bury Froome during the Tour. Eventually they both abandoned the race.

 

[Miha81]

Looks like very decent route and competitive field. Should be fun

 

[Tim Cahill]

Yeah. That’s how one would characterize Remco’s approach. Wheelsucking. Never attacks.

I was hoping we would get a nice little period after The Giro where we didn't have to deal with Pogacar fans jumping on every really obvious little joke and interpreting it as a mortal sleight against their favourite rider. It's going to be a long 6 weeks, please try to pace yourself.

 

[Gwbert]

Yeah, the only year Contador was ready to bury Froome during the Tour. Eventually they both abandoned the race.

Still buried him in La Vuelta though!

 

[Cookster15]

Amazing course. Looks custom made for Vingegaard, too bad he won't be there. But otherwise after the Giro this looks a perfect test of all of Pogacar's rivals. Remco likely will have a lead after the TT, but can he hang on after three difficult MTFs? I am picking Roglic to take overall with Remco close enough to whet our appetites for the TdF.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

One of the best routes and one of the best start list. And these 1 week races are usually better than the grand tours. I can't wait

Roglic, Evenepole, Landa, Masnada, Gall, buitrego, hindleyz , Vlasov , G martin, Gregoire, gaudi, c Rodrigues, kuss, ciccone, TGH, Van welder, Ajuso, Soler, froome.

What a festival of climbing talent

 

[tobydawq]

One of the best routes and one of the best start list. And these 1 week races are usually better than the grand tours. I can't wait

Roglic, Evenepole, Landa, Masnada, Gall, buitrego, hindleyz , Vlasov , G martin, Gregoire, gaudi, c Rodrigues, kuss, ciccone, TGH, Van welder, Ajuso, Soler, froome.

What a festival of climbing talent

Interesting if Gaudí can paint a better picture of his form than in this race last year.

 

[topcat]

One of the best routes and one of the best start list. And these 1 week races are usually better than the grand tours. I can't wait

Roglic, Evenepole, Landa, Masnada, Gall, buitrego, hindleyz , Vlasov , G martin, Gregoire, gaudi, c Rodrigues, kuss, ciccone, TGH, Van welder, Ajuso, Soler, froome.

What a festival of climbing talent

Over half the names spelt correctly. Expert analysis.

 

[tobydawq]

Over half the names spelt correctly. Expert analysis.

The z on Hindley is hilarious.

I would probably have skipped the e if I were to try to misspell it but I'm no expert at that.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Taxus must have hacked his account I reckon

Kinda funny how a 1 week race has three remarkably harder MTFs than the Giro. Not that it necessarily is a good/bad thing, just a curious observation.

 

[will-10]

I wonder if anyone decent from the Giro will be riding, in the Pello Bilbao San Sebastian Role.

The streets will never forget peak Wilco Kelderman mixing things up with Froome and Contador in the 2014 rendition.

Bro really referenced Kelderman in 2014 without acknowledging that Andrew freakin' Talansky won the thing

 

[Valv.Piti]

Andrew Talansky, I forgot his name. Streets definitely will not forget how he absolutely fluked a certain Contador-win

 

[Tim Cahill]

Bro really referenced Kelderman in 2014 without acknowledging that Andrew freakin' Talansky won the thing

Yeah it was a classic robbery, one of my favourites at the time, Talansky has err.. divided opinion since then so I went with the more diplomatic Wilco pick .

Just google 'Andrew Talansky pandemic'

3 years younger than Geraint Thomas, retired in 2017

Almost as good as the Andy Schleck is younger than Froome fact.

 

[Froome]

Over half the names spelt correctly. Expert analysis.

What a shame almida not at Dauphine, to see @Ilmaestro99 spell his name, but "ajuso and evenepole", always deliver.