Critérium du Dauphiné 2024, June 2 - 9

[SHAD0W93]

Even Jakub Mareczko would have been ashamed to OTL on this stage, so that's rather impressive.

We’d still be waiting for Guardini to finish if he was still riding.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

They're riding for their leader. What did you think? Rog went to Bora to share leadership with these guys? Nope.

Whatever else happened he got six seconds bonus, so that's already something.

It was only the second stage, only bonus seconds were in play, no GC danger in front. I doubt that the race will be decided on these bonus seconds when the longish ITT and high mountains are still to come.

Vlasov and Hindley could easily be top 10 in the Tour de France, using them to do donkey work on cat3 climb for bonus seconds is not only weird, it's disrespectful on stage 2. After this, I'd be surprised if these two were dying for Roglic when the serious mountains come or GC is in danger. You don't see Pog or Vingegaard racing with an all-star team in stage races. For good reason...

I think the bad thing was letting the break get such a big gap in the first place.

They kind of had to use those two when there was still such a big gap.

I suppose they managed to not lose time, but yeah, probably not exactly what they had hoped for (using those two).

BORA had no reason to chase with Vlasov and Hindley. UNO-X, Israel, FDJ also had several people in the group, they should have left the chase of Armirail to them. But I guess the team management wanted to boost Roglic's ego.

 

[Gargamel35]

Bora guys need time together so naturally most of Tour team rides together here. They had very little time together all season. Being top 10 in Tour means nothing. They aim a lot higher this year.

 

[Rackham]

It was only the second stage, only bonus seconds were in play, no GC danger in front. I doubt that the race will be decided on these bonus seconds when the longish ITT and high mountains are still to come.

Vlasov and Hindley could easily be top 10 in the Tour de France, using them to do donkey work on cat3 climb for bonus seconds is not only weird, it's disrespectful on stage 2. After this, I'd be surprised if these two were dying for Roglic when the serious mountains come or GC is in danger. You don't see Pog or Vingegaard racing with an all-star team in stage races. For good reason...



BORA had no reason to chase with Vlasov and Hindley. UNO-X, Israel, FDJ also had several people in the group, they should have left the chase of Armirail to them. But I guess the team management wanted to boost Roglic's ego.

Two words: Training & data.

Bora have seen what these riders were doing in Sierra Nevada & they know their numbers. I think the 'all in with Roglič' we saw today has absolutely nothing to do with 'ego' but everything to do with a dress rehearsal for the TdF.

 

[ppanther92]

Tomorrow's finale:

It screams Magnus Cort to me.

Pretty awesome prediction, considering Cort was nowhere to be seen so far this year.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Why did Roglic, Vlasov and Hindley not stand, rooting for him like the QuickStep guys for Fabio on Peyragudes?

There is only one wolfpack

 

[Nick2413]

Man that would’ve been epic for Roglic to ride out of the fog into an epic stomp. Nice for Cort though and should be a good shot at the win for the same 3 tomorrow. I don’t see Pedersen being there.

 

[tobydawq]

There is only one wolfpack

Yes, very wolfpacky to leave him for dead in that situation.

 

[Netserk]

Yes, very wolfpacky to leave him for dead in that situation.

You sound like Brian Holm.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Tomorrow should suit riders like Roglic better, but the question is who's gonna control it. Maybe UNO-X and try for Cort again? Well, they have nothing to lose, so thats what I suspect along with Bora, but could really see a break steal this.

 

[tobydawq]

You sound like Brian Holm.

I understand they didn't wait and is not critical at all about it, but it certainly wasn't wolfpack-like behaviour.

 

[tobydawq]

Tomorrow should suit riders like Roglic better, but the question is who's gonna control it. Maybe UNO-X and try for Cort again? Well, they have nothing to lose, so thats what I suspect along with Bora, but could really see a break steal this.

I definitely think Uno-X will try to keep the jersey.

 

[Brullnux]

Tomorrow's finale:

It screams Magnus Cort to me.

Outstanding call

 

[Unchained]

They are not an instagram meme team.

They are here to race, and sell us kitchens.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OoBrIHwJsAI&pp=ygUWQm9yYSBjb21tZXJjaWFsIHJvZ2xpYw%3D%3D


So much CFM could suck the fish off the grill!!

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f9A5NWXi8Fg&pp=ygUPYm9yYSBjb21tZXJjaWFs

Really? Who is the housekeeper at this place?

 

[Andre]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1797638456614756423

View: https://x.com/faustocoppi60/status/1797638456614756423

El gato loco y peligroso.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Outstanding call

Nah, after a strong conversation in the team bus Vlasov will set a proper pace this time dropping Cort and catapulting Rogla to another runner-up place (behind Remco OFC).

 

[Netserk]

I understand they didn't wait and is not critical at all about it, but it certainly wasn't wolfpack-like behaviour.

Agreed, but Brian Holm has brought that one up several times and complained about it.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OoBrIHwJsAI&pp=ygUWQm9yYSBjb21tZXJjaWFsIHJvZ2xpYw%3D%3D


So much CFM could suck the fish off the grill!!

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f9A5NWXi8Fg&pp=ygUPYm9yYSBjb21tZXJjaWFs

Really? Who is the housekeeper at this place?

The kitchen and dining room look very modern (and pricey) and I like the open space idea, but the colors are so dark and gloomy. At least Bora's team jerseys have some color to it.

 

[tobydawq]

Agreed, but Brian Holm has brought that one up several times and complained about it.

He is a fool when it comes to some things, we both know that.

He must also have been the only one to praise Ineos for leading the peloton on the second stage of the Giro because it was 'pretty' and showed they were a big team.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Pretty awesome prediction, considering Cort was nowhere to be seen so far this year.

In a peculiar way, he makes himself the most visible in the fog.

 

[Unchained]

The kitchen and dining room look very modern (and pricey) and I like the open space idea, but the colors are so dark and gloomy. At least Bora's team jerseys have some color to it.

The Bora kitchen makes me think of the first time I had people at my house and they said with a certain voice" oh you keep the bicycles inside the house " ..the kitchen gives me that feeling of needing to remove all your dirty bike stuff outside and definitely no dogs in the house.
I am sort of bummed, made side bets that EF Education will win GC and it's a chance, but not great!!

 

[Boehmand]

Brian Holm called it after the stage yesterday, something along the lines of "now Magnus will win tomorrow. When Mads takes a win he wants a win too, that's how it works"

Also a fun fact about Cort:

Out his 27 pro wins, 26 have been in stage races.
To me that's a crazy stat, for a guy who seems tailormade for 1 day races.

 

[yaco]

Brian Holm called it after the stage yesterday, something along the lines of "now Magnus will win tomorrow. When Mads takes a win he wants a win too, that's how it works"

Also a fun fact about Cort:

Out his 27 pro wins, 26 have been in stage races.
To me that's a crazy stat, for a guy who seems tailormade for 1 day races.

Not surprising at all. One day races are ridden at a higher tempo than stage races which obviously does not suit Cort's characteristics.

 

[yaco]

Cort will need to go in the break to win this stage which is harder than today's stage. Even if he is in the break I doubt he can win.

 

[tobydawq]

Not surprising at all. One day races are ridden at a higher tempo than stage races which obviously suit Cort's characteristics.

What? That's certainly a postulate.