Critérium du Dauphiné 2024, June 2 - 9

[topcat]

I know but would it kill then to take the race on and go for the win and put the other gc contenders to the sword rather than doing the bare minimum to win gc?

It's the world wheelsucking championship.
Go Soler for the stage and the gc

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Soler of course had a ridiculous amount of meme attacks, but we're talking about a guy who mugged Simon Yates to win Paris nice, and with a big raid on a rainy day in the final stage. He can pull off these moves.

 

[Netserk]

Soler could move up to 2nd in GC.

 

[Tim Cahill]

They should chase Soler back just enough such that he takes 2nd. Just to troll. Screw with the other contenders a bit.

 

[johnymax]

Bora attack on descent!

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Other teams will start riding as Soler threatening their GC

 

[Tim Cahill]

They're talking about Marc like he's a club rider, guys won loads of races.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Other teams will start riding as Soler threatening their GC

This isn‘t a Grand Tour, I don‘t think they are going to commit as much. They‘re also almost at the final climb, when are they even going to do this?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Nico DEINZ

???

 

[Netserk]

Meh, he won't even move up in the top-5 of GC.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Remco and Landa sharing a joke ...maybe they are saying

" We fooled them big time yesterday ...you do that thing again today where you go off the front and then wait for struggling me .. they will think we are rubbish ...and then at the Tour we pounce"

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

This is a brutal climb, you could lose loads on this climb if you blow up

 

[AnotherArmChair]

This isn‘t a Grand Tour, I don‘t think they are going to commit as much. They‘re also almost at the final climb, when are they even going to do this?

every rider and team is competitive
they can chase on the climb...doesnt need to be a grand tour to chase a rider

 

[Netserk]

Very nice start of the climb, to see the road rise parallel to the main road.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Looks like Soler will have 4 mins on the peloton when they hit the bottom of the climb - how much time will he lose?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Looks like Soler will have 4 mins on the peloton when they hit the bottom of the climb - how much time will he lose?

I say around 2.30-3.00, but I always have a hard time judging that kinda stuff

 

[Netserk]

Sepptimus Prime is still charging.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Kuss, oof, what's up with him?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Visma seems very weak for the Tour.

 

[Netserk]

Jorgenson ready to follow a Vlasov attack.

 

[ice&fire]

Soler is doomed. He's losing more than half a minute per km.

 

[titan31]

Visma seems very weak for the Tour.

Kind of makes me wonder if they know Vingegaard is definitely out and they're aiming for peaking for the Vuelta instead.

 

[Netserk]

Evenepoel at the back.

 

[AmRacer]

Remco done

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pogacar's helpers are dropping one by one in this race, they'd best hope Adam Yates is cracked in Suisse. Tbf he's always in great shape so I imagine he will be.