Critérium du Dauphiné 2024, June 2 - 9

[Taxus4a]

The ,most importane think at the moment is that Bora pull the peloton.

 

[Potomac]

Cote de what now

Cote de mete ball

 

[search]

I dont think Pedersen and Trek really have studied the route, because just admitting defeat on this parcours would be very disappointing. Might as well give it a good shot. Isn't this exactly what you have trained for, Mads?

In the interview from the start, Pedersen said that he "knows the stage today" - but no idea if that means "in person", or just from looking at the profile.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xf0QcOU_yE


In general, to me it would make sense if he is just not in his best climbing shape yet. The Tour is still four weeks away, and he needs to keep the Olympics in mind as well.

 

[Taxus4a]

Depends on how hard they go, there are a lot of semi flat parts to get back. If they go hard, they should drop him

He could get back in a descent, the last part totally is hard enough...of course it dependes ho w they go, but this is not a parece, it is pro clycling, if is Pogacar and evenepoel at his best fighteen for the stage pedersen wpuld be far away, but it is not necessary, just the ryth to get the break is anought to drop people today, Ot is a second categ0ry climb, and without descent, another second. If the first climb wopuld be 5 average instead of 5,8 I could admit that it depends how some team face this, difficult, but some chances, but there is a big differente today between 5 and 5,8, becpouse there are 7 km of climbs, and that is long.

 

[Potomac]

5 minutes for those guys in the break? It's a game of chicken in the peleton.

 

[Landeirovic]

Surprised to see Bahrain is 20th out of 22 on team wins this year with only 5

I'm not surprised, they all have very good riders but no killers. or yes Tiberi but not in races

 

[Potomac]

Surprised to see Bahrain is 20th out of 22 on team wins this year with only 5

That is a surprise.
Looking that the list on PCS live stats for the stage, there quite a few oddities.

 

[Berniece]

Bora is controlling so I guess they want to try and go for it with Roglic

 

[Potomac]

If the GC guys turn this stage into a battle, Pedersen loses the Jersey. But if they all just keep looking he could keep it.

 

[Potomac]

Bora is controlling so I guess they want to try and go for it with Roglic

That's my take on it. But do they just keep it 5 minutes and wait for somebody else to close it later or do they do the work to bring it back?

 

[Potomac]

The climb coming up is only a cat 3, so I don't think anyone will blow.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Bora controlling for Big Alex

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Taxus absent from race threads for months, now all of a sudden dishing out the tactics advises for Bora and trek when froome is participating in a race. Forum is back.

 

[Potomac]

Coverage is about to start. So now the riders are invited to do something interesting.

 

[perico]

IPT on the front… has Froome been sandbagging the last 6 years to hide his super form?

 

[Taxus4a]

I dont understand IPT working today, There are anorther teams more interested....

Hollyman Oulling and the rest of the team, including Froome, just before Bora---or course they want stages, but it is to waste the team innecesary

 

[Samamba]

Is Israel really working this hard for Teuns? One of those teams that shouldve been in the break.

FDJ I understand

 

[velaso montador]

I dont understand IPT working today, There are anorther teams more interested....

Hollyman Oulling and the rest of the team, including Froome, just before Bora---or course they want stages, but it is to waste the team innecesary

I welcome offansive racing even tho as you say on paper other is more interessted but at the same time you never win with that attitude and trying either. Wish more teams was less afraid to loose when trying than riding defensive with less oppertunities - occasionally sometimes atleast.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Today is the day that Fuglsang and Froome show the others why they‘ve got five Dauphinés between them.

 

[Taxus4a]

Maybe they want to play Neilants options. he was well yesterday in a bunch sprint and he was second at Vuelta a Asturias with several climbs there, after Carapaz.

 

[Taxus4a]

it is coming a flat headwind, before the intermediate sprint, so the break will lose time for sure.

 

[Taxus4a]

Today is the day that Fuglsang and Froome show the others why they‘ve got five Dauphinés between them.

Today is a short stage and no good weather. Froome has to show something, but last stages. He came from long time with no race,

 

[Earns1985]

Maybe they want to play Neilants options. he was well yesterday in a bunch sprint and he was second at Vuelta a Asturias with several climbs there, after Carapaz.

You know, that 5 years are lying between these two reference points, that you just mentioned?

 

[topcat]

It's looking like Froome will win the Dauphine. After that my guess is that you will never hear from him again. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist. And like that ... he is gone.

 

[yaco]

Giving the break so much time probably means it will be a GC rider who wins the stage if they bring back the break. For intermediate type riders you needed to get in the break or control the stage earlier.