Critérium du Dauphiné 2025, June 8 - 15

[Põhja Konn]

Vingegaard outsprinting VDP, even considering the circumstances is just ***.

 

[Samamba]

Yes, but it‘s also stupid

Who cares, it's the dauphiné.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

One down seven more to go for Pog...

Vingo and Pog quite cordial to each other after the finish, it was probably like - eh, we beat the sprinters, yeah?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Pogacar winning okay,
but VIngegaard 2nd is the real surprise.

He didn't to much work after attacking, but this is still super strong from him.

 

[Rou]

Stage 1 of the Dauphine already levels above the lame Giro! PURE CYCLISMO!

 

[AmRacer]

If Vingegaard is doing this in his first race day back in a prep race the Slovenian brat will get slapped around at the Tour...

Pogi won

 

[Peyroteo94]

How on earth did Vingegaard comfortably manage second from that group? Be afraid, Tadej, be very afraid.

Drafting got him second. He was behind Pog.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Remco, needs to be smarter about this stuff.
Going across was not necessary, just wasted energy.
And if you do go across, he should have raced more like Vingegaard. Now all he did was allow his main rivals to take bonies.

 

[Red Rick]

Stage 1 of the Dauphine already levels above the lame Giro! PURE CYCLISMO!

It's just 4 big names getting dragged by the motor and actually attacking because none of the 4 actually care about the race

 

[Boehmand]

If Vingegaard is doing this in his first race day back in a prep race the Slovenian brat will get slapped around at the Tour...

Pogacar may also be on a slow burn, because the first week of the Tour is easy.

I'm not counting ANY chickens at this point.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pogi won

Big freaking deal that Pogacar beat Vingegaard in a flat sprint, when the later stayed on his wheel on the climb, made the attack afterwards and finished 2nd in a reduced sprint. Looking at his skill set that is more impressive.

 

[Jagartrott]

Come on, he drove Pogacar to bonus seconds. He can't expect to actually challenge for GC if he hands Pogacar (!) seconds.

Stop the cheap insults. He raced for the hell of it - he's here mostly to get into form, test himself, and have fun. Buitrago was the 'smart' one in the group, and ended with nothing at all.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Come on, he drove Pogacar to bonus seconds. He can't expect to actually challenge for GC if he hands Pogacar (!) seconds.

Do you really think bonus seconds is what will separate Remco from Pogacar?

 

[Mayomaniac]

It's just 4 big names getting dragged by the motor and actually attacking because none of the 4 actually care about the race

Jorgenson was also softpedalling behind, once Vingegaard got a gap.

 

[Gigs_98]

If this was at all representative for how these four are gonna ride hilly finales in the Tour, the first week of the TdF is gonna be incredible.

 

[Flamin]

It's just 4 big names getting dragged by the motor and actually attacking because none of the 4 actually care about the race

Mindboggling indeed, the motopacing. I don't think they cared much about pushing until the finish, but they were like, okay, free ride behind the moto, so why not.

 

[titan31]

Be interesting where Milan finished. Not in the top 25 but saw two Lidl Trek riders moving up the outside of the bunch coming into that last km so wonder was that him or if he just sat up once victory was gone.

Also no sign of Cort, looks like Fredheim sprinted for UnoX

 

[Boehmand]

Pogi won

Yeah, but I think the point is, that Pogi won't be able to "out-kick" Jonas this year, like he did last year.

He has clearly worked on becoming more explosive.

What it means to the other parts of his abilities remains to be seen.

 

[AlpRaid]

why was remco so far back at the start of the hill? he was waaaaaaaaay back.

more weird because after being too far back the previous time, his team was keeping him at the front for 20+km.

 

[titan31]

Milan in 28th so he was in the group anyway, guessing he was well at the back after the hill

 

[wheresmybrakes]

All this moaning about motor pacing. Anyone thought about the idea that maybe the motos can't go fast enough to get out their way?

 

[Red Rick]

All this moaning about motor pacing. Anyone thought about the idea that maybe the motos can't go fast enough to get out their way?

Yes, motors cannot go faster than 55 kph.

 

[tobydawq]

What an insane finale.

Respect, Jonas.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Do you really think bonus seconds is what will separate Remco from Pogacar?

Probably the gap at the end of the Tour will be more than 30", that does not mean it would be smart for him to randomly drop half a minute in at transition stage. I understand risk vs reward with a possible stage win, but he should not hav been the one to pull the most

 

[Potomac]

Yikes....some hubristic remarks from Pog


The gods won't stand for it