Critérium du Dauphiné 2025, June 8 - 15

[scribers]

If nothing else this gap makes the race interesting days ahead

 

[Boehmand]

I wonder what all that work by EF was about, when they ended up doing nothing.

 

[Sciatic]

Mathieu better attack in the end before he has to counter everyone alone.

His mates in the break were onto that

 

[Tim Cahill]

Lipowitz may aswell just go as fast as he can to the finish, not beating these guys here so just take a minute in GC

 

[AlpRaid]

Cardiff??? Glasgow? (how to offend two celtic nations in one post)

lol. my bad. I was recently in Cardiff.

fyi. I fixed my original post.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Milan dying a thousand deaths somewhere behind the peloton, only 9km to go

 

[Boehmand]

Cardiff??? Glasgow? (how to offend two celtic nations in one post)

At least he didn't mispronounce Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

 

[KZD]

Romeo attacking, this could be the winning move.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Do not give Iván Romeo 10 seconds ffs

 

[Filippo_3467]

Lipowitz is the strongest but he has no race tactics.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not entirely sure what Lipowitz is doing but he looks good chasing all these attacks at least.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

lol. my bad. I was recently in Cardiff.

And were no doubt confused by the locals being unwilling to discuss the World Championships experience with you.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Choo-choo!

 

[dgodave]

Very Fast Train!

 

[Heston]

Van der Poel not using much energy. Dont see anyone beating him.

 

[scribers]

Milan dying a thousand deaths somewhere behind the peloton, only 9km to go

His entire race is over

 

[Sciatic]

Lipowitz will keep pace up even if in group 2 to keep his GC gains

ed. Or perhaps not

 

[AlpRaid]

And were no doubt confused by the locals being unwilling to discuss the World Championships experience with you.

that explains so much of my weird experience there.

;-)

 

[Boehmand]

This is really good racing in the break now

 

[Filippo_3467]

oh man can someone a RBBH can just sit Lipo down that's so stupid he shows his hand all the time. You know MvdP will go at a point. You just have to be there when the Train goes.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Der Poel with the fake mechanical

 

[YavorD]

then indeed we are in total agreement.

if you read on I said that in a traditional TDF with 100 kms flat ITT, Remco might gain at most 3-4 minutes (exactly what you are saying). And then I said, pog would still not have too much issue getting that back and more in the MTFs.

Please read the full post, I know that it is always easiest to grab hold of one conditional statement and argue with that without taking in the entire more nuanced post.

cheers.

No, I don't agree on that and I didn't say that.
Remco can, and most probably would gain significant time on the first TT (that's what I said and that's what we agree on), but in the 3rd week I think it's a toss up.
Time trails in the 3rd week aren't about pure abilities, but about recovery and I think we both agree Pogacar and Vingegaard sre better than him.
So it wouldn't be shocking if Pogacar or Vingegaard beat him, especially in not a pan-flat time trial.


So that leaves him with ~2 minutes (tops) as a total gain even with long time trials IMO.

 

[Heston]

Go Alfa Romeo!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Do not give Iván Romeo 10 seconds ffs

It's so over.

 

[Boehmand]

They won't see Romeo again - and he is taking yellow