Critérium du Dauphiné 2025, June 8 - 15

[Berniece]

Pretty crucial difference in this ITT was that unlike many of these TTs with a hill in it, the downhill section was only a slight drag on very wide roads which is unlike usual when it's a bit of a recovery section. Obviously it favored the purest CdA merchant in the bunch.

Pogacar already looked really bad to me on the hill, I wouldn't be surprised if he started at a certain power and blew up there already.

But anyone overly eager to draw really big conclusions from this isn't serious. Pogacar is peaking for the Tour, not the Dauphine, and only certain fans would use not winning the Dauphine as evidence of not being in the best shape in the Tour.

Belgium will finally have a TDF winner again!

 

[Lorzenz08]

Pretty crucial difference in this ITT was that unlike many of these TTs with a hill in it, the downhill section was only a slight drag on very wide roads which is unlike usual when it's a bit of a recovery section. Obviously it favored the purest CdA merchant in the bunch.

Pogacar already looked really bad to me on the hill, I wouldn't be surprised if he started at a certain power and blew up there already.

Yup his stroke looked pretty bad. Neither fast or powerful

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Evenepoel with the shortest most common criminal haircut yet that's how you know he's serious about this.

It's good to see him smile though, when he stood on the podium wearing the white jersey only he didn't even crack a smile. Seemed a bit unusual at the time.

 

[kingjr]

As one of the biggest Pogi fan. I take it pretty badly, hopefully it is not a symptom of a deep issue and he can correct it

He'll be fine. The biggest threat in the Tour will be Vingegaard, not his own shape.

 

[Lorzenz08]

Belgium will finally have a TDF winner again!

Talk too soon

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Belgium will finally have a TDF winner again!

I didn't know they were naturalising Vingegaard.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Romeo good interview not in his native tongue, confident and articulate for a young lad.

 

[Extinction]

I didn't know they were naturalising Vingegaard.

Vingegaard just won the Tour today.

 

[Snake]

historically between pogacar and vingeegard who does better on TT still the strongest one on the climb, vingeegard should have the GC in the bag.

 

[Netserk]

A shame that it wasn't twice or thrice the length.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Romeo good interview not in his native tongue, confident and articulate for a young lad.

Late attack again tomorrow to steal the leader jersey back

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Why are there still people on here paying any attention to what Mou has to say? I thought we were collectively better than that...

 

[tobydawq]

Vingegaard unable to shift to the big ring in the end. Still a decent time.

Vingegaard denying this in the post race interview.

 

[Extinction]

This is why we need 50 km TTs again.

 

[theyoungest]

historically between pogacar and vingeegard who does better on TT still the strongest one on the climb, vingeegard should have the GC in the bag.

Vingegaard is naturally a better TTer than Pogi, he's very aero. Last year was actually an anomaly.

 

[Extinction]

Vingegaard denying this in the post race interview.

He was going 58 kph into the last curves, so he wasn't in the little ring.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Maybe POg realises that one has to be at their best in the last week of the Tour

 

[memyselfandI]

Nice race between top three but doesn't open that much big picture. Where they are in form and fitness now and in July? And how Remco can handle explosive stuff on climbs, that Pogi and Jonas handle very well..and top high mountains? But probably next days clears this already, because Pogi now has to attack. I'm sure he will. Isn't it just quality training for the Tour?

 

[Red Rick]

Vingegaard denying this in the post race interview.

I thought it was a figure of speech often used in these TTs where they fade a little bit in the easier second part

 

[Extinction]

Nice race between top three but doesn't open that much big picture. Where they are in form and fitness now and in July? And how Remco can handle explosive stuff on climbs, that Pogi and Jonas handle very well..and top high mountains? But probably next days clears this already, because Pogi now has to attack. I'm sure he will. Isn't it just quality training for the Tour?

But Jonas hasn't raced since March and he is already this good. Bad sign for Tadej at the Tour.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Vinge sayign he needed a bigger gear ...

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So congrats to Remco, great performance today. Also very good ride by Vingegaard, who convincingly beat the rest. The ridiculous helmet isn't that bad, is it? Jorgenson also really good today. And now the biggest surprise: poor ride by Teddy! He already lost a lot in the first half (including the climb), he really didn't have the legs today. He lost almost half a minute to his nemezis, it was a prestigious loss. Uphill battle for him in the Dauphine now but obviously what matters the most is his form in 5-6 weeks.

 

[Netserk]

Vingegaard says he had no gear problems, but that he had too small a gear.

Danish commentators speculate that he was unaware that he couldn't shift front ring.

 

[theyoungest]

Pogi checking out Vingo's TT bike

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Is the Slovenian washed? Losing to Big Jorge and almost losing to the Biathlete after the Biathlete‘s hard day yesterday.