Critérium du Dauphiné 2025, June 8 - 15

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I don't quite agree to the monuments analogy.

The "top" is wider in the monuments (especially when you consider all 5)

In stage racing there is only 2 (3 if you add flat'ish stage races (and Evenepoel)).
Yes, I could agree with you.
I should have referred to spring classics.

But the main point stays.
MVDP would have 11 or 12 monuments without Pogacar and that wouldn't be much better.
 
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Agreed, he fought back much better today.

They can still have hope for the last mountains stages at the Tour and the fatigue of a 3 week race hitting Pogacar.

It's a small hope - but it's there.

It seemed like Pog was toying with Vingegaard a bit there. Just measuring his effort according to the gap behind.

Lipowitz closed down 10 seconds or so on Pog at the end as well.
 
Evenepoel solid, but not good enough for 3rd place.
After him saying he was in TdF shape i was expecting a bit more.
At the same time his results are in line with last year. Only Lipo relegating him to 4th this time around in the dauphine.

I like evenepoel, but uphill he'll probably always be behind Pogacar and Vingegaard. He's gonna need to take time on mid-mountain stages. Find a way to raid those.