Critérium du Dauphiné 2025, June 8 - 15

[Boehmand]

Legend!

Yes - if legends were about the dude who came second

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Shameless from Vinge, lol

Why shameless? He sprinted, assuming that Pogacar would race for 2nd, when Pogacar made no effort, he didn't continue either, but because of having started to sprint, he had more speed.

Would it have been more dignified to not try to race, allowing Pogacar to accelerate to a clearer 2nd had wanted to? Or to brake and try to drop back to third once Pogacar didn't respond?

Not everything that the rival of your hero does has to be a matter for ridicule.

 

[Psycat]

Yes - if legends were about the dude who came second

Ask Schleck what 2s might become, then again you could also ask Ullrich I suppose.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Mühlberger actually good in the mountains (yesterday and today) for the first time since what, 2019 season or the 2020 Tour of Sibiu? Covid and Meningitis did a number on him.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Hopefully this is the black mirror of the 2014 Dauphine, which promised everything and delivered nothing in the Tour.

This year, as others have pointed out, the gaps between the top riders looked no different or even bigger (the ITT being the exception) than last year. 2014, the previous year’s gaps had squeezed to nothing, then the top 2 crashed out. Helluva Vuelta, though. So this year maybe it will be great Tour battle between the top 2 then Roglic wins the Vuelta, in keeping with the inverse of 2014?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Guillaum martin inexplicably sneaking into the top 10 overall when i didn't even know he was in the race.

 

[BigL]

Guillaum martin inexplicably sneaking into the top 10 overall when i didn't even know he was in the race.

The new Zubeldia ??

 

[CyclistAbi]

What's wrong with Martinez' head though? Do you also see these twitches from his head? It's almost like he has Tourette 's or something

Try escaping two aliens and likely your head will twitch a bit too.

Hopefully this is the black mirror of the 2014 Dauphine, which promised everything and delivered nothing in the Tour.

This year, as others have pointed out, the gaps between the top riders looked no different or even bigger (the ITT being the exception) than last year. 2014, the previous year’s gaps had squeezed to nothing, then the top 2 crashed out. Helluva Vuelta, though. So this year maybe it will be great Tour battle between the top 2 then Roglic wins the Vuelta, in keeping with the inverse of 2014?

Rogla plans to win the Tour, Jonas confirmed, pre-stage, already thinking about Vuelta, likely to build up form during the Tour, Pogi IDK. He seems not to care anymore, so maybe he will skip the Tour and straight to Vuelta. We'll see.

 

[Rou]

Try escaping two aliens and likely your head will twitch a bit too.



Rogla plans to win the Tour, Jonas confirmed, pre-stage, already thinking about Vuelta, likely to build up form during the Tour, Pogi IDK. He seems not to care anymore, so maybe he will skip the Tour and straight to Vuelta. We'll see.

Rogla laughing his ass off watching these goons at the Dauphine.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Rogla laughing his ass off watching these goons at the Dauphine.

Likely practicing seated celebrations.

 

[hayneplane]

Vingegaard comes away with 6 x 2nd place - GC and 5 of the 8 stages.

Learning well from the master of 2nds Wout.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't want Pog to crash but I'd be happy if he retired and became a Tibetan monk.

His heart rate would probably stay the same.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The new Zubeldia ??

That's insulting to both riders. The spirit of Zubeldia is to not get seen, while Martin's is to be fighting somewhere between the front group and the peloton.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Likely practicing seated celebrations.

He may be practising something else but after the Giro he doesn't need to anymore!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

The new Zubeldia ??

Nothing new about it, he's been doing it for years. Vintage performance this week.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congrats to Lenny for winning the stage and Pogi for securing the overall.

There was still some battle in between Lipo and Remco involved, for podium, both their respective teams came prepared with satellite riders, ultimately things stayed the same. In between Pogi and Jonas i must say that beyond likely riding a faulty bike at ITT, the rest was not even close. First time Pogi pushed his ego aside a bit and raced half of decisive stages in a rather conservative fashion. Still managing to revenge del Toro, not allowing Jonas to win the ultimate stage and making him race for second, statement made.

 

[Unchained]

It's certainly worth mentioning that in yet another race a crash played a role some how..
And when Mathieu van der Poel got a little loose and saved it using motorcycle flat track skills, leg fully extended!! Sweet! Remco and Roglic both off bike in stage races..and Pogacar already crashing this year!!

View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jWpLabcBdtQ

 

[CyclistAbi]

@Unchained

You are aware of this was the first race for Mathieu, coming back from his injury, caused by a crash?

As for the rest, yes indeed, Pogi, Remco, Rogla, Jonas ... they all crash and crash rather often. So saying something in the lines of a certain pro road cyclist crashes often, that won't exactly win you a Nobel prize.

 

[AmRacer]

@Unchained

You are aware of this was the first race for Mathieu, coming back from his injury, caused by a crash?

As for the rest, yes indeed, Pogi, Remco, Rogla, Jonas ... they all crash and crash rather often. So saying something in the lines of a certain pro road cyclist crashes often, that won't exactly win you a Nobel prize.

Crashing and Crashing with DNF, same same but very different