Critérium du Dauphiné May 30-June 6 2021

[saganftw]

Froome is still on the old Factor ITT bike I think? Brändle was finally having the new model in the last Giro TT. Wonder if Froomes will be ready for the Tour.

the way he is going he aint getting a new one for sure

 

[BlueRoads]

Guys. Please. Stop froomewatch.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Guys. Please. Stop froomewatch.

Some things are so bad that you just can't look away.

 

[WKA311]

Does he really need it? Is there really difference if you finish 2:30 behind of 2:15 because of a TT bike?

Ofc not, I'm not expecting him to be much better with the new bike but he might have a more comfortable position at least.

 

[perico]

Not a bad time for Froome, but he did better the first part. Less than 2 minutes with an especialist as Vingegard.

He’s going to finish outside the Top 50 and maybe the Top 60. That’s not good for a rider at an age where you must rely on your TT to be competitive because even before his accident, he was no longer the super explosive rider he was in his prime in the mountains.

 

[Taxus4a]

He’s going to finish outside the Top 50 and maybe the Top 60. That’s not good for a rider at an age where you must rely on your TT to be competitive because even before his accident, he was no longer the super explosive rider he was in his prime in the mountains.

He will be top 100 or top 90...Si8milar to other ITT he has done this last 2 years. No good, But not very bad.

 

[Taxus4a]

He’s going to finish outside the Top 50 and maybe the Top 60. That’s not good for a rider at an age where you must rely on your TT to be competitive because even before his accident, he was no longer the super explosive rider he was in his prime in the mountains.

He is in a procees of recovery.. he didnt came here to test of the ITT, acording his words.

 

[SafeBet]

New best time for LRP at the first intermediate.

 

[BlueRoads]

Some things are so bad that you just can't look away.

Yes... but Froome is just done, it's over, that's it, everybody with 5% eye capacity left or able to read a bit of braille can see that, but there are other riders here who are actually interesting, still 80% of this thread is about Froome.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I find myself rooting for the Movistar riders a bit more now, it feels like we know them all, it's almost like our kids are riding or something.

Richard has arrived, look at that, Ineos are fools if they don't play him as a card early on against the Slovenians at least.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

He is in a procees of recovery.. he didnt came here to test of the ITT, acording his words.

At this pace, he'll be 45 by the time he's recovered.

 

[BlueRoads]

Gaudu looks way better on a time trial bike than his results?

 

[perico]

Not a bad time at all for Nairo.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nobody expected the Danish inquisition.

But Vingegaard's time in the comfy chair might be over soon.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Mas behind Quintana...

Lopez saving Movistars day though.

 

[perico]

Lopez wut??? Where did that come from?

 

[Red Rick]

MAL as mercurial as ever

 

[Red Rick]

Gaudu looks way better on a time trial bike than his results?

He's more in parachute position than time trial position

 

[Panda Claws]

Lol this really is going to be Catalunya all over again, isn't it? Ineos v. Ineos

Or is the Kelderman finally breaking free?

 

[BlueRoads]

Lopez wut??? Where did that come from?

Seems to be a good course for climbers, in comparison, and on his day he seems to be able to do a very good time trial now.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

That's a great time split for Gaudu, minor injury not hurting him anymore then.

 

[Bonimenier]

Lopez wut??? Where did that come from?

He has done some decent TT's in the past.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wilco!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It was closer than I thought it would be, but LPR (or LRP) did it.

 

[SafeBet]

Lopez performing well in a one week stage race short ITT doesn't really come as a surprise to me.
Meanwhile, Keldermerckx fastest at first check while LRP takes the lead at the finish.