Criterium du Dauphine (2.UWT), 3-10 June

[Flamin]

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Really should have isolated Thomas before attacking him on the descnent. Especially Castro is too big an engine to be there on the flatter sections.

True. Latour's attack was worth the shot, but pretty useless without allies. Once nobody joined, best thing was waiting and setting a high tempo.

 

[Red Rick]

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Really should have isolated Thomas before attacking him on the descnent. Especially Castro is too big an engine to be there on the flatter sections.

True. Latour's attack was worth the shot, but pretty useless without allies. Once nobody joined, best thing was waiting and setting a high tempo.

Yeah. It's good testing ground, but the descent alone isn't gonna make the difference. Race needs to be blown up on Col de Pre already, and sadly Sky will have 4 riders in the last 20 and always easily outnumber any agressive move unless there are multiple teams together and top riders together at the head of the race.

 

[tobydawq]

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Sky killing every race one race at a time

As they should.
They have the leaders jersey.
When they didnt they exploded the **** out of it.

OMG they have animated one stage in 9 years. Praise be to the Lord in the Sky

2 to be fair. When Froome was a few seconds after Aru last year in the Tour, they smashed the Foix stage very entertainingly.

And come to think of it, the same happened in the Dauphiné last year. So it's not entirely wrong.

 

[DNP-Old]

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Sky killing every race one race at a time

As they should.
They have the leaders jersey.
When they didnt they exploded the **** out of it.

OMG they have animated one stage in 9 years. Praise be to the Lord in the Sky

Dauphine last year.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

I know Latour's riding for Bardet, but he'd probably do this anyway if he was riding for himself. He really only knows one way.

 

[Flamin]

Proper gradients starting now. Castro immediately gone, what a ride.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Buchmann attack! Zubeldia weeps.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Nice to see Soler attacking again

 

[Red Rick]

Steep part.

Aaand nobody is interested in winning the Dauphine

Apart from Marc Soler though.

 

[skippo12]

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Buchmann attack! Zubeldia weeps.

Money Bookman...Kirbys favorit.

 

[Red Rick]

Good to see that a 7 man Sky B team can control this stage no biggie.

 

[Laplaz]

Martin attacks

 

[silvergrenade]

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Good to see that a 7 man Sky B team can control this stage no biggie.

Its team A mate.
All these guys are going to the Tour. Tao, maybe not

 

[frisenfruitig]

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Martin attacks

Apparently so, I suppose the director was taking a nap or something because we didn't see a second of it.

 

[Salvarani]

Go Martin

 

[Red Rick]

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Good to see that a 7 man Sky B team can control this stage no biggie.

Its team A mate.
All these guys are going to the Tour. Tao, maybe not

No Bernal
No Froome

Thomas would be the 3rd to last man for Sky in the Tour.

Also, consider that Kwiat and Moscon didn't do anything today. Stage was controlled by 4 domestiques. That's whay you get with these short stages.

 

[tobydawq]

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Good to see that a 7 man Sky B team can control this stage no biggie.

B team?

 

[Salvarani]

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Good to see that a 7 man Sky B team can control this stage no biggie.

"good"

 

[silvergrenade]

Re: Re:

Good to see that a 7 man Sky B team can control this stage no biggie.

Its team A mate.
All these guys are going to the Tour. Tao, maybe not

No Bernal
No Froome

Thomas would be the 3rd to last man for Sky in the Tour.

Thomas starts as the Team Leader for Sky. Period.
2 guys not here. It becomes Team B?

 

[bob.a.feet]

Manny B with no regard for human life #MannyForTDF2018

 

[Valv.Piti]

Yeah chill dude, this aint the B-team, but yeah, they obviously still lack a few riders.

I like this Rosiere-climb.

 

[Salvarani]

Please crack Thomas

 

[silvergrenade]

G freakin strong.

 

[Red Rick]

The teams 3 best climbers aren't there.

It's not the A team.

 

[Rollthedice]

Mountain goat Thomas will win this stage.