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

[Robert5091]

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Sky train until the last km and than uphill sprint like today i fear...

Could well be "déjà vu all over again".

Edit - though if you want to get really depressed, Saturday's stage is the same as stage 11 of the TdF. The Sky train pulling the peloton until the last km's will be welcome news to insomniacs for July but the rest of us ...

 

[tobydawq]

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Sky train until the last km and than uphill sprint like today i fear...

And Saturday. And Sunday.

How nice that Sky as the only team chose to be going only for this race compared to the Tour de Suisse...

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

I'm still hoping that the train gets derailed. There is enough climbing that it could happen. If the top guys want to have a go, Froome isn't there to shut them down.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

A decent break will have a chance, if they have 2 minutes at the bottom of the last climb...... provided they can climb a bit.

I could see a lot of the classics types stretch their legs, at the start of the stage tomorrow, and Sky giving up controlling them for the stage win, to preserve strength for the GC battle on the last climb.

 

[hfer07]

Today "G" will be in yellow

 

[Robert5091]

Looks like more rain today, according to the forecast.

 

[movingtarget]

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I'm still hoping that the train gets derailed. There is enough climbing that it could happen. If the top guys want to have a go, Froome isn't there to shut them down.

Usually it's only when one of the wheels falls off...........

 

[The Barb]

Thomas De Gendt from the break? It seems a bit too obvious but who else?

 

[Flamin]

Was just checking tomorrow's time schedule. Best case scenario when coverage starts, is that they will already have crested Col du Pré, worst is that they will be close to the top of Roselend. Good job again.

 

[SKSemtex]

I have a feeling this year TDF will be different. I hope at least. People have learned (hopefully) from spring and also from Giro that attacking from far out can bring the fruit.

I do hope that sky super train will be attacked by all teams simultaneously and for far out.

I am only scared that Porte will be again their 9th man. :lol: Lat see if he learned the lesson last year.

 

[King Boonen]

Todays stage is a series on the BBC...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xgqxy

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Was just checking tomorrow's time schedule. Best case scenario when coverage starts, is that they will already have crested Col du Pré, worst is that they will be close to the top of Roselend. Good job again.

I was really looking forward to Col du Pré...

 

[Robert5091]

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Todays stage is a series on the BBC...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xgqxy

Shame we miss seeing the first 30 km - could be interesting.

 

[Dedelou]

does anybody know why today's stage has such a long neutralized start?

 

[The Hegelian]

I have a feeling this year TDF will be different. I hope at least. People have learned (hopefully) from spring and also from Giro that attacking from far out can bring the fruit.

I do hope that sky super train will be attacked by all teams simultaneously and for far out.

I am only scared that Porte will be again their 9th man. :lol: Lat see if he learned the lesson last year.

Have they learned this lesson at the tdf against a full strength Sky though?

Thinking back to Cadel and TVG trying that during the first proper sky-borg-death-grip-train in 2012. They barely got out of sight. And that's the thing - people either can't attack because the tempo is so high they're on the limit just following, or they find some super power and lay it all on the line......only to be brought back within a kay with barely a sweat raised by Sky train.

I don't think you can defeat it. Just ride for a podium or top five and hope the epoch ends somehow.

 

[Dedelou]

The break is the way it was expected.. Darion making points for the mountain jersey and De Gent doing what we know him capable: trying for the stage win

 

[wirral]

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The break is the way it was expected.. Darion making points for the mountain jersey and De Gent doing what we know him capable: trying for the stage win

+ 2 French Pro Conti riders
+ 5 satellite riders from the GC teams (notably not Sky) (though they tend not to go in for that type of shenanigans )

Oops, one of the "French Pro Conti" riders rides for FDJ. :redface:

 

[Robert5091]

Zakarin, Bardet & Yates have a man in the break.

 

[wirral]

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Zakarin, Bardet & Yates have a man in the break.

as do Jungels and Dan Martin.

 

[Robert5091]

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Zakarin, Bardet & Yates have a man in the break.

as do Jungels and Dan Martin.

Indeed! At 3 minutes lead, they might be useful yet.

 

[Robert5091]

Km 62, new time gap: 1'45''. Sky are not letting this go far. Expect De Gendt to try something on his own, if he has the legs.

Edit - from the photo on Twitter https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfK7tbhW4AAQjO5.jpg Bora are heading the peloton.

 

[MartinGT]

Why are Bora on the front?

 

[Jungle Cycle]

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Why are Bora on the front?

really good question... even if they dont have anybody up front...

 

[silvergrenade]

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Why are Bora on the front?

really good question... even if they dont have anybody up front...

Buchmann, kennaugh feeling good probably

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Why are Bora on the front?

really good question... even if they dont have anybody up front...

Buchmann, kennaugh feeling good probably

Kennaugh feeling good??

Its all about Buchmann, lil Pete doesnt stand a chance in this field.