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

[Cance > TheRest]

I like that the race is opened up a bit, but I hope it won't mean that Yates gets a free pass to win the race. I'd rather see Thomas take the overall. He's been riding with big authority all week, unlike Yates.

 

[rlntlssly]

Re: Re:

YES WE GOT A RACE NOW

Yeah, attacking after a puncture. That's the racing we want.

They were already going full gas before he got a puncture.

I don't blame AG2R for riding. I just think it's less interesting that, you know, riders attacking each other.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Re: Re:

YES WE GOT A RACE NOW

Yeah, attacking after a puncture. That's the racing we want.

Spot the Sky-fanboys

 

[Alexandre B.]

Will Mitchelton try to win the race?

 

[rlntlssly]

Re: Re:

YES WE GOT A RACE NOW

Yeah, attacking after a puncture. That's the racing we want.

Spot the Sky-fanboys

I'd just rather see the riders attacking each other on a level playing field, rather than luck making the race. Does that make me a fanboy?

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Re: Re:

YES WE GOT A RACE NOW

Yeah, attacking after a puncture. That's the racing we want.

Spot the Sky-fanboys

Calm down, my friends.. everything under control..

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

I like that the race is opened up a bit, but I hope it won't mean that Yates gets a free pass to win the race. I'd rather see Thomas take the overall. He's been riding with big authority all week, unlike Yates.

Adam Yates has shown much more initiative than I actually thought he would, but I agree that it would be a bit weird for him to win. I dislike the transformation brit gang at Sky, but I actually hope Thomas will win this race - he has been so incredibly unlucky.

 

[DNP-Old]

A fantastic ten minutes of excitement...

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

And remember, that's just training before the TdF - when Sky will smash them all.

 

[MatParker117]

Gruppo compacto

 

[Flamin]

Too easy for Sky. Bring on the cobbled classics already, this is sh*te.

 

[Salvarani]

Re: Re:

YES WE GOT A RACE NOW

Yeah, attacking after a puncture. That's the racing we want.

Oh cry more

If you also wanna talk about a level playing field, as I saw you mentioned, every team should have the same budget and salary cap too

The game is the game tho, Thomas unlucky and the race is on and they already back soon anyway...

 

[The Barb]

I don’t criticise AG2R (too much) for that but pleased Geraint Thomas is back on. That would’ve been a crappy way for Yates or Bardet to win.

Pace probably comes out of it a little now. I still like the break’s chances.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

wonder what Thomas said to Bardet. Made a point of going to speak to him

 

[rlntlssly]

Re: Re:

YES WE GOT A RACE NOW

Yeah, attacking after a puncture. That's the racing we want.

Oh cry more

If you also wanna talk about a level playing field, as I saw you mentioned, every team should have the same budget and salary cap too

The game is the game tho, Thomas unlucky and the race is on and they already back soon anyway...

I'm not saying it's unfair. I'm just saying it's not the kind of racing I'd prefer to watch. And yeah, I think a salary cap would be a very good idea.

 

[Laplaz]

Oh noo poor Bob!

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Ag2r keep on pushing...

 

[samhocking]

Re: Re:

YES WE GOT A RACE NOW

Yeah, attacking after a puncture. That's the racing we want.

Oh cry more

If you also wanna talk about a level playing field, as I saw you mentioned, every team should have the same budget and salary cap too

The game is the game tho, Thomas unlucky and the race is on and they already back soon anyway...

I'm not saying it's unfair. I'm just saying it's not the kind of racing I'd prefer to watch. And yeah, I think a salary cap would be a very good idea.

Sky won their first two tours with a smaller budget than BMC and Tinkoff. Sky's strength is Brailsford, Peters, Kerrison and Ellingworth. Capping riders salary doesn't stop them, simply makes it harder for others to catch up.

 

[hughmoore]

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wonder what Thomas said to Bardet. Made a point of going to speak to him

He said " grabbed an inhaler while changing the wheel, so all good now"

 

[Sestriere]

Great job by the Bora rider .... Going full tilt and dropping Buchmann in the process.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Re: Re:

YES WE GOT A RACE NOW

Yeah, attacking after a puncture. That's the racing we want.

Oh cry more

If you also wanna talk about a level playing field, as I saw you mentioned, every team should have the same budget and salary cap too

The game is the game tho, Thomas unlucky and the race is on and they already back soon anyway...

I'm not saying it's unfair. I'm just saying it's not the kind of racing I'd prefer to watch. And yeah, I think a salary cap would be a very good idea.

Sky won their first two tours with a smaller budget than BMC and Tinkoff. Sky's strength is Brailsford, Peters, Kerrison and Ellingworth. Capping riders salary doesn't stop them, simply makes it harder for others to catch up.

I guess we'll never know how Sky does it.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

It's going to be Hart for Bardet to get away

 

[SlickMongoose]

Gaudu gaining time still.

 

[Stella0596]

Latour doing his best impression of Mollema.

 

[MuskyOurSaviour]

I was thinking Sky is not going to win Vuelta.

But I think Tao just might do it