Critérium du Dauphiné 2015, June 7-14 2015 **** Spoilers ****

[HF2300]

It must have helped if only from the fact it eliminated the fact that Porte had to do the extra climbing up the stairs to his hotel room every night.

I heard Astana used a lift.

 

[rich p]

I heard Astana used a lift.

Mechanical doping?
I heard that Tinko Saxoff used the stairs but by the third floor Basso and Kreuziger were dropped and Bertie was isolated.

 

[smutchin]

If you think being dumped by your girlfriend via social media is bad, imagine being told on twitter that you've got to go and slog your guts out round the alps next week...

 

[Crackle]

It's a bit of a stellar line-up for the Dauphine, makes you realize who was missing for the Giro, includes, Nibali, Froome, Kelderman, Costa, Valverde, Rodriguez, Van Garderen, Talansky, Bardet (if he finishes his exams), Martin, Alaphilippe, to name but some and it's on ITV4 so those with a Stella line-up can enjoy the evening highlights.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Stage 1 underway, the peloton riding thru Albertville; group of 4 off the front

pic courtesy of Cannondale-Garmin on twitter

 

[raindog]

Strong riding from Kennaugh - well done lad

 

[smutchin]

I was wondering why I couldn't find any live coverage anywhere... until eventually it dawned on me that it was all over and I'd missed it. Doh! Did they set off particularly early or something?

Well done Kennaugh though. Looking forward to the highlights later - sounds well worth watching even though I know the result already.

 

[raindog]

Did they set off particularly early or something?

Tennis, innit.

 

[smutchin]

Pah!

Still, it makes a change to see a couple of nice wholesome sportsmen on telly who don't have any truck with that performance enhancing drugs nonsense, right?

 

[raindog]

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Did they set off particularly early or something?

11am start.

I look forward to the day that Andy Murray retires and we all get back to not giving a toss about tennis.

 

[mjr]

Still, it makes a change to see a couple of nice wholesome sportsmen on telly who don't have any truck with that performance enhancing drugs nonsense, right?

Wiggins and Froome? Or bubaline and ballade, as my phone thinks Nibali and Valverde are called?

 

[themosquitoking]

11am start.

I look forward to the day that Andy Murray retires and we all get back to not giving a toss about tennis.

Never have never will. I was cycling through Wimbledon when Andy Murray scored his winning shot and it was horrible, nobbers everywhere doing nobber things.

 

[raindog]

nobbers everywhere doing nobber things.

 

[smutchin]

Nobbers gonna nob.