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

[raindog]

Yep, Bouhanni again - nobody else there really.
Nice to see Nibali have a bit of a go on that descent, even if nowt came of it.
Big day tomorrow.

 

[The Couch]

Tim Wellens. My pick for young rider in the punditry. Good lad.

Unfortunately he clearly stated in interviews that he was using this purely as build-up for the Tour and he would focus solely on going for a stage win and/or building form
(by the way, for the Tour he would also just go for stage wins and has said he would deliberately get dropped to not be a threat in the GC to get more leeway)

 

[The Couch]

Very nice climb/stage today... will be nice to see it back in the Tour with some more people on it
(let's just hope the descent isn't as bad as it has been said)

 

[smutchin]

Unfortunately he clearly stated in interviews that he was using this purely as build-up for the Tour and he would focus solely on going for a stage win and/or building form
(by the way, for the Tour he would also just go for stage wins and has said he would deliberately get dropped to not be a threat in the GC to get more leeway)

The sod!

His ride today backs that up though - good effort in the break but he's going to lose a lot of time by the end.

 

[smutchin]

Anyway, Bardet is a much better descender than Pinot, isn't he!

Question is can he get enough of a lead on this descent to make it count on the last climb...

 

[Crackle]

Wow, some stage that. What a descent from Bardet, a surprise from Van Garderen, great climb by Yates and even a pantomime villain in Scarponi, nice.

 

[GilesM]

Brilliant descent by Bardets, and not too shabby up the next climb.

 

[raindog]

Tejay in yellow - nice one!
Great riding from S Yates - Adam nowhere to be seen, but I expect he's still not race fit after his injury.

 

[Chris Norton]

Thats as good a days racing as you'll see anywhere I reckon.

 

[400bhp]

Why are the highlights on so bl00dy early

 

[smutchin]

So the kids can watch them before bedtime?

Cracking ride by Bardet. Awesome descending.

 

[rich p]

Great opportunism by Bardet. Froome says he's pleased but it seemed odd that he was caught by Teejay. Froome is definitely approaching this without the feeling that he needs to win the warm-up races as he and Wiggins did in years past.

 

[400bhp]

Great opportunism by Bardet. Froome says he's pleased but it seemed odd that he was caught by Teejay. Froome is definitely approaching this without the feeling that he needs to win the warm-up races as he and Wiggins did in years past.

Yes, that's what I thought. Nibali seems to be in that vein too.

Great ride by Yates. Will be very interesting to see where he ends up in the Tour. Top 10?

 

[rich p]

Yes, that's what I thought. Nibali seems to be in that vein too.

Great ride by Yates. Will be very interesting to see where he ends up in the Tour. Top 10?

Nibali seems, and has seemed, further off the pace so far this year. My Fishyometer will be twitching if he's back on top form at the TdF.

 

[themosquitoking]

[QUOTE 3740882, member: 259"]That was a very entertaining last half hour. No idiots in stupid costumes either.[/QUOTE]
Lol, there were grown men wearing lycra.