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

[HF2300]

No, all the breakaways were early and the coverage hadn't started. It'll be the same today - 21 man break including the polka-dot jersey just coming up to the bottom of the Col de la Croix Fry, and TV doesn't start for an hour (ITV4)

 

[HF2300]

Sky turning the screw over the Col de la Croix Fry - peloton down to 45, Yates brothers and lots of others off the back, some breakaway stragglers caught and gap down to 1 min. Still no TV. Dani Navarro attacking on the Aravis.

 

[The Couch]

Was it Bardet who crashed in the TdF twice 2 years ago? One of them was in the TT??

Nope, that was the other Ag2R rider... J-C Peraud

(it was because of his - surprisingly - strong performance that year.. and since he had dropped out, he wasn't in the standings... that I selected him for my fantasy team last year...wasn't a bad choice to make )

 

[HF2300]

Adam Yates has brought Simon back to the yellow jersey group. Yellow jersey group getting much smaller, still at about a minute gap. Breakaway has crested the Aravis, Teklehaimanot has been first over all the climbs so far.

 

[smutchin]

Interesting. I thought about him for a spotty jersey pick but didn't think he'd be up to it. Good going.

 

[HF2300]

He's looking like he's got it sewn up. 65 points to Nibali's second placed 18.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Nibali riding clean? That'll not go down well with Astana management...

 

[tug benson]

steep wee climb

 

[HF2300]

Nibali struggling to stay with Sky, Millar thinks he's defending his gap and avoiding going into the red.

 

[tug benson]

Kennaughs face when pushing it hard is funny

 

[The Couch]

Nibali is keeping his veins powder clean for the Tour

 

[smutchin]

Nibali struggling to stay with Sky, Millar thinks he's defending his gap and avoiding going into the red.

He's changed his mind now but I think he was right first time - Nibali has time in hand over Froome and he should be able to limit his losses to Froome while also reeling in Costa and Valverde on the final climb.

But we'll see!

 

[tug benson]

what a push from Poels

 

[Chris Norton]

Van Poels going like a train. He's gonna give it away shortly surely.

 

[tug benson]

Go on Dawg