Criterium Du Dauphine SPOILERS.

[Adam4868]

Nobody from Ineos in the top ten and 7th for Dumoulin makes him best placed for Jumbo.Strange ending to the race.

 

[Shadow]

Having been a Cofidis fan for years I am just pleased to see any of their riders near the front. Cofidis riders don't usually win races until they join another team!!!!

To help celebrate a podium place, thought you might enjoy this pic of a Cofidis bandit!!

 

[themosquitoking]

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You watch him go today....fuelled by Leek pies !

Is this a Welsh version of soggy biscuit?

 

[Adam4868]

To help celebrate a podium place, thought you might enjoy this pic of a Cofidis bandit!!
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Red and green should never be seen......

 

[mjr]

Somebody in charge should be held responsible for that first descent... I don't blame riders for being angry at being expected to ride road bikes at high speed down a gravel-strewn, rutted, pothole-fest!

There was a short rider strike at the start of the last stage as a result of that and Lombardia. I don't remember it being mentioned on UK coverage.

 

[matticus]

It has been very much used as a warm-up (by many, not all) rather than a race for the race’s sake. Appreciate this probably happens every year but this year it has been magnified due to circumstances.

I've been thinking the same - this is the first edition I have actually watched, so I don't normally pay it much attention.

It was all so exciting; great roads, loads of big names, full of promise on Day 1. Then I gradually realised that we were watching a training/selection session, not a race

fortunately Day 5 came good - a real race between almost everyone that was still standing

(good to see an old-fashioned France -vs- spanish-speakers contest too :P )

 

[Adam4868]

I enjoyed it...id say the final stage yesterday was one of the best I've seen.
So from this we now know we've not a clue who's gonna win the Tour !

 

[rich p]

I enjoyed it...id say the final stage yesterday was one of the best I've seen.
So from this we now know we've not a clue who's gonna win the Tour !

Barring injury I'd still favour Roglic - he's an ex ski jumper, you know.

 

[Adam4868]

Barring injury I'd still favour Roglic - he's an ex ski jumper, you know.

Almost forgot that.....

 

[cisamcgu]

Barring injury I'd still favour Roglic - he's an ex ski jumper, you know.

Ski jumping is so popular in Slovenia, that maybe 50% of the people there can claim this

 

[Martinsnos]

I've been thinking the same - this is the first edition I have actually watched, so I don't normally pay it much attention.

It was all so exciting; great roads, loads of big names, full of promise on Day 1. Then I gradually realised that we were watching a training/selection session, not a race

fortunately Day 5 came good - a real race between almost everyone that was still standing

(good to see an old-fashioned France -vs- spanish-speakers contest too :P )

Yes - the final stage was excellent

 

[cyberknight]

Yes - the final stage was excellent

Would Pinot have won it if he had a team train like ineos / jumbo ? he was very isolated i felt and had no chance covering all the moves .

 

[Adam4868]

Would Pinot have won it if he had a team train like ineos / jumbo ? he was very isolated i felt and had no chance covering all the moves .

No 😁

 

[themosquitoking]

No 😁

Yeah, he still would have found a way to feck it up.

 

[rich p]

Bah. 11th.

At least he attacked Rog