Critérium du Dauphiné 2-9 June [spoilers]

[Pedrosanchezo]

FWIW, @Slaav, I thought it looked as if Bertie was eyeballs out, on the last stretch, to stay with Froome.

No doubt he was. Had to sit down which usually means Bertie is buggered. Froome done this too him previously this year too. Oman i think. Second last stage?

 

[ColinJ]

Ooh I do like a good one liner !

So did I, until I found out they were illegal!








Drugs reference. Joke. Never mind ...

Oh ... I haven't got time to check for other mentions - the Lincoln Grand Prix is just starting on British Eurosport.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Totally agree.

BTW did you know that you had made 15,706 posts on cyclechat?

Best comeback i've seen on CC.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Astana...face palm...

So so bad. Two against one!! Simples - one attacks and the other wheel sucks to the finish but they attacked and stopped, hummed and hawed and finally decided that they would both try and out sprint him!! WTF!! Idiots. One in front and one behind him, that way they dictate the pace and have a rider on his wheel.

 

[ColinJ]

Pantani ended up very offended by that finish did he not?

He did! Armstrong talked of gifting the stage to Pantani as a show of respect, and then showed no respect by referring to him as 'Elefantino' - 'little elephant', a reference to his big ears!

Incidentally, this nickname obviously did get to Pantani because I saw him on training on the Costa Blanca a year before he died and he'd just had his ears pinned back (and a nose job)!

 

[Dave Davenport]

he'd just had his ears pinned back (and a nose job)!

That was after the wind tunnel TT set up tests.

 

[ColinJ]

I know Pantani was a cheat, but at least I liked him. I never really liked Armstrong.

I descended one Costa Blanca mountain as Pantani was climbing it in training. It was an impressive sight!

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I know Pantani was a cheat, but at least I liked him. I never really liked Armstrong.

I descended one Costa Blanca mountain as Pantani was climbing it in training. It was an impressive sight!

Passed each other at about the same speed?

 

[ColinJ]

Passed each other at about the same speed?

Well, he looked like he was in the big ring! I had limped up the same climb in a 39/29 gear a few days before. Mind you, I was fuelled only by toast, jam, croissants, a banana and a couple of coffees ...

 

[smutchin]

Just tuned in in time for the last 10km... Crikey. That is a very select group left in the race.

 

[smutchin]

Sanchez digging deep into the suitcase of courage on this final climb.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Sanchez is really suffering!

 

[smutchin]

Samuuuuuuuu! I think he enjoyed that.

 

[smutchin]

Great ride by Stef Clement too.

 

[montage]

Kennaugh and G climbing very well