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

[Shaun]

http://www.letour.com/criterium-du-dauphine/2015/us/

 

[smutchin]

Should be a good race as usual but may not tell us much about the Tour - Nibali is down for it but Quintana's going to Switzerland. Presumably Contador will be resting after the Giro too. Not clear yet what Froome is doing.

 

[rich p]

Should be a good race as usual but may not tell us much about the Tour - Nibali is down for it but Quintana's going to Switzerland. Presumably Contador will be resting after the Giro too. Not clear yet what Froome is doing.

I'd have thought that Froome should be doing it - he's definitely under-raced this year.

 

[smutchin]

Sure, it's just a question of whether he does this one or Switzerland. I'd have thought this one is more likely though.

On the subject of being under-raced, it doesn't seem to have done Aru or Landa any harm.

 

[Roscoe]

I think Froome will be there with his Tour team, final fine tuning. Will Porte be there though?

 

[themosquitoking]

They've looked Porte in his caravan for a good long think about what he did.

 

[Roscoe]

hahahahaha, I think he'll be off on a long holiday in his caravan

 

[rich p]

There's an article in yesterday's Guardian about Porte and the motorhome in uncomplimentary terms. Koenig turned it down after Porte bailed and it became a team talk bus.

 

[Roscoe]

I can understand the thinking behind, but from a team harmony point of view, not so sure. Elitist perhaps.

 

[rich p]

I can understand the thinking behind, but from a team harmony point of view, not so sure. Elitist perhaps.

The article asked you to imagine if every team had a couple of huge motorhomes for their lead riders.The chaos and congestion on the small roads and mtn top finishes, loss of income to the stage hosts and hotels.
Here's the link
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/may/29/richie-porte-giro-d-italia-motorhome

 

[mjr]

Nibali to CdeD too. http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/05/news/froome-and-nibali-to-face-off-at-dauphine_372019

 

[Dayvo]

hahahahaha, I think he'll be off on a long holiday in his caravan

He'd be better off looking in his crystal ball and selling lucky heather.

 

[Booyaa]

I can understand the thinking behind, but from a team harmony point of view, not so sure. Elitist perhaps.

It was defo worth the try, doesn't seem to have worked very well though although the nature of the exit of Porte won't help a clear outcome being made.

 

[smutchin]

I don't think the motor home was the problem.

 

[themosquitoking]

I don't think the motor home was the problem.

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.