Criterium du Dauphiné, 8-15 June 2014 ***spoilers***

[smutchin]

All the main TdF contenders going head to head over a properly mountainous course. This could be interesting!

http://www.letour.com/criterium-du-dauphine/2014

 

[smutchin]

Highlight of the opening 10km ITT is a new tunnel through Lyon...
http://road.cc/content/news/112664-...pedestrian-tunnel-feature-dauphiné-time-trial

 

[TissoT]

Cant wait .... This is one of my Fav .This will be very interesting !

 

[The Couch]

Highlight of the opening 10km ITT is a new tunnel through Lyon...
http://road.cc/content/news/112664-video-lyons-stunning-new-cyclist-pedestrian-tunnel-feature-dauphiné-time-trial

Not the best of comments on the bottom of the article (then again...are they ever? )
Does look awfully dark (at places) in the video's and for such a wide tunnel not that much space for bikers

But should be fine for the pro cyclists who ride on a closed circuit

 

[thom]

Simon Fuller has nothing to do with this - really looking forward to see how Nibbles and Bertie compare to Froome pre tour.
SKY clearly being anything but complacent - there's a real opportunity to land psychological needling blows in this one.

Bring on the racing !

 

[robertob]

Should be really interesting Dauphine and give us some insight about what mike can happen a couple of weeks later when it really matters. I expect all the main contenders to be in good shape and I imagine Contador will want to show that he is in good form in particular.

The TT today might well go to Kwiatkowski but I wouldn'd expect Froome to far away. Some interesting young contenders here too and will be interesting to see what they can do today, mainly the names of Damien Howsom, Alexis Gougeard and Anton Vorobyev spring to my mind.

 

[raindog]

Can't believe we've still got an unrepentant ex-doper commentating on FR3 and France2

 

[rich p]

Can't believe we've still got an unrepentant ex-doper commentating on FR3 and France2

Armstrong's French isn't up to the task, is it?

 

[raindog]

A super skinny, super strong Berto just been pushed off

 

[tug benson]

how smart is that tunnel

 

[rich p]

A super skinny, super strong Berto just been pushed off

He looks to be trying pretty hard too

 

[raindog]

Nibali!! Come on lad!

 

[rich p]

Bert gets it so far

 

[rich p]

Wow, Froome nails it by a metaphorical street!

 

[tug benson]

Offt..Froomedog