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

[Crackle]

It did smilingly occur to me that if Froome didn't spend so much time checking his stem out, he might have seen the pothole

 

[Crackle]

I suppose the big clue was seeing Nieve was in the breakaway, That was the first thing that surprised me. So Contador has mistakenly marked Froome and missed the break. Can he catch them. Talansky looked good yesterday.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Kirkby is writing Berti off here! Must be mad. Contador is climbing like a mountain goat!!

He is more than capable i think and i still fancy Berti for this.

Would be HUGE for Talansky though. Loving this.

 

[raindog]

haha - this is insane - Berto giving Sky the finger

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Talansky is distanced! Gap must be 45-50 seconds?

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Stunning again from Yates.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Talansky takes it

 

[Crackle]

Ooof. A race turned on its head. Fantastic.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Talansky has it. Well done!!

Contador big kudos for trying solo. Big mental advantage going into the TDF. Froome will bounce back though.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

If the TDF is anything like 3 weeks of that then it will be bloody EPIC!

 

[400bhp]

He he, Talansky

Froome nowhere.........

 

[Speicher]

Talansky

 

[raindog]

unbef ckinglievable
it's a long time since I've seen anything like that!!

another good showing from Adam Yates who gets 6th on GC

 

[rliu]

One of the most memorable stages in recent years, hard to remember the last time a rider who has led a week long stage race for the majority ended up outside the final GC top 10. Equally hard to remember a rider solo chasing for 25km in the mountains, what Bertie attempted was reminiscent of a Cancellara solo attack on the cobbles, just without the victorious ending.

 

[MikeG]

Could someone explain what happened, so those of us not following live have a clue........ Thanks.