Critérium du Dauphiné 2022

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Just creating a thread to move it all out of the Bike Exchange thread

 

[eth-dog]

A race in 4 as far as GC is concerned, between the two Jumbo Visma leaders in Roglic and Vingegaard, O'Connor and Haig. Haig I think probably podiums ahead of O'Connor but the interesting part will be the time gaps between them and Roglic/Vingegaard. Haig can beat Jonas at his best IMO, O'Connor maybe but I'd be backing a JV 1-2 here.

Greonewegen the sprinter by far here but it'll be a challenging parcourse for him to make it to the end on most stages.

 

[Orange Agent]

The field here is one of the worst in 10 years, probably more. Bit of a shame.

 

[eth-dog]

The field here is one of the worst in 10 years, probably more. Bit of a shame.

Yeah, the GC is a race in 5, DG the only true sprinter, WVA is the only real puncheur.

 

[eth-dog]

GC predictions? I'm gonna go with:

1. Roglic
2. Mas
3. Haig
4. Vingegaard
5. O'Connor
6. Goeghan Hart
7. Gaudu
8. Barguile
9. Kruijswijk
10. Storer (throwing in a smokie)

 

[Orange Agent]

Rog
Jonas
WVA.
Laporte.

 

[Orange Agent]

I think Haig should go alright, has an ok team.

 

[Orange Agent]

What an effort from Durbridge.

 

[eth-dog]

What an effort from Durbridge.

Been huge. If they get back, does Dylan win?

 

[eth-dog]

Bugger. WVA will win this.

 

[Orange Agent]

Pretty much as expected but at least BEX gave it a crack.

 

[eth-dog]

Pretty much as expected but at least BEX gave it a crack.

If he'd lasted another 500m on the climb I reckon they make it back

 

[Orange Agent]

If he'd lasted another 500m on the climb I reckon they make it back

Surprised Trek were the ones to do it. And Wout says the climb was easy, LOL.

 

[eth-dog]

Durbo had a nice TT last night. Roglic is gonna win this, WVA doesn't have the mountain legs, Cattaneo is basically a specialist ITT rider too.

Groenewegan has an outside chance of winning tonight's. If they survive the first two climbs (where they won't be going too hard) then they should be able to reel in the break.

 

[yaco55]

JV is taking the piss in the Dauphine - They are barely trying, yet have won two stages and are one-two on GC.

 

[eth-dog]

Would love to see Schultz get in the break tonight. Far enough down on GC that he should be able to go (there's no way they let him get a big lead though) and if he gets caught on the final climb he could still get potentially a top 20 birth.

 

[yaco55]

BEX is a lazy team - They rarely get anyone in the break of any race.