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23k left, 2'46 lead for the Break... Surely the odds are in their favour?

They almost got it perfectly correct. Two main reason why it didn't work, IMHO, was because WvA asked the GC guys to pull(which they did), and the break didn't ride all the way to the line(cat&mouse in final km). If these things didn't happen, it might have resulted in the same result that we got in Stage 2, with WvA sprinting for 5th...

Sensational final 20km! Kudos to the Breakaway, they nearly got there.

at 71km to go, the break was 2'10 ahead. Peloton chased it down to 1'15 But now at 35 to go, they are back up to 2'20. Peloton is not just sitting around, they are trying to chase it. I'm thinking the Break has a chance here.

Today probably favours a Breakaway win. Maybe someone from Bahrain, EF and/or Quickstep, along with guys from the smaller teams.

Agree. Wout should be able to stick with the front runners until the end of stage 6. But stage 7 and 8 will be a bridge too far for him to stay with the mountain goats, methinks. Would be interesting to see if he tries to go as deep as possible on those stages to secure a good GC result, or if he plays domestique for Rog and Jonas.

So close again, but Wout will be content in pushing Ganna so close. JV sitting very pretty on GC

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I would be very surprised if John didn't think of this risk factor on stage 2. It is one thing to know about the plan, it is a totally different thing to get your ducks in a row to cover the risk. The team selection conundrum is really interesting with the course this year. WvA is worth his weight in Gold to JV as he can assist Roglic in all the terrains.

JV are going to have to try something different to get the jump on Pog somewhere. Maybe do a monster TTT at the end of stage 2 to drop Pog in the crosswinds anticipated on the 18km long bridge... “It blows there 300 days a year,”said Trek-Segafredo’s Mads Pedersen https://www.velonews.com/news/road/could-an-18km-bridge-ruin-the-gc-ambitions-of-the-climbers-at-the-tour-de-france/

Jip, but at least WvA threw away "only" a stage at Criterium du Dauphine and not a Monument. Wout is in Yellow again today, that should console him a little bit. WvA again showing his versatility by competing for the win on a CAT 2 stage finish climb. He already won a bunch sprint in Stage 1 and will surely be a contender on the 31.9km ITT today.

Ai Wout, you had it, just ride through the line!

Dauphiné is back up and running https://www.criterium-du-dauphine.fr/en/ WvA bossed the Sprint in Stage 1 yesterday Breakaway snuck the win in Stage 2 and actually took Yellow away from WvA.

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https://www.zero2turbo.com/2022/06/f1-ceo-stefano-domenicali-reportedly-flying-to-johannesburg-this-week-to-discuss-grand-prix-in-south-africa

Our lovely friend at it again it seems:

It is the same guy. Bikermouse = Taun Taun moved down to the Cape somewhere in the past year. He created the Bikermouse profile to be able to snoop on the discussions around his Bike Tour scams Cock-ups. I did inform other members about this and even raised the duplicate account issue with ADMIN. Sorry to Brussel for having a run-in with this guy. Leopards seldom change their spots, unfortunately.

Very true. I don't want to speak too early, but this does bode well for the TDF... and a certain Mr MainCheese.🤞

Checo in 1st! Hold on man!

I have a sneaky suspicion this weekend is the best opportunity for Perez to win a race. He seems to be consistently faster than Max in the practice sessions. And he is right on the pace with the Ferrari's. Qualify on pole with two reds behind him will mean it will be impossible for team orders to benefit Max.