ScottCM Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 The advantage of Courteille, Quéméneur and Teklehaimanot keeps growing: 6.45 at km 50.
ScottCM Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 MTN very excited about the polka dot jerseyThe MTN-Qhubeka team, which is the first African trade team to take part in the Tour de France, is very excited about having the polka dot jersey with Daniel Teklehaimanot at the Dauphiné. “This is our first jersey in a World Tour race and to wear our first World Tour jersey with one of our African riders is just incredible”, said sport director Jens Zemke. “It was a superb result for us and it builds up some good confidence ahead of the Tour de France.”
ScottCM Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Peloton is 6:35 back after the first third of the Col De Cuvéry
ScottCM Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Half way up and the gap has grown to 6:55. Looks like the peloton is trying to prevent the sprinters from dropping off the back which means we are bound for a real fast finish at the end of the day.
ScottCM Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Daniel T has crested the Col de Cuvéry, not sure of the order but with them have a gap of over 6min the the peloton its safe to say he will be wearing the redesigned Polka dot jersey(Red with White dots) tomorrow. Well Done, 1sr job for the day done, now EBH sprint for the win!
NotSoBigBen Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Daniel TacklehighmotArnaud CourtellePerrig something or other .... Gap at 1:51 63.1 to go
ScottCM Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Three riders downCrash in the bunch at km 98: Laurent Pichon (FDJ), Alessandro Vanotti (Astana) and Stephen Cummings (MTN) went down. Laurent Pichon (FDJ), with drawls from the race after the crash Gap at 1:41
tombeej Posted June 8, 2015 Author Posted June 8, 2015 Main Cheese shot away from the peloton at the top of the climb and got himself 4 KOM points as well (i.e. 4th after the 3 breakaway riders had been through).
Prince Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 As for the Polka Dot jersey... 10x better than the red dots on white IMG_20150607_152728.jpgVery interesting podium girls
teampeanut Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Very interesting podium girls Normal women for a change.
ScottCM Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Main Cheese shot away from the peloton at the top of the climb and got himself 4 KOM points as well (i.e. 4th after the 3 breakaway riders had been through). Result of KOM price at col de Cuvéry, km 74:1. Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN), 10 points2. Perrig Quémeneur (Europcar), 83. Arnaud Courteille (FDJ), 6 4. Louis Meintjes (MTN), 45. Luis Angel Maté (Cofidis), 26. Gatis Smukulis (Katusha), 1 Meintjies keeping his options open, Podium for White and / Or Polka Jersey at the end of the tour.
ScottCM Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Points classification after today's stage: 1. TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel 198 MTN-QHUBEKA 25 pts2. QUEMENEUR Perrig 156 TEAM EUROPCAR 11 pts3. COURTEILLE ARNAUD 172 FDJ 8 pts4. -2 THURAU Bjorn 207 BORA-ARGON 18 7 pts5. MEINTJES Louis 196 MTN-QHUBEKA 4 pts
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