The Criterium du Dauphine' is one of the final tune up stage races as the pros get ready for the Tour de France. The Dauphine' is great training because it follows many of the routes used on the le Tour. The stages in the week long race will also often mimic stages the riders will experience in July. In the past several years the winner of the Dauphine' has gone on to win the Tour de France.
This year's edition of the race rolls through the Rhone Valley and through Provence before heading back for a couple of mountainous stages to wrap things up with a bang. The race featured the top contenders for the Tour de France. Chris Froome, Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali are expected to be the top three riders battling for the crown in July. They did not disappoint in this year's Dauphine with numerous attacks and spirited uphill skirmishes.
In the end, Andrew Talansky took the overall victory. Nobody saw that coming. Well, maybe the Garmin Director Sportif, Jonathan Vaughters saw it. But he would have been the only one outside the Garmin team. Talansky took the (well earned) overall victory on the final stage of the race.
This week's Lucha Vino matchup takes a trip to the south of France with a tour de force through the Cotes du Rhone AOC.
2008 Brian Carter Byzance v. 2011 Alain Jaume & Fils Domaine Grand Veneur Les Champouvins
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Thursday, March 7, 2013
WA Super Tuscan Style v. The Maestro
The Italians know how to live life with a certain flair. This weekend's Strade Bianche was a prime example. This 190 km one day race sends the pro bike racers across 57 km of unique white gravel roads in Tuscany, hence the name Strade Bianche.
In terms of the One Day Classic Races, the Strade Bianche is an infant. This is just the seventh edition of the race and, surprisingly, no Italian had won the race. Until this past Saturday when Moreno Moser took the race by storm attacking the main peleton on the final gravel road section. He bridged to the remainders of the day's break away in the race's final 10 kilometers and then bided his time, finally attacking on the final climb leading into the Piazza del Campo. Ultimately, soloing to victory and driving the Italian Tofosi into a frenzy.
This week's challenge honors Italian style and the strade bianchi with a Super Tuscan matchup.
2007 Brian Carter Tuttorosso v. 2009 Antonio Sanguineti Nessun Dorma Maestro Super Tuscan
In terms of the One Day Classic Races, the Strade Bianche is an infant. This is just the seventh edition of the race and, surprisingly, no Italian had won the race. Until this past Saturday when Moreno Moser took the race by storm attacking the main peleton on the final gravel road section. He bridged to the remainders of the day's break away in the race's final 10 kilometers and then bided his time, finally attacking on the final climb leading into the Piazza del Campo. Ultimately, soloing to victory and driving the Italian Tofosi into a frenzy.
This week's challenge honors Italian style and the strade bianchi with a Super Tuscan matchup.
2007 Brian Carter Tuttorosso v. 2009 Antonio Sanguineti Nessun Dorma Maestro Super Tuscan
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