J. Alaphilippe takes the win, @Sammmy_Be finished just outside the top 10 in 11th
"I was in a good position but in the final 200m I might have waited a bit too long" - Sam Bennett in the mix but ultimately disappointed on stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné
CyclingMonday, 05 June 2023 at 20:30
In a tough finale on stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, Sam Bennett was right there in the mix with the general classification riders in the drag up to the line before ultimately fading to an 11th-placed finish.
“I didn't feel very good at the beginning of the stage but I was improving towards the final. It was one of those days where you come around a bit," the Irishman told the official website of his team, BORA - hansgrohe. "I was in a good position but in the final 200m I might have waited a bit too long. Anyway, compared to yesterday, I’m happy to be in the mix again.“
Stage 3 looks like a much more favourable day for the fast men, and Bennett will be hoping his strong performance on stage 2 gives him good legs for the expected sprint finish. With both Bennett and Dylan Groenewegen the only true sprinters in the race, chances of victory will be high.
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- Pidcock is starting to sound like Froome now.Sweep18-11-2024
- I think this was because there were junior women in the race. If a race has junior women am pretty sure it has to be less than 45 minutes. I believe a rule is coming in for next season that will fine organisers that don't put on a junior women's race a fine equivalent to the prize money. So fingers crossed we should see more longer elite and junior women's races from next season.NorrisHippocampe18-11-2024
- Of course he CAN. Big salary in cycling is not when you win but when they talk about you (and your team / sponsors). For every news about Jonas, MVdP or Wout there are 10 times more(!) news about Pidcock (like everyday for last 2 months?). Since cycling is advertising sport not competitive sport (in terms of from money comes from) Pidcock is winner and GOAT - change my mind. ;-)averagecyclist18-11-2024
- Why do the women CXs keep getting short changed with the length of theor races? They could have easily done another lap to put them at 50 minutes which is their time limit. Yet another CX race where they fail to reach this when they had a chance to. Come on ... the math isn't that hard to figure out lap times and divide into 50 min!frieders318-11-2024
- All pro cyclists are massively underpaid! The amount of riding and physical exertion they put their bodies through is crazy compared to other sports. I can't think of any other sport where you are physically active at a very high level of power output for hours on end each day.Pogboom17-11-2024
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- :-)Sweep17-11-2024
- What a mess there :-)
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