Paris-Nice Stage 4 *Spoiler

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Doesn't look like the peloton have the juice to catch the break.
    A bye product of having a load of teams with sprinters who can climb a bit, but not well enough?

    How's Rojas doing?
    _
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    De Gendt going for the time rather than the stage win. My money's on Voeckler.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Also a result of a race without the main sprinters in - Goss, Haussler, etc normally have to lead out or do their own thing. All the top sprinters are in the Tirreno
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Doesn't look like the peloton have the juice to catch the break.
    A bye product of having a load of teams with sprinters who can climb a bit, but not well enough?

    How's Rojas doing?

    Don't worry, he'll be in there. saw him with a helper all the way at the front at the penultimate climb. It's more worrying Haussler is still in there; and Goss, just
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    afx237vi wrote:
    De Gendt going for the time rather than the stage win. My money's on Voeckler.

    Or maybe the peloton can still do it yet... quite exciting, this.
  • rocksteadyeddie
    rocksteadyeddie Posts: 294
    Bunch are steaming now. Goss seemed to just about hold on / get back in before the hammer went down.
  • Once_In_A_Blue_Moon
    Once_In_A_Blue_Moon Posts: 269
    Will be very tight, the time is dropping. Tool ittle too late perhaps?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Who are Leopard riding for?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    Who are Leopard riding for?

    I'm not watching but Weylandt?
    _
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Who are Leopard riding for?

    I'm not watching but Weylandt?

    Ah, probably. Forgot about him.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    afx237vi wrote:
    Who are Leopard riding for?
    Weylandt I assume
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Hope de Gendt saved enough energy to stay in the peloton!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    I'm officially amazed.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Voeckler

    Another 4 seconds for De Gendt
  • Once_In_A_Blue_Moon
    Once_In_A_Blue_Moon Posts: 269
    Good man De Gendt! A brilliant effort!
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Bloody radio controlled tedium.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    iainf72 wrote:
    Bloody radio controlled tedium.

    The winner pulled his out with 15 km to go :wink:
  • fungus_the_muffin_man
    fungus_the_muffin_man Posts: 1,608
    I'm puzzled why a breakaway with De Gendt in was allowed to get away to start with :?

    Well done the break away
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    There you go.
    I had Tommy V down to win..............yesterday. :oops:
    A few teams will be fed up with the one man band that is Tommy de Gendt.
    iainf72 wrote:
    Bloody radio controlled tedium.

    It wasn't great by Paris-Nice standards.
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  • rocksteadyeddie
    rocksteadyeddie Posts: 294
    It's a sad indictment that you see someone riding like De Gendt
    - and nevermind his team - and immediately think the worst. Or is that just me becoming old and cynical?
  • Once_In_A_Blue_Moon
    Once_In_A_Blue_Moon Posts: 269
    edited March 2011
    Rocksteadyeddie wrote:
    It's a sad indictment that you see someone riding like De Gendt
    - and nevermind his team - and immediately think the worst. Or is that just me becoming old and cynical?

    I did fear the worst when I saw his team, but I like to believe it's just strong, aggresive riding. Or is that me being young and naive!? But why he was allowed to get away today I don't know. Even so, hats off to him for another gutsy ride.
  • StefanP
    StefanP Posts: 429
    Amazing last few kilometres by de Gendt
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    He gets away today, what difference does it make? He's going to lose it tomorrow anyway. HTC won't have been bothered by Goss losing the jersey - they have bigger fish to fry.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    afx237vi wrote:
    He gets away today, what difference does it make? He's going to lose it tomorrow anyway. HTC won't have been bothered by Goss losing the jersey - they have bigger fish to fry.

    Exactly. Goss wouldn't keep yellow after tomorrow anyway, and it's unlikely De Gendt will either. For the moment he's just an aggressive Voeckler-style rider, no second Johnny H
  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    Tommy V victory PTP Dance!

    I can forgive him for having a gastley looking national champ jersey!
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Is Tommy DG just getting stick because of Vacansoleil being tarred with the Ricco/Mosquera brush? If you look at his palmares, its not one of a doper par excellence. He has proven in previous races that he is happy to go out and be aggressive - its just with Vacansoleil he's getting the chances in bigger races than before.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wow, Voeckler is amazing. Got to be one of the best value riders. Pure entertainment. Pure panache.

    Credit to De Gendt, attacking after 6km . Motivation.

    Last 8km
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    If TV rode a bit smarter, he might win more races
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    afx237vi wrote:
    He gets away today, what difference does it make? He's going to lose it tomorrow anyway. HTC won't have been bothered by Goss losing the jersey - they have bigger fish to fry.
    2 things there.
    1) His own exposure and palmares and he certainly deserves his time in the spotlight for another day and who knows that there could be more to come this week.?
    2) The dumb management decision with Ricco & Mossey has to be overcome if they want their Sponsors Number 1 prize to be achieved in July.
    The sponsors are paying out big money to the ASO to do their bit with all the event sponsorship (also noted at Adriatico)

    This year they hope it is third time lucky.
    I wondered who they were a couple of years ago when they handed trinkets out at the Liege presentation.

    IMO it is very refreshing to see a team making a go of it and today I give them (him) 10 out of 10.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    deejay wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    He gets away today, what difference does it make? He's going to lose it tomorrow anyway. HTC won't have been bothered by Goss losing the jersey - they have bigger fish to fry.
    2 things there.
    1) His own exposure and palmares and he certainly deserves his time in the spotlight for another day and who knows that there could be more to come this week.?
    2) The dumb management decision with Ricco & Mossey has to be overcome if they want their Sponsors Number 1 prize to be achieved in July.
    The sponsors are paying out big money to the ASO to do their bit with all the event sponsorship (also noted at Adriatico)

    This year they hope it is third time lucky.
    I wondered who they were a couple of years ago when they handed trinkets out at the Liege presentation.

    IMO it is very refreshing to see a team making a go of it and today I give them (him) 10 out of 10.

    I was answering the "why did the other teams let him get away" question, but probably should have quoted it for clarity.

    But I agree with you that it's a winning situation for Vacansoleil. Looking at their team for Paris-Nice, they don't really have anyone for the GC, so getting in breakaways, a stage win, two days in yellow, de Gendt making them some new fans - they've had a great race whatever happens in the rest of the stages.

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