Stage 5 Paris-Nice *Spoiler

FJS
FJS Posts: 4,820
edited March 2011 in Pro race
The Queens stage (?) of this year's Paris-Nice. Perhaps not as much climbing as in previous years, but Col de la Mure is a decent enough climb, 9 km before the finish.

Lieuwe Westra alone in front at the Croix de Chabouret

De Gendt dropped from the peloton on the same climb - seems he's no second Hoogerland after all ;)

earlier a minor crash with LL Sanchez, Casar and Gerrans
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FJS wrote:
    earlier a minor crash with LL Sanchez, Casar and Gerrans

    PTP carnage? Or too minor/soon?
    _
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    earlier a minor crash with LL Sanchez, Casar and Gerrans

    PTP carnage? Or too minor/soon?

    Got back in the bunch soon enough - don't know about damage
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Talking of PTP carnage:

    13:02 - Sagan dropped
    Liquigas team leader Peter Sagan has been dropped in La Croix de Chaubouret.
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    According to the cyclingnews ticker de Gendt is struggling today after yesterday's efforts
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    LE MEVEL Christophe
    LOPEZ David
    WESTRA Lieuwe
    HARDY Romain
    DUPONT Hubert
    JEANNESSON Arnold

    Are the riders in the lead, about 2.30. Le Mevel, Westra, Dupont and Jeannesson are all quite handy riders. Not sure about Hardy and Lopez.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Seems odd that such well placed riders as Le Mevel are allowed in the break, particularly as he's a reasonable climber.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    Think I've picked the wrong Spaniard for PTP today :(
    Was a toss up between theLeader of the bleeding carrots and LLS :(
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Seems odd that such well placed riders as Le Mevel are allowed in the break, particularly as he's a reasonable climber.

    That was my first thought
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    The gap is not big, the presence of several riders up there means the bunch won't gift it much time.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    About 20km to go, gap steady at 1.15
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    About 20km to go, gap steady at 1.15

    You're watching yesterday's :wink:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    61km to go. On the 2nd cat.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Ignore that last post for some reason I'm watching stage 4 not stage 5!
    (Goss in yellow should have given it away; also the get busy with the fizzy commentary)
  • Once_In_A_Blue_Moon
    Once_In_A_Blue_Moon Posts: 269
    Haha. Todays coverage on Eurosport starts at 14.45 after yesterday's highlights
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Little under 5km to go : leading group now Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil), Hubert Dupont (AG2R), Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ), David Lopez Garcia (Movistar), Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) and Romain Hardy (Bretagne-Schuller).
    Peloton @ 3.55
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Wtf are you getting your info?

    One kilometre before the top of the Col de Montreynaud (km 135), three men are in the lead: Dupond, Westra and Lopez Garcia.
    20 seconds behind are Le Mevel, De Greef, Casar, Fedrigo, Jeanneson, Voigt, Kessiakoff, Garate, Svitsov, Kadri and Jerome Pineau.
    The peloton 40 seconds behind.

    Sagan? dropped.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Loving this descent by FDJ.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    DeadCalm wrote:
    Loving this descent by FDJ.
    Fun to look at and a bit of publicity, but what does it get them; a handful of seconds advantage for Casar on a steep 8 km climb?
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Lotto doing the work in the chase - Van den Broeck must feel OK
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    FJS wrote:
    DeadCalm wrote:
    Loving this descent by FDJ.
    Fun to look at and a bit of publicity, but what does it get them; a handful of seconds advantage for Casar on a steep 8 km climb?

    You're almost certainly right but I love that they've given it a go and you never know. 32 seconds at the moment on the peloton.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    At last one stage I can watch live.

    Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ), Sandy Casar (FDJ), Cédric Pineau (FDJ), Jérémy Roy (FDJ), Yuriy Trofimov (Katusha Team), Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar), Simon Spilak (Lampre - ISD)
    Peloton at 0:35
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Vino backwards
    Contador is the Greatest
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Vino backwards

    On IV? I thought "No IV" would've been more accurate.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wiggins, LLS, Sanchez, Schleck, Tam., Moncoutie, Kreuziger all there
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So defensive. Paris Nice should be ridden with aggression.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ah Chavanel dropped
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    frenchfighter wrote:
    So defensive. Paris Nice should be ridden with aggression.

    Testosterone does have that effect on people.
    _
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Wiggins looks comfortable.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah Voeckler still there
    Contador is the Greatest

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