PTP - Paris-Nice

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited March 2012 in Pro race
First big stage race of the year, begins on Sunday with a time trial (not a prologue), and continues with 6 road stages before another time trial up Col d'Eze next Sunday.

http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/COURSE/us ... cours.html

1. Dampierre-en-Yvelines to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse 9.4 km
2. Mantes-la-Jolie to Orléans 185.5 km
3. Vierzon to Le Lac de Vassivière 194 km
4. Brive-la-Gaillarde to Rodez 178 km
5. Onet-le-Château to Mende 178.5 km
6. Suze-la-Rousse to Sisteron 178.5 km
7. Sisteron to Nice 219.5 km
8. Nice to Col d'Èze 9.6 km

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Start list: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjI4OTk=

Recent winners:

2011 MARTIN Tony
2010 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto
2009 SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon
2008 REBELLIN Davide
2007 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto
2006 LANDIS Floyd
2005 JULICH Bobby
2004 JAKSCHE Jörg
2003 VINOKOUROV Alexandre
2002 VINOKOUROV Alexandre

Note to new players: For stage-races, pick an overall GC winner before the race starts on Sunday, and daily winners for each stage.
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Comments

  • overall...mmmm...Tony Martin

    1.Tony Martin
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    It's quite tough the TT. Well it is for me!
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,141
    1: Wiggins
    2: Phinney
    3: Valv
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    GC: Andy Schleck please.
    Stage 1 Wiggo
  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    GC: Porte
    S1 Martin
    S2: Kettle
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    edited February 2012
    GC - Wiggins

    ST1 - T Martin
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    When does a prologue become a short stage 1 time trial?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    GC Wiggins
    St 1 Wiggins

    Please


    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    GC and stage 1 Wiggins please.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,157
    When does a prologue become a short stage 1 time trial?

    At 8km

    My picks:

    GC Thomas De Gendt
    stage 1: Tony Martin.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • GC - Wiggins please
    Stage 1 - TJ Van Garderen
    Col d'Eze TT stage (8?) - Wiggins
  • tforonda
    tforonda Posts: 1,193
    GC: Wiggins
    Stage 1: Wiggins
  • frosty99
    frosty99 Posts: 115
    gc Wiggins
    stage 1 martin
  • patchy
    patchy Posts: 779
    GC: Valverde

    St1: Wiggins
    point your handlebars towards the heavens and sweat like you're in hell
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    edited March 2012
    GC: Bradley Wiggins
    Stage 1: Bradley Wiggins
    Stage 2: Elia Viviani
    Stage 3: Alejandro Valverde
    Stage 4: Thomas Voeckler
    Stage 5: Igor Anton
    Stage 6: Yauheni Hutarovich
    Stage 7: Alejandro Valverde
    Stage 8: Bradley Wiggins
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    edited March 2012
    GC Alejandro Valverde *spits*

    Stage 1 Bradley Wiggins
    Stage 2 Marcel Kittel
  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    GC: Bradley Wiggins
    Stage 1: Bradley Wiggins
    Stage 2: Elia Viviani
    eating parmos since 1981

    Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Aero 09
    Cervelo P5 EPS
    www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=13038799
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    edited March 2012
    GC: Tony Martin
    Stage 1: Tony Martin
    Stage 2: Marcel Kittel
    Stage 3: Nick Nuyens
    Stage 4: Thomas Voeckler
    Stage 5: Daniel Navarro
    Stage 6: Marcel Kittel
    Stage 7: Bradley Wiggins
  • brucey72
    brucey72 Posts: 1,086
    GC: Tony Martin
    Stage 1: Tony Martin
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,583
    GC Porte
    1. Tony Martin
    2. Kittel
    3. Degenkolb
    4. Hushovd
    5. Igor Anton
    6. Haussler
    7. Roche
    8. Porte
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 20,640
    GC: T Martin
    Stage 1: T Martin
    Stage 2: M Kittel
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,864
    GV Wiggins

    s1 MARTIN

    s2 HUTAROVICH
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • seven7faces
    seven7faces Posts: 360
    GC - Wiggins
    S1 - Porte
    S2 - Kittel
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    Froome's out. Replaced by Zandio - Omar Little, you probably want to change that one.

    GC Wiggins
    S1 Martin pls.
  • GC wiggo
    1 Wiggo
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

    PTP Runner Up 2015
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    GC Froome
    St 1 T Martin

    Thanks
    'Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.'
    Neil Gaiman
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,005
    GC Wiggins
    1 Tony Martin
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    Ms Tree wrote:
    GC Froome
    St 1 T Martin

    Thanks


    Just seen Froome is out can I change to Gerrans, please
    'Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.'
    Neil Gaiman
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    GC: Valverde
    1. Martin
    2. Kittel
  • Overall : Kloden
    St 1: Wiggins
    St 2 : Boonen