Paris-Nice Prologue *spoilers*

tailwindhome
tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
edited March 2013 in Pro race
Live on ES from 2.30pm.

Looks a tight, very technical course.

JTL and TV Tommy elected for road bikes apparently

Soupe in the lead currently.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    Kelderman in lead

    Montfort down
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Compared to Roma Maxima, this is.............what's the word?..............boring, that's it.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    Chavanel into lead
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    - and Gaudin takes it from him straight away
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    The europcar helmet isn't half ugly.. looks like it has a solar panel on top?!
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Gesink looks like Froome on ecstacy.
  • garyhoop1
    garyhoop1 Posts: 44
    Video from todays prologue: http://bit.ly/XJaCmp
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Compared to Roma Maxima, this is.............what's the word?..............boring, that's it.

    I think crap might be the better word. Disappointing field and a 3km prologue is too short for my liking. I'm sure it will pick up later in the week when JTL goes on a solo break through the mountains though :lol:
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well I have been known to fall asleep in front of a TT or a 'boring flat sprinters stage' before but this time shuteye was achieved in record time. I watched Soupe start but I never saw him finish, impressive form from me! It took less than 2.9km and 3.38 (or somesuch similar time) to drop off. :( Woke up during the Sporza highlights of Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen, Nico Eeckhout in a break and Gerald Ciolek actually winning something. :shock:
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Milton50 wrote:
    Gesink looks like Froome on ecstacy.


    Fugly beyond belief
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Well I have been known to fall asleep in front of a TT or a 'boring flat sprinters stage' before but this time shuteye was achieved in record time. I watched Soupe start but I never saw him finish, impressive form from me! It took less than 2.9km and 3.38 (or somesuch similar time) to drop off. :( Woke up during the Sporza highlights of Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen, Nico Eeckhout in a break and Gerald Ciolek actually winning something. :shock:


    a sub 3k prologue, P-N? I mean, seriously, why even bother

    Yeah, good for Ciolek and the new African team. Dont know what's been happening with Cav after the Prologue at 3 Days, he's been silent on his Twitter feed for several days which usually means he's not a happy camper about something
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    It looked a bit technical. I'm surprised that there weren't a few face-plants on some of those tight turns.
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  • Getting a bit sick of all this - it's not a spectacle - bit tough, dangerous . These are pros . A tracky won on a demanding circuit. Obviously you want straight roads and the expected to dominate? Get over yourselves
  • frenchfighter
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    And that bit of black sticky tape is the reason OPQS are saying the helmet was illegal?


    (apologies if this has been discussed in the other P-N threads)
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