Paris-Nice Stage 2 *spoiler thread*

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited March 2013 in Pro race
For Sky lovers Boswell is writing about this race:
http://velonews.competitor.com/tag/ian-boswell

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Easy stage but depends on the racers.

60% chance of rain, 26 km/h ESE head/crosswind, narrow roads and a 4% uphill finish (see the last 5 km profile, right) should make Stage 2 a classic Paris-Nice stage.

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Do yourselves a favour and don't view the image of Seeldraeyers leg literally talking for him.

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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    They're riding very very slowly
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    34km/h on pan flat course is taking the mick.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Now down to 30km/h :roll:
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Apparently because the riders aren't happy.

    Alexandre Mignot ‏@AlexandreMignot
    According to our correspondent, the riders aren't happy of the lenght of the today's stage. That's why they're riding slowly
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Slim Boy Fat wrote:
    Apparently because the riders aren't happy.

    Alexandre Mignot ‏@AlexandreMignot
    According to our correspondent, the riders aren't happy of the lenght of the today's stage. That's why they're riding slowly

    :roll:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tks for the info. I was going to say the only time I remember them going this slowly were protest stages. 200km of pan flat racing early season should be good training for these professionals - I wonder who started this discontent.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    @eurohoody said earlier there was a strong headwind
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    While admitting the break had very slim chances to go all the way, AG2R team director Vincent Lavenu told http://www.letour.fr that Maxime Bouet had a point to make after puncturing in the finale of stage 1: "There was headwind all day. That's why we have been riding so slow. In the same time, the sprinters have a strong interest in this stage while the favorites cannot afford to let De Gendt go as he could be a threat for the GC. The only chance for Maxime is for the Vacansoleil to really go for it and to try something in the finale. He is very keen after losing his illusions yesterday when he punctured with 10 kms to go."
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The comments on the live chat on the Paris-Nice website are (occasionally) interesting - they said the same about the headwind.

    http://www.letour.com/paris-nice/2013/us/live/aso/
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    15:12
    Huguet and Siutsov crash

    As hail starts falling on the peloton Kasntanstin Siutsov (SKY) crashed as weel as Yann Huguet (ARG)
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Check out the new moto display for time gaps!

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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    ooh nasty off for bouhanni.
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Bouhanni faceplant. Out of the race, new teeth required.
  • johnboy183
    johnboy183 Posts: 832
    That hurt just watching
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    I hope he likes soup.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Ouch.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    afx237vi wrote:
    Bouhanni faceplant. Out of the race, new teeth required.

    I feel bad now....I picked him for PTP so he was bound to come a cropper.

    Seriously though, hope he's OK, sounds nasty.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh man, that is really bad. Very painful and awkward. Face covered in blood and teeth/chipped.
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    stretcher called for - race over for poor nacer :cry:
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,563
    Ouch.

    I'm probably missing something, but why didn't he roll onto his shoulder when he knew he was going down?
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    his wheel just went from under him

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    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    OOWWWW. Just closed the window. Can someone post a clip when its up?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    All together, 35km to go. Boonen setting the pace.

    According to Cnews:
    Incidentally, part of Sky's rationale for sending its classics team to train in the seclusion of Mount Teide rather than ride Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico was precisely to avoid stages like today, which has been run off at a considerably slower pace than they feel to be conducive to preparing for the classics.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This forest they are riding through is huge.
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    That was a nasty crash alright, clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnCXnCkmUMk
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    This is hard work today.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Boonen stringing them out single file.

    Intermediate sprint was Viviani then Chavanel.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    OPQS are grafting here.
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Why is it not on Eurosport?

    Edit: oh it is.. just not listed.

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