Paris-Nice Stage 3 *Spoiler thread*

Macaloon
Macaloon Posts: 5,545
edited March 2013 in Pro race
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Jury is well and truly hung over sprinters chances to retain contact over final climb - short but steep apparently.

VUILLERMOZ Alexis SOJ, KEIZER Martijn VCD, CHRISTENSEN Mads TST, MINARD Sébastien ALM
with 3"40' over peloton. 50-odd Km to run. Harmon and Kelly licking lips at prospect of final descent: narrow and twisty with sheer drops. It's raining...
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Twitter saying that Boonen is on the front, but I thought he'd abandoned?
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Break toast shortly as peloton in full cry heading for final bump.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Somebody hold LL. JTL on the front on the climb. Selective and not finished yet.

    Confirmed Boonen did his threshold workout.
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  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    That was an amazing off for Team Sky, don't have sound on so couldn't tell you who it was, whoever it was in the breakaway.
  • Lightning
    Lightning Posts: 360
    Scary one by Kiryienka :shock:
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Oooph this descent is a bit vicious. That was quite a wipe out by Kiriyenka. I was enjoying the display of descending skill.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Lightning
    Lightning Posts: 360
    Another crash reported off the back too. No image yet though.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    So Porte and Talansky have some time on the main bunch?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Small group off front incl Porte but coming back together on flat. Only 13s gap.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Sounds like some proper fun racing.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,243
    Really hope Bardet gets this...
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    This is looking exciting. Are they going to be able to stay away to the finish?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Perhaps no reconciliation. Might hold on to a handful. Last 2Km.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Talansky gets the win.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    Pleased Porte got pissed off with them all messing about and upped the pace before they were caught.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Terrible victory salute :shock:
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  • Lightning
    Lightning Posts: 360
    Talansky for yellow then?
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Wow! Great stage!
  • Lightning
    Lightning Posts: 360
    emadden wrote:
    Terrible victory salute :shock:
    Agreed. Even worse in slow motion.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Lightning wrote:
    emadden wrote:
    Terrible victory salute :shock:
    Agreed. Even worse in slow motion.

    His chin is the size of a small country.

    EDIT: Reminiscent of Edvard Munch's Scream.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Good to see Porte taking his chances and riding aggressively.

    Talanksy continuing to progress after an impressive year last year.

    Will definitely have to watch the stage back tonight, sounds like a cracker. Guess they must have read my comments about PN vs TA.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Good to see Porte taking his chances and riding aggressively.

    Talanksy continuing to progress after an impressive year last year.

    Will definitely have to watch the stage back tonight, sounds like a cracker. Guess they must have read my comments about PN vs TA.


    That's totally what did it :wink:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Talansky is an emerging heavyweight. Rides with some class too.

    Great by Bardet and Hivert too. Lots of big names missing.

    1 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 4:06:15
    2 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
    3 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
    4 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling
    5 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
    6 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
    7 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
    8 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun 0:00:07
    9 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
    10 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
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  • nic_77
    nic_77 Posts: 929
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Talansky is an emerging heavyweight. Rides with some class too.
    Did you watch the race? Hitchhiked across the gap with Sky and then stole the victory from others in the breakaway.
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  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    nic_77 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Talansky is an emerging heavyweight. Rides with some class too.
    Did you watch the race? Hitchhiked across the gap with Sky and then stole the victory from others in the breakaway.

    Yes but he did it with panache. Oh and wasn't wearing Sky kit ;)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    From Cnews ticker:

    -Ivan Basso has a mechanical and he's off the back but chasing
    -Richie Porte is near the front as Sky now begin to set the pace with six riders forming a train
    -Iglinskiy attacks but he's not getting much room and Sky adjust the pace and begin to bring him back
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Talansky is an emerging heavyweight. Rides with some class too.
    Only one person picked him for "overall" on the PTP though *whistles*...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    nic_77 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Talansky is an emerging heavyweight. Rides with some class too.
    Did you watch the race? Hitchhiked across the gap with Sky and then stole the victory from others in the breakaway.

    I have seen him in many races. Go and watch some Baby Giro.

    This race, nothing impressive about his win apart from being a young rider and at the sharp end and now sitting top in GC.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sounded like an entertaining last 25km or so. Good racing.
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  • nic_77
    nic_77 Posts: 929
    So that'll be a "No, I didn't watch the race but chose to pontificate blindly instead".

    Come back when you are a bit more informed about the race we are discussing.
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