Paris-Nice Stage 4 *spoiler thread*

Richmond Racer
Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
edited March 2013 in Pro race
Early days but there's a 3-man break over the first climb of the day...and Tommy V's in it plus Meersman and Tschopp

They have just 15s on the peloton
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    7 men up front now

    Seven men in the lead: Thomas Voeckler (EUC), Johann Tschopp (IAM), Gianni Meersman (OPQ), Hubert Dupont (ALM), Romain Sicard (EUS), Michael Morkov (TST) and Warren Barguil (ARG).

    3.20 on the peloton at KM 66. Lost 30s in the last 16km
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Monty, TV.

    He's 1:30 back on GC so might be allowed a little leeway. But I fear the thunderous hordes chasing a late De Gendt/TVG/Chava break. Not to mention the 7 Garmin diesels :shock: on the front trying to pull him back before days high mark.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Break doomed. Morkov is in it.
  • KentPuncheur
    KentPuncheur Posts: 246
    Come on De Gendt, attack today please. PTP points required...
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    This could be good. Similar finish to yesterday I reckon. Gilbert to have a go if he's allowed.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    KentPuncheur wrote:
    Come on De Gendt, attack today please. PTP points required...


    Crashed hard on the final descent yday. May not be up for De Gendt Madness today :(
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    According to @eurohoody 'HOWLING wind blowing UP (north) - could provide tricky on the approach to the finale'
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    edited March 2013
    Fuglsang (AST) has abandoned


    EDIT: stomach issues, according to team
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Turfle wrote:
    This could be good. Similar finish to yesterday I reckon. Gilbert to have a go if he's allowed.

    Think this is the same finish as Criterium de dauphine stage last year where Cadel won. That was a superb finish. Cadel attacking on the descent and causing panic. Andy got dropped going up the climb.

    Climb is 3km long at 6.5% average and 9km from the finish.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Movistar working. Quintana to attack?
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    28km to go with the gap down to 50s.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Voeckler attacks, Dupont latches, Voecker drops him.

    Qunitana attacks, reeled back, but

    Barguil in the break - lets see what he can do. And guess who else - Sicard. Been a long time since we have heard anything from him...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    20km. Voeckler and Dupont go over with only 30 secs to spare.
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Well if that was a test run for the next climb then there will be plenty of attacks to come. Verging on some very exciting racing there, i don't think anyone really wanted to give it 100% yet, though.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gilbert dropped (apparently was pulling a lot today).
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Gilbert dropped (apparently was pulling a lot today).

    Damn, don't think i've scored a single PTP point so far this year.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    All together before the last climb then...

    edit - in terms of the leaders anyway!
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    I feel like such a moron. How long has Eurosport been available on Sky Go for?

    Just checked loads of streams with none working for me, checked out Sky go (looking for Tirreno) and found I can get P-N.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Basso dropped. Talansky keeping at the head of affairs but has no support.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Didn't realise Scarponi and Roche were racing.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lots of attacks. Latest is Roche with Porte. Closed down.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Talansky sitting pretty.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Looks like Westra had a near miss there on the descent.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Over the top then Westra attacks on the descent. Talansky needs to get him. Chavanel goes again. TJ there. All together.
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Albasini hands down.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Head on shot of the finish always foreshortens those margins. It looked a lot closer than that to start with!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    No one with the legs to make an attack stick. Good end to the race though.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Talansky retains the overall.

    Top 5 results for the stage:
    1. Michael Albasini (Switzerland, OGE)
    2. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan, AST)
    3. Peter Velits (Slovakia, OPQ)
    4. Enrico Gasparotto (Italy, AST)
    5. Robert Gesink (Netherlands, BLA)
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Gesink looked good for a second. Hopefully a sign he has good legs for tomorrow.

    Question is, what happened to Quintana?
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  • garyhoop1
    garyhoop1 Posts: 44
    Videos from Paris - Nice so far inc Stage 4 http://bit.ly/XJaCmp

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