Paris - Nice Stage 6 **SPOILER**

RonB

Stage 6 a 220km stage from Manosque to Nice. Maybe a sprinters course, or this late on in the week, a chance for a breakaway group to stay out in front?

RonB

Just taken up by the Eurosport livestream - 40km to go. 5 in front of the Peloton, but only by 15sec!

Abandons - Robert Gesink, Yoann Offredo, Andrey Zeits, Mark Renshaw and Thomas de Gendt.

RonB

35km to go now and the decent in to Nice starts in around 15km. I wonder if we will see any attacks before that? Chavanel heads out off the front with teammate Velits and Grivko from Astana.

(edit - is there anybody there? )

ilm_zero7

yes - just watching all the crash replays - they hurt

ilm_zero7

only 3 abreast over the skinny bridge - not good for vertigo

above_the_cows

RonB wrote:

(edit - is there anybody there? )

Hello! I think the others are getting over what seemed to be an exciting T-A stage.

I must say I am enjoying watching Kiryenka's jowls blowing in the wind.

EKIMIKE

HAHAHAHA

Harmon: "Kiriyenka, had a massive dump on the tarmac..."

RonB

Cheers - I was going to catch up with that one later - probably wrong order then :roll: But say no more!

above_the_cows

Those BMC giro helmets are horrid. :shock:

RonB

Earlier bonus points for OPQ riders.

- Chavanel now equal 5th place with TJVG
- Velits up to 6th from 10th respectively.

Riders very cautious on that descent with Sky at the front.

ilm_zero7

Above The Cows wrote:

Those BMC giro helmets are horrid. :shock:

space potty!

above_the_cows

Finally some sun as they hit the Mediterranean in the Race to the Sun.

EDIT: Kiryenka is still on the front. He's been on the front of the main bunch since I tuned in with 53 km to go.

Still at least its not someone with a space potty on their head on the front.

frenchfighter

From one Sky train to another. Fun times. Gripping viewing.

above_the_cows

frenchfighter wrote:

From one Sky train to another. Fun times. Gripping viewing.

The airport is more interesting.

ilm_zero7

Albasini for a second win would be great for my fantasy team

frenchfighter

Really weird seeing a sprint with no sprinters!

Long sprint.

Chavanel en puissance.

RonB

Chavanel takes the sprint! Then Gilbert, Rojas, Dumoulin and Gallopin making up the top 5.

above_the_cows

Chavanel
Gilbert
Rojas
Dumoulin

milton50

Not blowing my own trumpet here but that was a pretty impressive PTP pick, no?

thegibdog

Milton50 wrote:

Not blowing my own trumpet here but that was a pretty impressive PTP pick, no?

I was going to say that nobody expected Chavanel to win that, but clearly not!

above_the_cows

I'd like to think Gilbert lost for crimes against fashion for that helmet.

Right that was dull, the grocery shopping will now be exciting in comparison.

cal_stewart

get in first ptp points of the season helps that i've picked him most days. he's liking strong for the classics, opqs are looking very strong.

frenchfighter

Above The Cows wrote:

I'd like to think Gilbert lost for crimes against fashion for that helmet.

Right that was dull, the grocery shopping will now be exciting in comparison.

Agreed. I would expect more from him. All BMC seem to be wearing it so maybe they are sponsor obligated?

above_the_cows

frenchfighter wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

I'd like to think Gilbert lost for crimes against fashion for that helmet.

Right that was dull, the grocery shopping will now be exciting in comparison.

Agreed. I would expect more from him. All BMC seem to be wearing it so maybe they are sponsor obligated?

The shorts and legwarmers combo :shock:

Gilbert needs to learn that less is more.

garyhoop1

Watch videos from Paris - Nice so far including todays Stage 6 - http://bit.ly/XJaCmp

frenchfighter